My Wedding Day, by Angela Bekas, 1991 - 1994, courtesy of Thebarton Community Arts Network.

Title

My Wedding Day, by Angela Bekas

Description

Reproduction of a lino print created as a part of a larger project to collect migrant women's stories in Adelaide, South Australia. My Wedding Day represents two significant ceremonies in the artist's life, her marriage and her proud declaration of Australian Citizenship. The back ground patterns are taken from hand embroidered linens she made for her dowry before emigrating.

Date

1991 - 1994

Place

Thebarton, South Australia

Interpretive description

In 1991, the Thebarton Community Arts Network conducted a cultural needs survey which highlighted the isolation of women of Non-English Speaking Background in the community. A series of interviews was conducted with interested women - the interviews were the first stage of a community arts project in which interviewees collaborated with interviewers to produce lino prints which represented aspects of their migration and settlement experiences. The project culminated in an exhibition, which was launched by Nick Bolkus, at the Fig Gallery, Thebarton during November and December 1994. A catalogue of the interviews and prints was launched at another exhibition of the prints during the 1996 Adelaide Festival of Arts

Physical description

Photograph of a Photograph, taken 2006-06-16

Control

Theabarton Community Arts Network

Published Source

Thebarton Community Arts Network, Postcards from home : a celebration of departures and arrivals - voices of women from non English speaking backgrounds, Thebarton, 1996. Details