Country+Community

‘Connecting with the past, responding to the present to create a beautiful future for all’

Public art and placemaking connects Community. Thats why it’s so important in our design process. is the Community within which it will be.

In this role with mili mili work hand in hand with Community and clients. We don’t consult, we collaborate – we listen, yarn, walk, workshop/co-create, and integrate Continuing Custodians’ stories into the experience of Country.

We are then able to share learnings with stakeholders and clients to ensure sensitivity, inclusion of Community and the integration of First Nation knowledge into the project.

mili mili artists work as proud individuals, as part of artist collaborations, with Community and as part of larger project teams often including architects, landscape architects, interior designers, builders, developers, infrastructure or government.

mili mili frequently step into mentoring roles of emerging artists sharing knowledge and processes as well as acting as facilitators connecting to larger projects.

Artists have a mix of styles work, with a variety of mediums, including paint, digital, carving, photography, placemaking, sculptures with much of the material research and prototyping undertaken in the studio with artists and Community.

Informed and embedded with story of Country+Community.

Material investigation, exploration and prototyping allows for the development of materials, products and artworks.

Furniture, luminaire design, apparel and building products can result which can be stand alone products or integrated into a project.