Community Project Consultative Group EOI

Yarra City Council is seeking EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOIs) from the local Vietnamese Community to join a Community Project Consultative Group (CPCG) to support and advise on the VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY 50th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE MARKER public artwork.

BACKGROUND

Yarra City Council will commission an artist to create an enduring commemorative marker for the Vietnamese migration anniversary. The public artwork will be a celebration of the 50-year anniversary of the arrival of Vietnamese refugees in Australia. The commemorative marker will be a tribute to those who undertook the journey to start a new life in Victoria, and a celebration of their remarkable contribution to Victoria Street and the suburb of Richmond.

An artist will be commissioned to design, fabricate and install a permanent structure on Victoria Street, Richmond (or nearby), in consultation with our local Vietnamese community, who will lead the project.

The Vietnamese Community 50th Anniversary Commemorative Marker will be developed in 2025 and fabricated and installed in 2026.

PROJECT BUDGET

A budget of $350,000 was confirmed for the Vietnamese Community 50th Anniversary Commemorative Marker (public artwork) at the Yarra City Council meeting on Tuesday 18 June 2024. This funding will be inclusive of all aspects of the project including consultation, development, artist concept designs, artist fees, fabrication, structural engineer costs, site preparation, transport, installation and a launch event.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Yarra City Council is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from Vietnamese community members who have a connection to Richmond, to become part of a Community Project Consultative Group (CPCG) to advise Council on key aspects of this public art project.

The CPCG will be established in April 2025. An independent Chair will be appointed to facilitate these meetings. The Chair will not have a vote in meetings. Council is seeking to establish a group of 8 -10 community members, in addition to the appointed Chair.

Meetings will commence in late April 2025 and group members will be required to attend 4 or 5 meetings as necessary.

CPCG members will be paid a sitting fee of $250 for attending each meeting.

The CPCG meetings will be held at The Learning Bank at 124 Victoria Street, Richmond (participants can also join online) on the following dates:

Wednesday 30 April, 4—6pm

Wednesday 7 May, 4—6pm

Wednesday 2 July, 6—8pm

Tuesday 12 August, 4—6pm

The CPCG will include inspired, engaged and passionate community members who are responsible for leading the direction of the project; inputting ideas and criteria into the project brief for the open call for EOIs from artists to work on this project; participating in shortlisting 3 artists to create concept designs for the public artwork; reviewing and assessing the final 3 artists concept designs and making a recommendation to Council on which artist and proposed design should be commissioned to proceed to the next phase of the project fabrication and installation.

The CPCG serves as an advisory group only and does not have decision-making authority. It operates under an understanding with the Council, providing expert advice. The CPCG will work with Council to achieve the intended project outcomes, within the scope and budget and resources of the project.