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MakeShift is built from a community of teachers, artists, & advisers. We bring lived experience to our work, organisation and approach.
Co-Founder / Program Coordinator / Creative Director
Co-Founder / Social Worker / Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Head of Strategy & Operations/ Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Communications & Media Lead (on Mat Leave)
Admin Officer / Acting Social + Coms Lead
First Nations MHFA Instructor Scholarship
Mental Health First Aid Instructor (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander)
Clinical Psychologist, The Psychology Spot
General Practitioner, The Village Practice
General Practitioner, The Village Practice
Chairperson
Secretary
Treasurer
General Member
Board Member
Illustration & Drawing
Dance & Movement
Writing
Music & singing
Plants & Gardens
Painting
Textiles
Photography, Illustration
Textiles, Visual Art
Visual arts, painting and illustration
Poetry, writing, artmaking
Collage Craft
Rapper / Musician
Creative Adventure Facilitator
We believe creativity is a vital prescription for health, and in the agency of individuals to manage their own wellbeing. Our work recognises a trauma-informed approach to working alongside, with and in support of people and communities.
Creativity as part of self-care is proven to be an empowering way to look after your mental health. Our work focuses on making these accessible to everyone.
We start life dancing, playing, drawing, singing. MakeShift is here to unlock the innate curiosity and creative in us all.
Learning to understand what happens to us when our mental health is challenged helps us work out what to do next
The impact of playfulness and creative habits is felt even more so when we find others to share this with. Around the world, cultures have found ways to infuse creativity into responding to ill health, and we have much to learn from this.
We acknowledge and have so much to learn from the traditions of First Nations Australians in looking after each other in community. We are committed to learning and action.
Our inner critic stops us from creative practices. Getting our hands dirty, it turns out, is great for our minds and wellbeing.
