Victorian Women’s Public Art Program - First round grant recipients
Six public artworks honouring Victorian women were created with support from the Program.
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The amazing artworks of the Victorian Women’s Public Art Program
The first round of grants of between $50,000 to $200,000 were awarded to applicants working in partnership with community and interest groups.
The successful applicants were:
- Remembering Stella Young, Northern Grampians Shire Council
- Vera: Linton War Surgeon, Golden Plains Shire Council
- Creative Resilience, Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, Melbourne
- Three Kurnai Women on Country, Baw Baw Shire Council
- Honouring Zelda D’Aprano, Victorian Trades Hall Council
- Yennaga Yettang/Come See, Mildura Rural City Council
Commissioned artworks
Arts, culture & heritage
Yennaga Yettang / Come See
Yennaga Yettang / Come See is a mesmerising video projection that reflects women’s powerful connection to country and their role as knowledge holders of customs and traditions.
Arts, culture & heritage
Honouring Zelda D’Aprano
A statue commemorating an activist’s fight for women’s rights and equal pay has been unveiled.
Arts, culture & heritage
Three Kurnai Women on Country
A life-size bronze sculpture of Dorothy Hood, Regina Rose, and Euphemia Mullet Tonkin, who maintained their Kurnai culture in the face of immense change.
Arts, culture & heritage
Creative Resilience
A sculpture celebrating the strength and talents of First Nations women was the third artwork to be unveiled as part of the Victorian Women’s Public Art Program.
Arts, culture & heritage
Vera: Linton War Surgeon
A statue honouring trail-blazing wartime surgeon Dr Vera Scantlebury Brown OBE was the second to be unveiled as part of our Victorian Women’s Public Art Program.
Arts, culture & heritage
Remembering Stella Young
A life-sized bronze statue commemorates comedian, journalist, activist and disability advocate Stella Young in the town of Stawell. Unveiled in March 2023, as part of the Women’s Public Art program.
The Women’s Public Art Program complements the Victorian Honour Roll of Women, which celebrates women’s outstanding leadership and contributions to life in Victoria.
Finding Her is Australia’s first interactive state-wide digital map spotlighting women’s commemorative sites. You can read about these public art projects and many more at Finding Her.
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