Vic McEwan is the Artistic Director of the Cad Factory, which he co‑founded in 2004. He is an interdisciplinary artist working with sound, video, photography, installation and performance. He was the first artist to receive a practice‑led PhD through the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney (2023). Throughout his career, Vic has created dozens of contemporary art outcomes while contributing to broader conversations about the role that the arts can play within our communities. He works nationally and internationally, with diverse partners, to explore difficult themes within lived experience, for which he has received multiple fellowships and awards. The first resource from the CASE (Contemporary Art Socially Engaged) Incubator Studio proposes that a valuable resource lies within the artists who are already actively and independently, forging their own unique socially engaged practices. https://www.vicmcewan.com https://www.cadfactory.com.au Video: Martin Fox Still images: Vic McEwan, Mayu Kanamori Music: Miau

Rhae Kendrigan is a practising artist, community development worker and regenerative practitioner from the Mallee region of south‑east Australia. Their work explores the intersections between body and place, serving as a process for understanding systems awareness. Rhae is passionate about building rural and regional communities by manifesting a strong sense of place. The first resource from the CASE (Contemporary Art Socially Engaged) Incubator Studio proposes that a valuable resource lies within the artists who are already actively and independently, forging their own unique socially engaged practices. https://regenerativecommunities.com.au Video: Martin Fox Still images: Rhae Kendrigan Music: Miau

Diane Busuttil is a dance artist, educator and filmmaker whose work is recognised in Australia and internationally. In 2018, she initiated Creative Caring, which uses dance and theatre programs that focus on the union of arts and health to remedy personal and social ills. These collaborative community programs are regularly delivered to aged care facilities, dementia care units and at the Sydney Opera House for the monthly ‘Spring for Seniors’ dance theatre sessions. The first resource from the CASE (Contemporary Art Socially Engaged) Incubator Studio proposes that a valuable resource lies within the artists who are already actively and independently, forging their own unique socially engaged practices. https://www.creativecaring.com.au Video: Martin Fox

Sunita Bala is a mid‑career, socially engaged artist focused on original, experimental, multi‑artform making that specialises in inclusive practices that inspire communities to use the arts to engage in innovation, critical thinking and advocacy. Based in the Northern Rivers district of NSW, Sunita’s engagement in the arts has spanned over ten years, both nationally and internationally. She is President of Lismore‑based post‑disability arts company RealArtWorks. Inc and creative facilitator at the experimental and inclusive arts, technology and media centre SeeSpace. She is engaged with the University Centre of Rural Health to deliver the Art Based Compassion Focused Training (ABCFT) Project with Indigenous communities and health‑care professionals. The first resource from the CASE (Contemporary Art Socially Engaged) Incubator Studio proposes that a valuable resource lies within the artists who are already actively and independently, forging their own unique socially engaged practices. https://postdisabilityarts.wixsite.com/realartworks Video: Martin Fox Still images: Sunita Bala, Jason Richardson, Lisa Gough Photography, Sarah McEwan Music: Miau

Sarah McEwan is the Creative Producer of the Cad Factory where she has been working and volunteering since 2006. Sarah is an artist, musician and artist‑curator who lives and works between Sandigo, within the Wiradjuri Nation, and in Sydney, within the Eora Nation. She likes to time‑travel through the past in order to learn from what has happened before and to understand, navigate and create the world she wants and needs in the present and the future. In the spirit of ethically engaged practices, she values community, collaboration, gentleness and embracing differences. The first resource from the CASE (Contemporary Art Socially Engaged) Incubator Studio proposes that a valuable resource lies within the artists who are already actively and independently, forging their own unique socially engaged practices. https://www.sarahmcewan.com https://www.cadfactory.com.au Video: Martin Fox Still images: Vic McEwan, James T Farley, Jackie Cooper, Sarah McEwan Music: Miau

Harriet Body’s art practice is centred around care, slowness and community. It involves exploring collaborative artmaking in a range of different contexts. She received major project funding from Create NSW in 2015, 2018 and 2021 with which she explored collaboration and disability within the supported studio context, and embarked on a twelve‑month community engagement project with Goulburn Regional Art Gallery. Her practice extends to her role in community programming and museum/gallery education, specialising in access and inclusion. She is currently the Creative Learning Programs Convenor at the National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra. The first resource from the CASE (Contemporary Art Socially Engaged) Incubator Studio proposes that a valuable resource lies within the artists who are already actively and independently, forging their own unique socially engaged practices. https://www.harrietbody.com Video: Martin Fox Still images: Jacquie Manning, Althea Kruzman, Sally Dunne, Karlee Holland, Andrew Bingemann Music: Miau

The first resource from the CASE (Contemporary Art Socially Engaged) Incubator Studio proposes that a valuable resource lies within the artists who are already actively and independently, forging their own unique socially engaged practices. Dr Sarah Penicka‑Smith is a Western Sydney‑based conductor and socially engaged artist who is a passionate advocate for music as a force for change. She holds positions with River City Voices and Willoughby Symphony, and runs a number of pioneering projects with her wife Melanie Penicka‑Smith including Pacific Pride Choir and commissioning and producing Eve Klein’s ‘OCDiva’, a new one‑woman opera for mezzo‑soprano and mental health advocate Yasmin Arkinstall. https://www.penickasmith.com Video: Martin Fox Still images: Jaimi Joy, Karen Almond, Lisa Chanell, Grant Leslie, Shane Rozario

The first resource from the CASE (Contemporary Art Socially Engaged) Incubator Studio proposes that a valuable resource lies within the artists who are already actively and independently, forging their own unique socially engaged practices. Karenza Ebejer is a socially engaged filmmaker and educator based on Bundjalung country in the Northern Rivers district of NSW. She has a passion for finding unique stories within diverse communities and finding ways to make filmmaking inclusive and rewarding for participants. Her process involves spending time building trust and developing concepts with the people involved. Themes in her films include artmaking, nature, family relationships and connection to place. https://karenzaebejer.com Video: Martin Fox Still images: Karenza Ebejer