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24.01.2022 Haven't cast your vote in the Melbourne Art Trams People's Choice Award yet? Now is your last chancevoting closes 11.45PM today. Vote now https://melbfe.st/2eVqIXA
24.01.2022 For those of you interested in sending feedback to the developers of the Gasworks site where the Women's Mural is located here is a survey- have your say!
23.01.2022 Re-imagining the Womens Mural a virtual tour is now live! You can view it here: www.the-womens-mural-doc-project.com.au/virtualtour Sally Northfield of the Womens Mural Documentation Project says, As the demolition of the Gas and Fuel site in Fitzroy has begun, and the bricks in the massive wall supporting the panels of the Womens Mural have tumbled, how timely that the digital Womens Mural is launched to ensure that this unique feminist art work lives on. Tonight (...December 5th) is also our launch celebration at Her Place Museum which takes place during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. If youd like to join us please RSVP here https://bit.ly/2rHlzNx #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #meganevansartist #eveglennartist #herplace #wmnhist #OrangeTheWorld #GenerationEquality #16days
23.01.2022 We are excited to be speaking tomorrow at "Making Space for Women: Planning community spaces and public art" This free Women's Health Victoria event will feature a panel of expert speakers who will discuss how public artworks can contribute to the design of public spaces that are welcoming, inclusive and accessible for women, including: Dr. Sally Northfield and Danielle Hakim, Women's Art Register (The Women's Mural Documentation Project- supported by the City of Yarra) Laur...a Thompson and Nikita Rotumah, Victorian Aboriginal Health Service Teneille Summers, Darebin City Council Women with Disabilities Victoria WHIN - WHIN - Women's Health in the North Making Space for Women will build on the community dialogue around innovative opportunities to improve the representation and inclusion of women in public art and community life in Victoria and we warmly invite you to participate in an interactive discussion. Date:Thursday 8 December Time:2:30pm to 4:30pm Where: Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre Acacia Room Cnr Bell St & St Georges Rd, Preston VIC 3072 Book via link below See more
23.01.2022 We are launching a side project "In Your Space" today inspired by the 16 days of activism and want you to get involved We have started a facebook group to discuss and share images & positive imagery that exists in our public spaces imagery that increases the likelihood of womens inclusion and participation in public life. We will create an image repository as a template for change in our streets. Your actions will build community capacity to nurture respectful relationship...s and promote inclusive local environments that recognise women and the myriad of roles they play in these communities and the broader society. Addressing violence against women is not a private matter but a community responsibility. The streets are awash with demeaning sexualised imagery of women - frequently displayed for commercial gain our dream is that this homogenised, airbrushed, photo-shopped and frequently menacing imagery will be pasted, stencilled and painted over with imagery that depicts women in more realistic and interesting ways and that public spaces will become more accessible and welcoming for all who inhabit them. So our call out is to facilitate and support women artists to go out and cover the streets. link in profile for more info on how to get involved Image: Frida Kahlo & Malala Yousafzai paste ups, unknown artist, Photo:Sally Northfield #inyourspace #feminisim #safespaces #streetart #everydaywomen
22.01.2022 #alwayswasalwayswillbe #survivalday regram @graffitistudies
22.01.2022 The Women's Mural as captured today with rainbow pasteups and a photo of the same sex couple featured on the mural from Megan Evans archive.
21.01.2022 Doing a live to air on Broad on Joy 94.9 tune in we are on at 9pm! #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #womensartregister #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #eveglenn #meganevans #broad #JoyFM #Joy949 #communityradio
21.01.2022 For International Women's Day yesterday some new posters were added to the mural including some images from Megan Evans and Eve Glenn's archive #woman's mural #eveglenn #meganevans #iwd2017
21.01.2022 At the "making space for women" Victorian Womens Health event listening to Laura Thompson and Nikita Rotumah (who features with her daughter on the mural) from the Victorian Aboriginal Heath Service talk about the mural painted on their Preston branch on the corner of Bell Street and Plenty Road. The mural launches on December 16 12:30-1:30.
20.01.2022 Free talk at The Womens Mural 22nd of April at 11am thanks to Her Place Museum and Australian Heritage Festival booking through link below!
20.01.2022 We were recently interviewed with Her Place Museum on the Public Record Office Victoria blog about Re-Imagining the Women's Mural- a virtual tour have a read to learn more about our project which was funded through their local history grants program. #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #meganevansartist #eveglennartist #herplace #publicrecordofficevic #wmnhist
19.01.2022 Your chance to vote for you favourite Melbourne Festival art tram we know where our votes are going! ;-)
18.01.2022 From Bomboniere to Barbed Wire was a mural by and about women. It began with community consultations in 1984, with artists Eve Glenn and Megan Evans speaking to and photographing women in Northcote and Fitzroy over several months. These consultations then became the basis and inspiration for the enormous 150 metre Womens Mural painted on the wall at the Smith Street Gas & Fuel Building. The mural was completed in 1986. As the artists stated in their 1986 project report T...he overwhelming impression we were left with after two months was a sense of the individual strength and personal resilience of the women we met. Soon you will be able to read more about the history of the Womens Mural and how it was created when we launch Re-imagining the Womens Mural a virtual tour. Here are some images of some of the local women who featured on the mural. #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #meganevansartist #eveglennartist #herplace #wmnhist #OrangeTheWorld #GenerationEquality #16days
18.01.2022 Don't forget voting closes this Sunday 27th November for the Melbourne Festival Art Trams people choice awards.The winning artist will win a $5,000 cash prize. One lucky voter will win a $250 ticket voucher for the 2017 Melbourne Festival. Here are some more images of Megan and Eves great mural tram! https://www.festival.melbourne//melb/peoples-choice-award/
18.01.2022 To celebrate International Women's Day 2020, come and learn about Fitzroy's former Women's Mural from 1986. Who were the women featured, and how has technology helped preserve and celebrate this chapter of urban history for new audiences? Join a panel discussion hosted by Public Record Office Victoria on how key organisations are working together in Melbourne to capture Victorian women's history and how other projects could be realised. The panel features Danielle Hakim and Sally Northfield from The Women's Mural Documentation Project, Penelope Lee from Her Place Museum, Australia and Dr Nikki Henningham from the Australian Women's Archives Project. Tickets are FREE. Please register through the link below https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/stronger-together-museums-a
18.01.2022 Did you know Re-imagining the Women's Mural a virtual tour enables users to digitally experience one of Australia's most significant feminist murals through music, text, photographs and audio guides? The virtual tour includes a selection of images documenting the mural over its 30 year life span, 2 previously unreleased songs by underground alternative rock group Barbies Dead and over 22 audio interviews including; mural artists Eve Glenn and Megan Evans, Albert Littler Fo...rmer Secretary Painters and Decorators Union Australia (Vic), artists Marina Baker and Patrick Jones who lent their painting skills to the mural, Colin Mowbray (Refresh the Smith Street Mural), Danielle Hakim and Sally Northfield (Womens Mural Documentation Project), stencil artist Jess Kease (aka 23rd Key) and Dr Lachlan MacDowall, Researcher University of Melbourne. Our tour covers so many interesting topics from the union movement to murals in the 1980s and their influence on street art today- why not explore some of the murals fascinating history for yourself? http://www.the-womens-mural-doc-project.com.au/virtualtour Image: Detail of Women's Mural, image courtesy of Megan Evans Archive, photographer unknown, 1986 #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #meganevansartist #eveglennartist #herplace #wmnhist #BarbiesDead #AlbertLittler #PaintersandDecoratorsUnionAustralia #Union #MarinaBakerArtist #PatrickJonesArtist #23rdKey #LachlanMacDowall #RefreshTheSmithStreetMural #ColinMowbray
17.01.2022 Thanks so much to everyone who made it down to our launch event Thursday at Her Place Museum! As Megan Evans said, Although done a long time ago, the Womens Mural is a time capsule of issues that still resonate today. Sadly, it is still a remarkable event to privilege women in any sphere.Thats what I think we did back in the 1980s. If you missed the launch don't worry you can still have a look at Re-imagining the Women's Mural a virtual tour here: http://www.the-womens...-mural-doc-project.com.au/virtualtour What issues do you think still resonate? #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #meganevansartist #eveglennartist #herplace #wmnhist #OrangeTheWorld #GenerationEquality #16days
16.01.2022 The Women's Mural tram by Eve Glenn and Megan Evans launched today! Keep your eyes open for it on the 86 tram line. It passes the original mural on route Regram @melbfestival #womensmuraldocproject #86tram #melbournefestival #womensartregister #eveglenn #meganevans #thewomensmural #yarratrams #yarralife
15.01.2022 Re-imagining the Womens Mural a virtual tour launches tomorrow (December 5th)! Dont forget to RSVP here https://bit.ly/2rHlzNx if you would like to join us at our launch event, at Her Place Museum which takes place during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. As we reflect on the murals lifespan and connection to the local community, we thought we would share some before and after images of Jenny Kleftogiannis and Sofie Hendrickse, who featured on the or...iginal mural, as well as on the fabulous 2016 Melbourne International Arts Festival art tram, Womens Mural- Retro-Recycle-Rebirth, designed by Eve Glenn and Megan Evans, which travelled across tracks until April 2017. Mary Stuart, Chair of Her Place Womens Museum Australia said the Womens Mural was a significant Melbourne landmark, The Womens Mural remains a symbolic site for many people and its defacement in 2016 galvanised public support for this important public artwork. Re-imagining the Womens Mural a virtual tour will be an exciting and interactive way to rediscover the history of this Melbourne icon. #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #meganevansartist #eveglennartist #herplace #wmnhist #OrangeTheWorld #GenerationEquality #16days #yarratrams #yarralife #86tram
15.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who made it down to the talk today a perfect day for some womens history! Heres a picture of Penelope Lee talking about Her Place Museum #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #womensartregister #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #eveglenn #meganevans #herplacemuseum #australianheritage #australianheritagefestival2018 #penelopelee
14.01.2022 The Women's Mural Documentation Project and Her Place Museum are proud to announce Re-imagining the Women's Mural - a virtual tour has been shortlisted for the Australian Museums and Galleries Association MAPDA 2020 awards! If you would like to join us at the awards ceremony online they will be presented on Wednesday 23 September at 4pm eastern time. The ceremony is free and open to everyone -There will be a short panel with the judges during the ceremony. We are really hono...ured to have made the shortlist which was selected out of over 180 entries and sees our work recognised alongside major Australian museums and galleries! You can view the shortlist here http://www.mapda.org.au/2020-shortlist.html Registrations at the link below https://aarnet.zoom.us/w/register/WN_f_yLDTrXQjOsBODTYrVhAw #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #streetartmelbourne #streetart #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #feminism #meganevansartist #eveglennartist #herplace #wmnhist #MAPDA2020
14.01.2022 Nost who tagged the Women's Mural last year is now facing criminal charges.
10.01.2022 Tonight we are speaking at 'Women in the Picture' a conversation on womens (lack of) representation and recognition in The Arts. Led by Mary Crooks, AO and Executive Director of the Victorian Women's Trust, this panel discussion and Q&A takes place at Neospace Gallery, where you'll find yourself surrounded by thirty-nine original portraits of trailblazing women by award-winning and emerging artists. Panellists include Sally Northfield from Women's Art Register & The Women's ...Mural Documentation Project, Azizeh Astaneh from Melbourne Artists for Asylum Seekers, Cassie May - Director of Neospace and textile artist Eva Abbinga. The event is part of Trailblazing Women of Herstory - a fundraising exhibition in support of The Global Women's Project. All proceeds from ticket sales for this event go towards supporting women in Cambodia and Nepal to determine their own lives through education, leadership and livelihood programs. Get your tickets at the link below- hope to see you there!https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/women-in-the-picture-an-eve See more
10.01.2022 We are excited to be speaking today at the Victorian Womens Health event "Making Space for Women: Planning community spaces and public art" This free event will feature a panel of expert speakers who will discuss how public artworks can contribute to the design of public spaces that are welcoming, inclusive and accessible for women, including: Dr. Sally Northfield and Danielle Hakim, @womensartregister and The Women's Mural Documentation Project- (supported by the City of Y...arra) Laura Thompson and Nikita Rotumah, Victorian Aboriginal Health Service Teneille Summers, Darebin City Council Women with Disabilities Victoria WHIN - WHIN - Women's Health in the North Making Space for Women will build on the community dialogue around innovative opportunities to improve the representation and inclusion of women in public art and community life in Victoria and we warmly invite you to participate in an interactive discussion. Date:Thursday 8 December Time:2:30pm to 4:30pm Where: Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre Acacia Room Cnr Bell St & St Georges Rd, Preston VIC 3072 See more
09.01.2022 Re-imagining the Womens Mural a virtual tour launches this week! Join us at our launch event December 5th at Her Place Museum Australia which takes place during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. This project has been two years in the making and we cant wait to show you what we have been working on. RSVP here https://www.trybooking.com/book/event. The Womens Mural Documentation Project, in collaboration with Her Place Museum and artists Megan Ev...ans and Eve Glenn, present Re-imagining the Womens Mural a virtual tour, an interactive digital platform that reimagines and reanimates the iconic Womens Mural: From Bomboniere to Barbed Wire, originally created in 1986 and located at the old Gas & Fuel Office, Smith Street, Fitzroy, Victoria. Explore the story of the original mural created by artists, Megan Evans and Eve Glenn and its 30-year history through music, text, photographs and audio interviews. Eve Glenn (L) and Megan Evans (R) on ladders, moving scaffolding in front of the mural, image courtesy of Megan Evans Archive, photographer unknown, 1986 #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #streetartmelbourne #streetart #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #feminism #meganevansartist #eveglennartist #herplace #wmnhist #OrangeTheWorld #GenerationEquality #16days
09.01.2022 We will be speaking at the upcoming "Making Space for Women forum" hosted by Women's Health Victoria and Women with Disabilities Victoria on 8 December for as part of #16DaysofActivism. This free event will build on the community dialogue around innovative opportunities to improve the representation and inclusion of women in public art and community life in Victoria . Featuring a panel of expert speakers who will discuss how public artworks can contribute to the design of pub...lic spaces that are welcoming, inclusive and accessible for women; Dr. Sally Northfield and Danielle Hakim, Women's Arts Register (Women's Mural Documentation Project - supported by the City of Yarra) Laura Thompson and Nikita Rotumah, Victorian Aboriginal Health Service Teneille Summers, Darebin City Council Women with Disabilities Victoria Women's Health in the North Register now! See more
08.01.2022 Earlier this year we did a talk at Public Record Office Victoria you can listen back here. Its also a fitting time to delve into Re-imagining the Womens Mural- a virtal tour www.the-womens-mural-doc-project.com.au/virtualtour #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #streetartmelbourne #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #meganevansartist #eveglennartist #herplace #wmnhist #publicrecordofficevictoria #australianwomenarchivesproject
08.01.2022 We are going to be on the airwaves again soon! Tune into BROAD on JOY 94.9 with Sonja at 9pm Monday 19th September to hear more about our project and all things feminism! Image courtesy of Broad #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #womensartregister #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #eveglenn #meganevans #broad #JoyFM #joy949 #communityradio #yaaaskweens
07.01.2022 Hands up who thinks the Women's Mural is historically significant!? Development Victoria have a survey due today have your say and tell them how important memorialising the mural or somehow continuing it's legacy on the site is important to you. https://developmentvictoria.engagementhub.com.au/fitzroy-ga. #womensmural #feministart #womenshistory #herstory #smithstreet
07.01.2022 If youre awake set your dial RRR 102.7FM we are in the studio ready to talk with the Breakfasters! @3rrrfm #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #womensartregister #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #eveglenn #meganevans #breakfasters #RRR #3RRR #ThreeTrippleR #RRR102.7 #communityradio
07.01.2022 Its officialThe Womens Mural Documentation Project has launched! The Women's Mural Documentation Project will document the lifespan and significance of "The Womens Mural: From Bomboniere to Barbed Wire." Artists, Megan Evans and Eve Glenn, who created the mural in 1986 are working with the Women's Art Register (Danielle Hakim and Sally Northfield) to collect documentation surrounding the development of the original mural, the women depicted, its history over the last 30 y...ears and the recent commentary and interactions on the site. We are now calling on community members to engage in a discussion about the role and meaning of this important mural and assist us with the documentation of its contribution to the Australian cultural landscape. To find out how to contribute ideas, recollections, photos and other ways you can get involved Visit our website www.the-womens-mural-doc-project.com.au Please tell your friends and neighbours about the project! See more
05.01.2022 Be up bright and early tomorrow morning (Tuesday 13th) to hear us on RRR 102.7FM on the Breakfasters for a live to air interview about The Womens Mural Documentation Project we are on at 7:15am! Image courtesy of RRR @3rrrfm #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #womensartregister #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #eveglenn #meganevans #breakfasters #RRR #3RRR #ThreeTrippleR #RRR102.7 #communityradio
05.01.2022 Megan Evans and Eve Glenn's The Womens MuralFrom Bomboniere to Barbed Wire will be on a Melbourne Art Tram for the 2016 Melbourne Festival! It will be the Melbourne Art Trams first community tram and will pay tribute to this important work from 1986 that depicts local Northcote women from a variety of different backgrounds and experiences. Stay tuned for details on the release of this year's trams on to the network. All trams will remain on the tracks until April 2017. #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #eveglenn #meganevans #melbournearttrams #melbournefestival2016 #yarratrams #YarraLife #yarracitycouncil
04.01.2022 Megan Evans and Eve Glenn! Without these fantastic women we wouldnt have been able to do this project. We are so grateful to have been able to work with such inspiring, intelligent and supportive women. Thank you for allowing us to share the story of the Womens Mural. You can hear interviews with the artists on Re-imagining the Women's Mural a virtual tour here https://womensmural-doc-project.com.au/virtualtour #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #meganevansartist #eveglennartist #herplace #wmnhist #OrangeTheWorld #GenerationEquality
03.01.2022 Excited to be presenting at MADA Monash University Art Design & Architecture Artforum next Thursday 23 March 2017 1.00pm to 2.00pm. We will be talking about the Women's Art Register and the The Women's Mural Documentation Project Hope you can make it!
03.01.2022 It's almost impossible now to imagine a wall on Smith Street not covered in street art, but back in 1984 the Gas & Fuel Office, Smith Street, Fitzroy, Victoria was a blank canvas ready to be painted...but not without a fight! After 2 years of lobbying and fundraising Eve Glenn and Megan Evans finally secured the wall and began to paint. As Eve says, "Never underestimate the power of womens persistence when they work together." You can hear about their struggle to secure the wall and much more soon when we launch Re-imagining the Womens Mural a virtual tour. #thewomensmuraldocproject #thewomensmural #streetartmelbourne #mural #melbournemural #smithstreet #feminist #feministmural #meganevansartist #eveglennartist #herplace #wmnhist #OrangeTheWorld #GenerationEquality #16days
01.01.2022 We had so much fun talking on the Breakfasters Tuesday morning on Triple R - 3RRR 102.7FM If you missed it you can listen back to us talking about The Women's Mural Documentation Project- just fast forward to 01:15:00
