Geelong’s National Wool Museum is in the running for state and national awards in the next month.
The museum’s We the Makers program has been placed on the Australian Museum and Galleries Association (AMaGA) shortlists for the Victorian Medium Project of the Year (Museum) award and the national Art of Expression Award
We the Makers is the museum’s biennial program centred around its Sustainable Fashion Prize, which supports and showcases the next generation of fashion designers displaying sustainable and ethical practice.
The program is aligned with and was initiated in response to Geelong’s designation as a UNESCO City of Design.
National Wool Museum director Padraic Fisher said the program and other museum exhibits were resonating with both the community and the arts industry.
“Our calendar year-to-date visitation numbers have seen a spike of ten per cent across the past year, and the financial year-to-date increase is at 20 per cent,” he said.
“So combined with the nominations we have received on the back of the Wotif Uniquely Aussie best regional museum award, it shows the exhibits we host here are hitting the right mark with the public.”
Geelong Mayor Trent Sullivan said the nominations were a testament to the work of the National Wool Museum team.
“The National Wool Museum was recently named the Wotif Uniquely Aussie best regional museum, and these two new nominations further emphasise why that is the case,” he said.
“The curators and exhibitors have done an incredible job with the We the Makers program so it is pleasing to see their work being recognised.”
