The Victorian Women's Public Art Program aims to address the underrepresentation of women and their achievements through enduring public artworks.
The 2024 Program is funded by the Victorian Government’s Community Support Fund and run in partnership with McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery.
Applications are now open. Land-owning organisations can apply for grants of up to $200,000 to design and develop public art that honours Victorian women.
The program funds the creation of permanent public art honouring either individual women or groups of women and includes trans women and gender diverse people.
Women are systematically underrepresented in public life, with their achievements and contributions historically overlooked. Currently, of the close to 600 statues in Melbourne’s public spaces, fewer than 2 per cent represent women.
Our Equal State, the Victorian Government’s gender equality strategy, prioritises elevating women’s achievements and supporting women artists through the Victorian Women’s Public Art Program.
For more information, download the frequently asked questions from this page.
Please email applications to vwpa@mcclelland.org.au
Applications now closed.
The Victorian Women's Public Art Program aims to address the underrepresentation of women and their achievements through enduring public artworks.
The 2024 Program is funded by the Victorian Government’s Community Support Fund and run in partnership with McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery.
Applications are now open. Land-owning organisations can apply for grants of up to $200,000 to design and develop public art that honours Victorian women.
The program funds the creation of permanent public art honouring either individual women or groups of women and includes trans women and gender diverse people.
Women are systematically underrepresented in public life, with their achievements and contributions historically overlooked. Currently, of the close to 600 statues in Melbourne’s public spaces, fewer than 2 per cent represent women.
Our Equal State, the Victorian Government’s gender equality strategy, prioritises elevating women’s achievements and supporting women artists through the Victorian Women’s Public Art Program.
Please email applications to vwpa@mcclelland.org.au
Applications now closed.
Background
On International Women’s Day 2022, the Victorian Government announced a $1 million program to increase the number of permanent public artworks celebrating women across Victoria. The program addresses the significant underrepresentation of women in public art by funding projects that recognise women and their achievements through mediums such as statues, sculptures and other enduring public art.
The program also supports women artists, in recognition that they are underrepresented in art media, commercial galleries and state museums compared to men.
Grants of between $50,000 to $200,000, through the Community Support Fund, were awarded to organisations across Victoria in Round One of the program, with applicants working in partnership with community and interest groups. The successful program 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
