2017 Future Foundations Creative Workshops Exhibition

Future Foundations is a recognised charity founded in early 2011. We are committed to empowering the lives of young people through community arts programs and creative mentoring. Participants complete the program with new and enhanced creative and life skills and the confidence to achieve their goals. The 2017 Future Foundations Creative Workshops Exhibition presents the Read more about 2017 Future Foundations Creative Workshops Exhibition[…]

2016 Future Foundations Creative Workshops Exhibition

Future Foundations is a recognised charity founded in early 2011. We are committed to empowering the lives of young people through community arts programs and creative mentoring. Participants complete the program with new and enhanced creative and life skills and the confidence to achieve their goals. The 2016 Future Foundations Creative Workshops Exhibition presents the Read more about 2016 Future Foundations Creative Workshops Exhibition[…]

Interviewing Ralph – our personal mentor

After a great experience in Future Foundations’ pilot program in 2013, Ralph has joined us for a second year as a personal mentor. When he’s not mentoring and enjoying other aspects of life, he’s working as a Partner in KPMG. Ralph shares his reasons for becoming a mentor and his hopes for the kids in Read more about Interviewing Ralph – our personal mentor[…]

Introducing Our Creative Mentor Michelle

Michelle is a children’s art therapist with a special interest in painting. She joined the program this year as a creative mentor guiding the children with their artistic projects and has been a fantastic asset to the team! Michelle shares her story with us including why she became a creative mentor with Future Foundations and Read more about Introducing Our Creative Mentor Michelle[…]

A film making success

 The final creative skills workshop before our participants start on their art projects was film making run by Rahul Prasad. Each of the participants spent time understanding how to use a camera and the film making process.  They learned the theory behind film making and practiced skills such as how to frame and focus a Read more about A film making success[…]

A successful team building event

Last Saturday the Future Foundation mentors and participants had a team building event at Noble Park Primary School in Dandenong. The day started with games to break and ice and get everyone relaxed and comfortable. Everyone then took part in the first creative exercise so that everyone could get into creative mode! The exercise involved Read more about A successful team building event[…]

Introducing our Creative Mentor Lily

 My name is Nur Hasslily Hashim. I originally came from Kuala Lumpur. I grew up in a multi-talented Malay family. It has been my biggest inspiration, the passion I have in art and design industry, particularly in interaction design. I graduated from University Technology MARA, Malaysia in 2000 and have successfully produced a solo Digital Read more about Introducing our Creative Mentor Lily[…]

Introducing our Creative Mentor Christine

 Performing was always something I did through childhood. Lots of home and school concerts, studying voice, ballet and piano. Professional acting appeared in my life at 14 (looking 18) when my father, a well known Australian tenor, Lorenzo Nolan, was a guest on an ABC recital series. There was no ‘industry’ per se in those Read more about Introducing our Creative Mentor Christine[…]