The Noteworthy Project: Sydney Creatives in Isolation

Illustration by Serwah Attafuah

5 SHORT STORIES
5 MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS
5 ILLUSTRATIONS
5 PODCAST EPISODES

Our time of crisis and isolation brought about by Covid-19 has shed light on the importance of artists in our society. Art can bring people closer together: inspiring, soothing, illuminating. Responding to themes of recovery and resilience as a result of the pandemic, The Noteworthy Project commissioned Sydney writers, musicians, illustrators, voice actors and a podcast producer to create new and diverse collaborative works.

Diversity Arts Australia is proud to support The Noteworthy project Produced by Kevin Bathman. Kevin received a Creative Fellowship grant from the City of Sydney to support and commission unique collaborations between diverse creative practitioners during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Peril magazine is the publishing partner and Tsarie Duthie from Peril worked with Kevin to develop this project.

The Noteworthy creatives
The Noteworthy creatives

The stories, podcasts, music compositions and songs and illustrations are all collaborative. Check out the teams behind each piece:

  • Wood Valley: Writer Hani Abdile collaborated with composer Bukhchuluun Ganburged (Bukhu) and  illustrator Safdar Ahmed
  • Texas to Tabriz: Writer Sydnye Allen collaborated with composer Hoàng Ngọc-Tuấn, illustrator Serwah Attafuah and voice actor Phoebe Grainer.
  • A Success of One’s Own: Writer Sarah Ayoub collaborated with music composer Nicholas Ng, voice actor Nisrine Amine, illustrator Amani Haydar and podcast producer Masako Fukui
  • How to Work from Home:Writer Roanna Gonsalves collaborated with composer Prema Yin and illustrator Freda Chiu.
  • Eden: Writer Julie Koh collaborated with composer Anisha Thomas, illustrator Matt Huynh, and voice actor, Gareth Yuen

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WRITERS:

Hani Abdile
Sydney Allen
Sarah Ayoub
Roanna Gonsalves
Julie Koh

MUSICIAN/COMPOSERS:

Bukhu Ganburged
Nicholas Ng
Hoang Ngoc-Tuan
Anisha Thomas
Prema Yin

ILLUSTRATORS:

Safdar Ahmed
Serwah Attafuah
Freda Chiu
Amani Haydar
Matt Huynh

VOICE ACTORS:

Nisrine Amine
Phoebe Grainer
Gareth Yuen

PODCAST PRODUCER :

Masako Fuku