Reimagine the Floodline Art Workshops
Raseel’s artwork
One year on, we're reimagining the floodline.
A year after the biggest floods on record in our region, Taree Universities Campus brought our community together for two creative workshops to transform memories of the floods into something hopeful. Using black-and-white flood photographs as a starting point, participants added colour, paint and collage to create vibrant artworks that reflect resilience, strength and renewal.
Many of those involved were directly impacted by the floods, while others witnessed the devastation unfold in their neighbourhoods. Although our region is still recovering, these workshops provided a chance to connect, reflect and look forward together. The individual artworks will now be digitised and combined into a permanent installation at Taree Universities Campus—a lasting reminder of what our community has been through and how we continue to move forward with hope and resilience. We can't erase what happened, but together we can honour our shared experience and celebrate the strength of our community.
Thank you to artist Ali Haigh for developing and facilitating the workshops.
“My neighbour waded in the heavy rain until the people in the helicopter, they came and they got her out.”
Raseel, Elias and their father being rescued. Courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald 21 May 2025.
Raseel and her artwork
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)