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Aboriginal HealthAboriginal Cultural Identity ArtworkCreating meaningful gains in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing is a strategic priority in the Women's and Children's Health Network To support this commitment, we undertook a rigorous selection process where renowned Aboriginal Artist Karen Briggs of KB Design was selected as the preferred Artist. The new artwork represents our Network as a caring and nurturing service for Aboriginal babies, children, young people, women and their families. This is not just a beautiful piece of art, but a representation of our commitment to creating meaningful gains in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing. We are proud of this commitment and are excited to showcase it through our new Aboriginal Cultural Identity Artwork. The branding promotes Aboriginal services, programs, and workforce and health messages; and to develop promotional resources and materials specific for Aboriginal consumers accessing specific services. About the artworkThe WCHN Aboriginal Cultural Identity artwork represents a caring and nurturing service for Aboriginal babies, children, young people, women and their families, through a visual representation of services, programs, initiatives and workforce. This demonstrates WCHN's commitment to providing services that are culturally safe, accessible, welcoming and engaging for Aboriginal families in South Australia. Overall the artwork is encompassed in a seed pod (outer shape blue top and bottom) representing a shield for protecting across WCHN. The wave of dots moving through the artwork connect all services through networking and partnership across the organisation. Located along the top of the waves are symbols representing the community that WCHN connects with, the smaller symbols represent babies, young people and children while the larger ones represent mother fathers and elders. The different colours of these symbols depict diversity within and amongst the communities. The larger circle located at the centre of the artwork represents the Aboriginal Health Division working across the whole WCHN through giving a strong voice to improving Aboriginal health outcomes for communities. An identity for each service
Each Division will use the sub-branding to promote their Aboriginal services, programs, and workforce and health messages; and to develop promotional resources and materials specific for their Aboriginal consumers accessing their services. About the ArtistKaren Briggs is a Yorta Yorta woman whose ancestral home land radiates from the junction of the Gouldburn and Murray Rivers in North East Victoria. Karen has a Bachelor of Design from the University of South Australia and a Diploma in Applied Design (Multimedia). As a graphic designer, Karen comes with well-established solid working relationships with Aboriginal Elders; Aboriginal Community and other Aboriginal workers across Government. These working relationships strengthen, support and assist the creative work that she provides to Aboriginal people and their communities. Karen now lives in the Adelaide hills which inspire her in drawing themes from nature which takes her back to a time when she was young with her grandmother on the Cummeragunja Mission along the Murray River of the Barmah State forest. She is passionate about working to improve the well-being of Aboriginal people and is also the artist responsible for WCHN's CREATE Together graphic device. last modified: 09 Sep 2020 |