Friday November 8, 2024
Eastern Health is seeking to engage an Aboriginal Artist to commission two of murals at the Eastern Health Maroondah front entrance. This artwork is being funded through our Aboriginal Cultural Safety Plan 2024-2026 and is recognised as a key step towards ensuring the Eastern Health Maroondah front entrance is welcoming for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients.
The art needs to support a calm and welcoming entrance to Eastern Health Maroondah, providing visibility to the partnership that Eastern Health has with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the eastern region.
It is recommended that the artist assess the space and recommend an overall design that can bring a sense of warmth, colour, connection and calm to the spaces inside the unit as well as provide a linkage between areas. The budget for this project is $5,000. The project is required to be completed from January to 30th April 2025.
Artists interested in this commissioning appointment are requested to write a brief expression of interest letter addressing the key selection criteria to Anne Mennen, Site Director, Eastern Health Maroondah anne.mennen@easternhealth.org.au and provide a link to a portfolio of their past works. For more information on the project please contact Anne Mennen on 9871 3513.
Background Information
To guide the artist, the following features of Eastern Health Maroondah front reception are highlighted for consideration:
- The Eastern Health Maroondah front reception is a high traffic area of this Eastern Health site. Patients and community members see the reception entrance as soon as they walk through the doors.
- The wall opposite the elevators is also a high traffic area with a direct view to the wall from each elevator.
- The artwork needs to complement the existing colour themes of the front entrance area, with cool/calm green colours. The colour template should be suggested by the artist in the initial design.
Mural Art locations
There are two locations to be painted with murals at the Eastern Health Maroondah Front entrance.
- On the Eastern Health Maroondah front entrance reception desk (dimensions 3100m x 910cm).
2. On the wall opposite the elevators just beyond the entrance to Maroondah Hospital (dimensions 2000cm x 1000cm)
The artist is requested to meet the following key selection criteria:
- A member of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.
- Express/illustrate a vision for healing, culture, country and partnership in support of the care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at Eastern Health.
- Demonstrate a connection to Eastern Health and /or the delivery of health care and/or community support.
- Have previous experience painting commissioned art and murals for private/corporate use.
- Demonstrate capability to work with clients in a positive and consultative manner.
- Must be able to meet the commissioning artwork timeline, for all completed art by the end of April 2025.
Artists are invited to express their interest by submitting:
- A brief letter or email responding to the selection criteria above to Anne Mennen, site Director, Eastern Health Maroondah anne.mennen@esternhealth.org.au
- Include a link or examples of previous work.
- Artists are welcome to contact Anne to discuss the proposal on 9871 3513.
- All applications must be received by: 6 December 2024
The applications will be shortlisted and reviewed by a panel at Eastern Health including program representatives, the Site Director and a First Nations representative from the Aboriginal Community.