About Us

Data Garden Collective exists as a space where diverse cohorts of people learn data and coding through art, community, and storytelling.

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Meet our team

Behind the scenes, we are a group of designers, developers, storytellers and go-getters, who are passionate about creativity, technology, education, and bringing together communities.

Behind the scenes, we are a group of designers, developers, storytellers, and go-getters, who are passionate about creativity, technology, education, and bringing together communities.

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Jo

Jo

Mei

Mei

Sara

Sara

Bayu

Bayu

Septia

Septia

Azel

Azel

Join the collective

Want to work with us in bringing data viz and creative coding education to diverse communities? We are a fully remote team dedicated to asking the questions behind what makes learning fun, accessible and enjoyable.

Acknowledgements

Data Garden Co. would not be possible without the trust and support from our mentors, collaborators, and partners.

Our Mentors

Karen Ann Donnachie & Andy Simionato

Karen Ann Donnachie & Andy Simionato

Adjunct lecturers at VCA & RMIT University, award-winning independent artists & scholars.

Joel Connolly (Creative Director) and team

Joel Connolly (Creative Director) and team

The Blackbird Foundation provides grants and strategic funding to unleash creativity in young people across Australia and Aotearoa.

Tsige Tafesse (Program Manager) and team

Tsige Tafesse (Program Manager) and team

Tsige Tafesse (Program Manager) and team

The Processing Foundation promotes software learning within the arts, artistic learning within technology, and celebrates the diverse communities that make these fields vibrant, innovative, and liberatory.

Contact Us

Say hello.

Whether you're interested in partnering, have questions about our programs, or just want to say hello and learn more about the collective, we'd love to hear from you.

Alternatively, you can also email us via hello@data-garden.co or DM us on Instagram @datagarden.co

Data Garden Co. is a collective based in Naarm/Melbourne, the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay respects to their Elders past, present, and future.

Both individually and through this project, we hope to emerge as designers who are building a future that promotes a diversity of voices, stories, and equitable access to creativity & education.

Have an idea or keen to collaborate?

© 2025 Data Garden Collective

Data Garden Co. is a collective based in Naarm/Melbourne, the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay respects to their Elders past, present, and future.

Both individually and through this project, we hope to emerge as designers who are building a future that promotes a diversity of voices, stories, and equitable access to creativity & education.

Have an idea or keen to collaborate?

© 2025 Data Garden Collective