The Imagine Me Project

The Imagine Me project is an innovative creative awareness-raising project for people who are living with a spinal cord injury.

Since 2013 Imagine Me workshops have been held in Abraham Mott Hall in The Rocks, Sydney;  at the Royal Rehab in Ryde; at The Offices of SCIA in Wollongong; at the SCIA house in Coffs Harbour; and the RSL Club in Ballina NSW.

In 2015 we will be taking the workshops and exhibition to Moruya, Griffith, Goulburn, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Tamworth and Armidale.

Imagine Me has been supported by

The Royal Rehab
Australia Council for the Arts
Arts NSW
Accessible Arts
Family & Community Services
Slater & Gordon Community Fund
Great  City Signs
The City of Sydney
Ballina RSL Club
Spinal Cord Injury Australia
Spinal Cord Injury Network

Project Description

In the Imagine Me workshops we create  innovative individual artworks using digital photography.
  • We explore the imagination in an empowering creative process to express individual stories & experiences.
  • We encourage excellence in artistic outcomes & capacity building in the creative process.
  • We use technology specifically adapted for people with limited mobility that enables them to control an entire photo studio using professional cameras & lighting.
  • Our workshops are about building capacity & opening up new opportunities by building  skills & fostering community engagement
  • Our workshops offer new creative skills in developing artwork for public exhibition & community awareness-raising.

Comments from Exhibition audiences

This exhibition was fantastic – the stories along with the images are so moving, the intimacy revealed has really opened my eyes to the unspoken side of the disabilities and how brave all the people are for doing this. I loved the openness and honesty of the images. Thankyou for this.   —Antonia Moore

It is imperative that art is included in peoples lives for essential well-being   —Dianna

These photos and stories make people real and help breakdown barriers. Good work.   —Michelle Curry

Congratulations to all of the artists. Great pieces and inspiring stories. Thanks   —Peter Crscic
Congratulations to all that has been involved in the imagine me project. They are all so open and honest for a task that I imagine would be so hard. The messages contained within all of the artwork hit home and remind me of the obstacles people face everyday and also the freedoms that can also be experienced.
Great work!  —Emma Turner

Thoroughly enjoyed reading and viewing all pieces. The individual stories definitely touch you. Thankyou for sharing – much appreciated.  —Angie nero  LWB

WOW!! What a journey for everyone. I am very impressed with the outcome. Thanking you very much for the experience.  —Kylie P

Thought all the photos were amazing and the courage and openness in their writings was inspirational. Thankyou. —Di Ellison

What an amazing exhibition – really highlights how people have different focuses on their lives.

Incredible to discover that regular people can be so creative !!  —Jacqui

A beautiful exhibition I loved all the photos.  —Sharna

I loved everything about the exhibition, it was very interesting hearing and reading about everyone. Thankyou sue and lee for this amazing exhibition. And thankyou for making my mum smile. 
—Ashlee (daughter of Sharna)

Thankyou for such a beautiful and inspiring exhibition. Incredible works of art combined with real and heartfelt stories. Loved it!!!
—Meredith  (youthconnections.com)

Truly amazing and inspirational. I am so glad that the people who participated in the exhibition got to show their story in the own individual way.
—Shirley  DAISI

An Excellent, Amazing and Inspiring exhibition!  Thankyou for sharing!  Thanks also for coming all the way from Lismore! I shall look up your website and enjoy sharing all the photos and scripts with my quadriplegic son, Martin.

Keep up your great work! God bless
—Christine Gorman