Open Road

What we do

The universe is made of stories not of atoms.

Muriel Rukeyser: poet and political activist

We tell stories about people and place – past, present and possible futures.  

We believe that culture and creativity inspired by people and place transforms lives. 

We are Tradition Bearers dedicated to keeping cultural heritage alive and recording present day voices with the aim of creating a better story of the future. 

We bring tangible and intangible culture to the place planning table, especially its role in building community resilience and wellbeing.  

How we can help

Our passion is to tell stories and help you tell yours.

We achieve this through our own creative projects, events and festivals, productions, community engagement and workshops. We can help you deliver yours. 

Our track records includes complex community and heritage focused projects, city wide festivals and large scale national productions. 

Our team includes writers, journalists, filmmakers, storytellers and producers. 

Talk to us

We’d love to find out more the work you do and the projects you need support to deliver.

To start a conversation please contact us.

We were here and this is what we saw ™

We were here and this is what we saw is a series of moments in time recording where we were and what we experienced. Some moments are historical, others personal, some both. Sometimes they are articles, sometimes photo essays, sometimes films. If you have a ‘we were here and this is what we saw’ you’d like to submit then get in touch.

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