Shape Mandurah was formed in November 2016. Our local council tendered out for ideas for more events in Mandurah, and instead of just one-off events, it was decided that a community group needed to be formed to encourage community participation at a grass-roots level.

Shape Mandurah’s vision? For locals to be proud of Mandurah and #OWNIT.

Our mission statement? Activating spaces to bring life to Mandurah encouraging locals to #ownit and create a #cultureshift. We like to think of it as ‘SHAPE CULTURE!”

Shape Mandurah aims to CONNECT through hosting regular activities and events, ENGAGE by listening and community participation and SUSTAIN in educating about place making, activation, marketing and design. Shape Mandurah is all about hosting events and projects to make Mandurah awesome, and encouraging other individuals and groups to do the same.

Our vision includes pop-up galleries, community gardens, art installations and beyond… we want to activate your imagination and explore the possibilities. Finally, and most importantly we would love to see the community shape Mandurah as a hub of positive activation and creativity. We are here to build resources and bring people together. Ultimately it is up to the residents, business tenants and the rest of the community to show us what Mandurah should be.

We manage monthly food truck festivals. This has been hugely successful in not only activating an otherwise dead carpark space, but also helping to encourage residents to get out and about on a Tuesday night, which is normally very quiet for Mandurah. We try to keep the event local with as many local vendors as possible. Weare able tomake a profit, which allows the group to put these funds back into other projects.

We created an art walk, where community members were able to submit ideas of art installations they wanted to create in the city centre. Winners received a cash prize to create their artwork and then it was showcased over a weekend with a map, allowing residents and visitors to follow the art trail and view the different pieces, and vote for a winner. We hosted “Good nights” week night pop-up music gigs in an underutilised commercial space.

Shape Mandurah loves Mandurah and our community. We are excited to be a part of a culture shift to encourage Mandurah residents to “do” for our community!

Find out more about Shape Mandurah at:

www.facebook.com/shapemandurah

https://www.instagram.com/shapemandurah

Or email us at info@shapemandurah.com.au

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