Dear Healing Artists, Friends and Supporters,
As we look ahead to an exciting time for our organisation, we invite you to be part of the journey. Our upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) is an important opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come, share your thoughts, and help shape our future together. We also look forward to welcoming you to the opening of our upcoming art exhibition at Minerva Gallery with Emily Yamamoto, as well as celebrating two of this year’s major achievements: our inspiring Peace Festival and our much-loved Annual Group Art Exhibition. These milestones reflect the creativity, collaboration, and community spirit that continue to bring our work to life. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating all we have achieved and the exciting possibilities ahead!
Our AGM: It’s Time to Share the Journey
The committee warmly invites you to attend our Annual General Meeting and join in the Volunteers' celebrations afterwards.
The Annual General Meeting for the Planetary Healing Artists' Association will be held on:
Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Time: 11:00am - 11:30am (meeting), 11.30am onwards - Volunteer Gathering
Venue: Planetary Healing Artists’ Office, At the rear of Mary Kehoe Community Centre, 224 Danks Street, Albert Park, VIC 3206
We need you to step forward.
This AGM is an opportunity for a new group of people to come together and help shape the next chapter of our organisation. This is about our future. We can develop new ideas, support more artists and community members, create new opportunities and, importantly, enjoy being part of something together. Please phone: 0415 552 488 and talk to us before or at the AGM.
We need people who are ready to share the journey with us. The future of our community arts organisation depends on all of us.
Come to the AGM. Put your hand up. Bring your ideas. Be part of what comes next.
We look forward to welcoming you all to this meeting, so please RSVP to info@planetaryhealingartists.org as soon as you can, if attending for catering purposes.
Upcoming "Songs of Hope" exhibition
You are invited to the Launch Event of Songs of Hope at 2pm, 1 November at Minerva Gallery, 224 Danks Street, Albert Park. All are welcome!
Songs of Hope brings together visual arts, poetry and music to explore power relations across two important moments in Brazil’s sociopolitical history: during the early military dictatorship in 1964, and contemporary Brazil in 2025. Grounded in Emily Yamamoto’s artistic research, the exhibition promotes South to South dialogues on the collaborative arts not only as a means of expression or resistance, but as a political practice that promotes critical hope, imagination and solidarity with minoritised peoples.
Informed by Paulo Freire’s concept of critical consciousness whereby the arts can be seen to foster an understanding of the self in relation with the world’s existing oppressive systems, this exhibition foregrounds collaborative multi-arts processes for social justice that emerge from dialogue and collective reflection as sites of inquiry, insight and transformation, guiding us towards a more equitable society.
The art exhibition will be held at Minerva Gallery from 1 November to 20 December 2026.
Minerva Gallery
224 Danks Street, Albert Park VIC
https://yamamotoemily.wixsite.com/home/songs-of-hope
https://www.instagram.com/emily.yamamoto.music.art/
Celebrating Another Amazing Exhibition ‘Healing with Compassion’
A heartfelt thank you to all our talented artists for making this year’s exhibition at The Baptist Church, St Kilda on 12 Sept - 29 Sept, 2026, such a wonderful success!
We had the great pleasure of showcasing inspiring artworks from: Barbe Scarlette, Caroline Proctor, Emily Yamamoto, Faye Gregson, Jordan Christopher, Kylie Castan, Lee Hirsh, Lois Munro, Mary Rogers, Melisa Campillos, Michael Moloney, Rawand Zahdeh and Thelma BeetonIt. was a fantastic opportunity to share their work with the community, and appreciate the many unique perspectives and stories expressed through art.
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who participated, supported the exhibition and came along to enjoy the wonderful display. Your enthusiasm and contribution helped make this year’s exhibition a memorable occasion.
Thank you once again to our amazing artists for sharing your creativity with us. We look forward to seeing what next year brings.
International Day Of Peace Festival
Proudly supported by City of Port Phillip
Thank you all for a magnificent day!
A heartfelt thank you to all our amazing performers, artists, speakers and everyone who joined us for the Peace Festival. Your energy, creativity and presence made the day truly special.
We're so grateful to everyone who helped make this beautiful celebration of peace and community possible.
Call for Volunteers
We are currently looking for committed volunteers with a diverse range of skills who are aligned with our vision and want to contribute to a dynamic, creative, community organisation.
We hold regular meetings, fundraising activities and volunteer outings. We aim to create a culturally diverse creative healing space for individuals to come together and work globally.
Our key purpose is to encourage creativity through art and performance, sharing the spirit of peace and harmony. We achieve this by organising cultural and community exhibitions and events which nurture greater social unity.
We are committed to heal and protect our planet and all of its inhabitants.
Email us @ volunteer@planetaryhealingartists.org / DM us