About the Exhibition
15 MAY - 15 JUN 2024
“Women’s Work” and Other Myths is an exhibition which celebrates the creative capital generated by regional female artists and arts workers. There is a reoccurring pattern within regional arts communities. Women share. Knowledge, skills and experience, often earned at great personal cost and are given generously to their creative communities. Women so often are the grant writers, the teachers, the event planners, and the creative thinkers that keep the arts ticking.
“Women’s Work” and Other Myths plays with the historical use of the term “women’s work” used to downplay the importance of the female contribution to labour or feminine artforms. Drawing from the Banana Shire Council Collection, various private collections, and local arts groups, this exhibition highlights the valuable role of women in regional arts through their artworks and stories. “Women’s Work” and Other Myths coincides with the Women of the World (WOW) Festival, Biloela.
