The National Wool Museum has been recognised by the Australian Museum and Galleries Association in both its national and state award nominations process for its biennial We the Makers – Sustainable Fashion Prize program.
One
of the City of Greater Geelong’s most loved facilities has been nominated for
two industry awards.
The
National Wool Museum, a cultural icon of the Greater Geelong region, has been
recognised by the Australian Museum and Galleries Association in both its
national and state award nominations process for its biennial We the Makers –
Sustainable Fashion Prize program.
The
first award nomination is for the 2024 AMaGA National Awards – Art of
Expression Award, which recognises excellence and outstanding achievements in
the visual and communicative aspects of promoting museums, galleries, or
cultural institutions.
The second award nomination is for 2024
AMaGA Victorian State Awards – Medium Sized Project of the Year Award, which
recognises and celebrates excellence across the sector and is presented to
organisations that support and strengthen Victoria’s creative and cultural
industries through outstanding work and a commitment to best practice.
Greater Geelong Mayor Trent Sullivan
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.
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.
We
the Makers is the National Wool Museum’s biennial program aligned with, and in
direct response to, the Geelong UNESCO City of Design designation.
It
champions the future of design and the City of Greater Geelong's ongoing role
in the wool, fibre and textile industries, and is a showcase for emerging themes from the world of sustainable
fibre and textiles through the next generation of fashion designers.
National
Wool Museum Director, Padraic Fisher
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.
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.
The
AMaGA national awards will be presented on 17 September, while the Victorian
awards will be held on 1 October.