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Be a Part of the Women’s Health East’s Beyond the Studio: Advocating for Women’s Inclusion, Visibility, and Safety through Public Art Project!

Did you know that on average, women are far less represented in arts awards, their artwork sells for less money in auctions and a gender pay gap still exists between male and female artists?

Are you aware that women are more likely to feel unsafe in public spaces and as though urban spaces are not designed with them in mind? 

The use of artwork in public spaces can make for a welcoming environment, encourage usage, and promote ownership and pride for women in thcommunity. Our Beyond the Studio: Advocating for Women’s Inclusion, Visibility, and Safety through Public Art’ project aimto contribute to work that supports the creation of safe and inclusive public spaces for the entire community with an intersectional approach through a gendered lens. 

About the Beyond the Studio: Advocating for Women’s Inclusion, Visibility, and Safety through Public Art Project  

The Beyond the Studio project wants to hear from women living in the Yarra Ranges to help identify public open spaces they believe would benefit from having displays of women’s artwork. This will be achieved through residents capturing images of these places and submitting them to the us via emailSimultaneously, local Yarra Ranges women artists will be invited to share photographs of their existing art pieces. The images of public spaces collected from Yarra Ranges residents and the images obtained from local artists will be used together to create a whole new image, showcasing how these places could look if more female artwork was commissioned for public display. 

Who can get involved?  

If you are a person that identifies as a women and lives in the Yarra Ranges Council area, we want to hear from you! This project welcomes and strongly encourages women of all diverse backgrounds and experiences to be a part of this project, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, women with lived experience of disability, gender and sexuality diverse women, women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and women with lived experience of sexual assault and or family violence.  

What do we need from you? 

If you have a photo of a place in mind that you believe would benefit from a display of artwork, we want you to send us this photo! Images can be of your local walking track, your train station, your local bus stop, or a wall in your shopping centre car park! Please be aware we are only seeking photos of infrastructure and open spaces; we will not be able to accept images with people captured in them due to privacy and consent reasons.

Images provided will be selected and used in conjunction with images obtained from local artists. These two images will be used together to create a whole new image, showcasing how these places could look if more female artwork was commissioned for public display.* 

Steps required:  

  1. Get snapping!  
  2. Send your image in either a JPG or PDF format, with a minimum file size of 1MB, to Georgina Nix at: gnix@whe.org.au  
  3. Along with the uploaded image, please make a brief statement on why you selected this particular location or spaceand what it means to you 
  4. Include your name and preferred email address so that we can send you a *$5Coles gift voucher as a gesture of our thanks for your time and contribution 

Photo submissions will close on 10th May 2021, so get snapping those pictures! 

*One $50 Coles gift voucher will be given per person that submits an image, not per image submitted. 

*Please also note that the image you submit may not be selected to use in the final image for this project. You will however still receive a $50 Coles gift voucher for your contribution. 

What will happen to the information and material I provide? 

Please note for all photo submissions, you will receive a consent form, to be completed and returned to Women’s Health East. This consent form outlines the terms and usage of your provided material/image. This includes giving permission for the image to be reproduced and edited, as well as the image being used in Women’s Health East promotional material. Please also note, all contact details provided will be destroyed on completion of the project.   

This is a great way to be a part of an initiative that could benefit you and your community! It’s an opportunity to contribute to work that supports creating more gender equitable environments and creates more visibility of the talents and achievements of women artists living in the Yarra Ranges.   

For any questions or queries about the ‘Beyond the Studio: Advocating for Women’s Inclusion, Visibility, and Safety through Public Art’ project, please get in contact with Georgina Nix at: gnix@whe.org.au  

This project is proudly funded by Yarra Ranges Council