The Just Saying Project: Home of Women’s Stories opens doors Saturday 25 July

The Just Saying Project is opening the door to its next chapter, with founder Fallon Drewett joining creative forces with her sisters, Breeanna Poxon and Georgia Holden, to create a new home for women’s stories at Shop 5, 31 Wood Street, Mackay.

The new space will be an art gallery, events space, retail store and gathering place for women to connect, create, share stories and host their own conversations.

The community is invited to attend The Just Saying Project Open Day on 25 July, with an opportunity to explore the space, shop the retail store, meet the team and be inspired by what is coming next.

In September, JSP will present its first exhibition in the new space, Behind the Figures, featuring artists from across the Greater Whitsunday region responding to data and stories gathered through JSP’s Behind the Figures survey.

The new Wood Street space will see JSP bring back some of its most loved events, including Leading Ladies, alongside new event series that will spill the tea on women’s issues, and joy-centred gatherings designed to bring women, creativity and life back into the Mackay CBD.

Led by three sisters bringing together storytelling, visual art, decorative art, health, education and community connection, the space marks a powerful evolution for JSP and its mission to celebrate women through joy, strength and purpose. JSP will also continue its JSP Women’s Awards as its major annual event.