The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) is looking for a Victorian based Aboriginal artist to create a unique artwork that reflects our reconciliation journey. The artwork should represent all Victorian Aboriginal people and landscapes and reflect the TAC’s goals around safe journeys.

The successful submission will be included as the feature artwork in our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan 2021 (RAP) - our formal commitment to reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians.

The expression of interest (EOI) will be open from 13/03/2021 until 16/04/2021.

For further information on the application and eligibility please see the EOI details below.

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Our business

The TAC is a Victorian Government-owned organisation, with a number of offices around the state, whose role is to promote road safety, support those who have been injured on our roads and help them get their lives back on track. The TAC headquarters are located in Geelong.

Whether it’s through our ambition to achieve zero deaths and reduce serious injuries on our roads or our commitment to helping injured Victorians, we exist to improve people’s lives.

Our RAP story

The TAC is developing a RAP Reflect- our formal commitment to respectful and meaningful relationships with Traditional Owners and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This is our first RAP, and it will primarily focus on shifting internal policies and procedures to build awareness, remove barriers and support staff in our reconciliation journey.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a Victorian based Aboriginal artist or Torres Strait Islander artist with a connection to a Victorian Aboriginal community to create artworks that will be published (in full or in extract) in TAC publications, including our RAP and associated marketing material.

Artwork details

The two dimensional artworks should represent what the RAP is and means to the TAC, and reflect the TAC’s goals around safe journeys for all Victorians.

The artist will also need to provide a statement / story that describes the artwork and how it represents the vision.

The artist should submit at least one, but no more than three, artwork design concepts for consideration.

Please include any special/cultural conditions or restrictions relating to the artwork or its use.

The final artwork will be required in high resolution digital format, of at least 300 dpi. We will work with the artist on the different sizes and formats required at the time of artwork selection.

Our vision

This is the TAC’s first RAP and as such we want to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of this nation and acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land through an organisation-wide understanding and responsibility to ensure we work in a way that builds long term and meaningful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples promoting and facilitating respect and trust. The TAC wants to show that we purposefully stand with First Nations People through the actions we will take in this RAP.

Eligibility

The artist must identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, be a Victorian resident, and have a connection to a Victorian Aboriginal community.

All designs and concepts must be the authentic and original work of the artist submitting the design.

Participants are required to submit their ABN as part of the engagement.

Key dates

Milestones and timing from the date submissions close are as follows:

EOI close	16/04/2021
Successful artist notified	23/04/2021
Initial briefing	by 29/04/2021
Progress report	Fortnightly
Artwork complete	June 2021

The artist is to specify the fee (including GST) for their artworks in the EOI application.

The available budget for the artwork is $20k.

How to apply

Artists are invited to submit an EOI that addresses the above brief via email: OfficeOfTheCEO@tac.vic.gov.au

Applications must include:

• A design concept that is accompanied by a written statement / story
• Documentation of recent artwork / projects
• Artist biography
• Confirmation you can meet our timeline
• Contact details including background if possible on the artist.

Evaluation and notification process

The TAC’s RAP Reflect working group, including Aboriginal community members, will assess responses against the eligibility requirements, artwork design and concept explanation and fees and charges.

The TAC will notify all respondents in writing of the outcomes of their response to the EOI process.

More information:

For more information, please contact:

Liz Taylor Liz_Taylor@tac.vic.gov.au

Or

Bonnie Szymczak Bonnie_Szymczak@tac.vic.gov.au