OWN NSW supported Willoh S. Weiland with her modern art installation, Lick Lick Blink, for The National which was held in March 2019.
It all began with the question to our members: “Are you female-identifying & furious about the representation of women in cinema? Are you an older woman who wants to really tell it like it is on screen, and scream? But not because you are being chased…”
Willoh S. Weiland wanted to turn the representation of women, especially older women, on its head in this modern installation.
We helped recruit 120 OWN members and friends, all older women, for the 10 minute video.
Willoh enlisted the help of Sandy Sissel, an award winning cinematographer who has worked on films such as ‘Salaam Bombay’.
It was a fantastic experience and opened everyone’s eyes to the painstaking and repetitive nature of film making!
First nations OWN NSW wants to harness the power of our strong and large community to support our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders by walking together with them in the spirit of true reconciliation.
Friendship Links through OWN (FLOWN) The purpose of FLOWN is to promote friendship and social contact amongst members of OWN NSW - to facilitate interaction between our members to alleviate loneliness, and increase social contact. It also plants the seeds which could grow into lasting friendships being formed and reciprocal visits.
Our Own Stories "Our OWN Stories" was set up as a ten-week workshop program at Bankstown Arts Centre with 15 older women from refugee and migrant backgrounds. These women were offered the opportunity to express themselves and tell their stories through art.
