Jordan Bruce - Brightsiders

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Hey Pete,

Here are a few words about my experience at juggs.

My experience at Jugglers Art Space Fortitude had a formative impact on my life and work as an artist. I had made marks on the walls like so many graffiti artists in Brisbane. The walls were everchanging with high quality graff productions and there was no shortage of inspiration to be found. 

I learnt more about the spirit of the organisation through my involvement with mentoring programs through BCC and the Youth Service that I worked at Brisbane Youth Service. We would hold workshop at the fortitude valley location with homeless and at risk young people. The groups that we would bring could be unpredictable with participants often coming from traumatic backgrounds, you would never really know what might happen. Peter Breen and the team would always provide an accepting and supportive environment for the young people. In a world that would often shun or turn their back on these young people Jugglers represented something different and special. 

I was also a direct beneficiary of this spirit with my introduction into painting murals coming through jugglers. I have not looked back since and will always remember the value that was placed on an art form that is often maligned and the impact that this had on the people that participated in this. 

Jordan Bruce