Words for Change, 2019 Workshops at Boronia K - 12 College, Installation views at Boronia Library. Screen printed banners, various sizes. Cotton and ink. Photos: Samara Clifford

Words for change (Disrupting Gender Stereotypes through Art INITIATIVE)

April 2019 – December 2019
Community Art Project, Knox City Council

Framed by Gender included art installations and a program of innovative workshops that used art as a medium to engage in conversations about gender equality with the Knox community.

Over the month of November 2019, Boronia Library was activated by artist Anna Farago and Boronia Mall by The Hotham Street Ladies. Guided by local social change agencies, these nationally acclaimed artists invited audiences to explore gender stereotypes and roles, gendered spaces, and concepts of privilege and respect. The program also included a variety of targeted workshops with key groups in Knox.

Anna Farago responded to a brief that sought to bring awareness and affect change regarding high rates of domestic violence in the area. Worked in collaboration with local secondary colleges, men’s behavioual change groups, women’s craft groups, the local library and shopping centre management, Anna facilitated community discussions and screen-printing workshops. Together with participants she produced of over 30 large banners which were hung in the local mall and library.

Framed by Gender included art installations and a program of innovative workshops that used art as a medium to engage in conversations about gender equality with the Knox community.