Tag Archives: Sarah Goffman

The City of Plenty shares its wealth

Posted on April 6, 2015 by KKx2

The donated goods from the City of Plenty installation are distributed and the City of Plenty Benefit Dinner celebrates the project raising funds for Penrith Community Kitchen and OzHarvest. While the City of Plenty has now vanished, its legacy continues. … Continue reading →

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Penrith Community Kitchen

Posted on March 23, 2015 by KKx2

By Chloe Godwin, Kyla Reynolds and Skye Tranfa Penrith Community Kitchen is a local initiative that serves free, nutritional meals to those in the community who are disadvantaged or struggling financially. They are open five days a week, including public … Continue reading →

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City reflections: A month full of artistic growth.

Posted on March 23, 2015 by KKx2

Isabella Richardson, one of the students in the Education project from Caroline Chisholm College reflected on her month of artistic growth working with artist Sarah Goffman in the City of Plenty project “If you don’t take risks, you’re not going … Continue reading →

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Metropolis

Posted on March 21, 2015 by KKx2

The City of Plenty is thriving and continued to grow as Sarah Goffman made her final adjustments in the last week of her residency. The citizens of Penrith and beyond have taken this new metropolis to their hearts and adopted dual … Continue reading →

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A conversation with the “Mayor of Plenty”, curator Dr Lee Anne Hall

Posted on March 19, 2015 by KKx2

In the final days of the City of Plenty installation, students Kathleen Sta Ana and Brooke Vincent had an opportunity to talk to Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest Director, Dr Lee-Anne Hall to discuss her ideas and perspective … Continue reading →

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Help is Yellow!

Posted on March 19, 2015 by KKx2

By Phoebe Anderson Oz Harvest is one of the key partners in the City of Plenty project. Born from the vision of founder Ronni Kahn in 2004, Oz Harvest collects un-wanted or left over food that would have be thrown … Continue reading →

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New perspectives and horizons for the City of Plenty

Posted on March 15, 2015 by KKx2

The thing I love most is that no one else is doing this kind of thing right now At the half way point of the three week installation of City of Plenty, Year 10 student, Roisin Cairney, interviewed Sarah Goffman … Continue reading →

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Construction Zone

Posted on March 12, 2015 by KKx2

At the halfway point in the installation of City of Plenty, the gallery space is no longer an open plain sparsely populated with emerging structures. It is now a developing urban space of satellite buildings and precincts, much like the … Continue reading →

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Art for Heart’s sake

Posted on March 12, 2015 by KKx2

More blue boxes – more places to donate Phoebe Anderson, one of the Caroline Chisholm College students in the education project for the City Of Plenty, has taken the initiative to visit some of Penrith’s local supermarkets to seek their … Continue reading →

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When Life Gives You Sugar, You Make A City

Posted on March 12, 2015 by KKx2

“You sit on the train or bus and there are people around us and you don’t know their stories.” says artist, Sarah Goffman, while addressing the “City of Plenty” education team during their first official meeting. Interview with Sarah Goffman … Continue reading →

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