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Photo Exhibition
Victorian Icons, People and Places
'Victorian Icons, People and Places' is a community arts project that has people with disabilities at its core. It is designed to raise the awareness of the community at large, with respect to the leadership and advocacy contributions of leaders with a disability.
Aims of the Exhibition
- To enhance the profile of leaders with a disability who, through their advocacy, have caused social change.
- To increase the awareness in the community of the significant contributions made by leaders with a disability.
- To have people with disabilities portrayed in a positive, powerful and in a contemporary, artistic way.
The subjects of the Photographic Exhibition were selected from a pool of people nominated by the disability advocacy sector. The successful subjects then chose the icon next to which they were to be photographed and the photographic artist, Catherine Acin, after negotiating how they wished to be photographed, took their photos.
The 21 leaders in these photographs were nominated by the disability advocacy sector in Victoria and chosen by Leadership Plus, for the social change they have caused through their leadership and advocacy. Each leader selected a Victorian place they wanted to be associated with in their photo.
The Leadership Plus partners for the Exhibition are the Transport Accident Commission, Melbourne City Council, Bryan Hogan Gallery and the Department of Justice. Leadership Plus opened the Exhibition at the Transport Accident Commission on Tuesday 23rd November 2004.
The Department of Justice hosted the Exhibition during 2005. They managed the movement of the Exhibition to foyers of prominent buildings in the CBD for the first 12 months. Many thanks to the Department of Justice for their commitment, and especially to Donna McCormick and Noelle Elsegood for their hard work and dedication to this project.
For further information or to have the exhibition shown in your building contact Anita Newbery on 03 9481 7154 or email anewbery@leadershipplus.com
Leadership Plus was proud to have worked with the talents, thoughtfulness and sensitivity of Catherine Acin, the artist who took these photographs. Catherine Acin's contact number 0415 948 502 and email address catacin@iprimus.com.au.
Bryan Hogan at Hogan Gallery designed the Hogan FlexAble stands on which the photos are exhibited. This is patented product. Contact details are Ph: 9419 6126. Email: info@hogangallery.com.au Address: 310 Smith Street, Collingwood, Victoria 3066 www.hogangallery.com.au
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