Sharing stories makes the world a better place, brings us together to make sense of our world, support each other and discover who we really are, while deepening our understanding of others.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Our mission is to empower women in a safe and supportive space to share their unique stories and connect with their inner creative selves, tapping into and discovering their full potential. By connecting with others, we build resilience and capacity, while inspiring understanding, empathy and tolerance.
Challenging us to become more tolerant, empathetic, tuned into others, culturally richer, connected and creative.
Voices of Women was founded in 2018 and has received over 1,000 story submissions, and produced live and digital performances across Australia and the world. Our feature film Entanglement (2022) and 12 short films won five major international film awards and have been shown around the world, including in Rwanda at the United Nations Womens Conference in 2022. Lliane Clarke was awarded the Carla Zampatti Arts and Culture Medal in 2022 for the Entanglement program. We presented Embellishment live at the KXT Broadway Theatre in 2023.
Your tax-deductible donation will directly make a different to women across Australia and the world. You will support women to tell their story, and encourage them to develop ideas and confidence in who they are and what they can become.
You will be included in special events and opportunities to connect with writers, communities and artists.
WHY THIS PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT
Encouraging women to come forward and share their voice: over 1000 writers have submitted stories since we started.
Acknowledging and celebrating diversity: We are committed to celebrating women of all ages, with First Nations women at the heart, women from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, female-identifying and women from LGBTQI+ community.
Developing self esteem, confidence and identity: We mentor women writers through workshops to learn new skills and be empowered to share their story and connect with others.
Facilitating collaboration: working with arts organisations, local councils, writers centres, writers groups, drama groups, film groups, health and cultural centres, creative centres.
Building a community: this program brings people together through events and workshops to celebrate the ways we connect through our differences.
Empowering through creativity: Multi-layered, experimental. We perform new voices, from minority communities, the mainstream and progressive viewpoints. Writing and performance that engages, speaks out and is inclusive.
We have been funded and supported by Australian local government, Australian Government, arts centres, writing organisations, arts organisations and international partners.
The Voices of Women Incorporated Public Fund is a tax-deductible fund listed on the Register of Cultural Organisations under Subdivision 30-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997