Contemporary Australian artists are invited to share their ideas and develop a public artwork to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Appin Mine disaster.
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The winning artist or artist collective will receive $100,000 to create the work. Which must be original while those with a strong connection to mining or the Wollongong Shire region are encouraged.
The mine disaster killed 14 miners on the evening of July 24 1979, in a tragedy that impacted the lives of their families, colleagues and the community.
The art piece will sit permanently at the Appin Sportsground, near the current memorial which was built by the colleagues of the victims a year after the disaster.
South32 Illawarra Metallurgical Coal Vice President Operations, Jason Economidis, said the artwork would provide an opportunity for the community to reconnect with the event 40 years' on and show our continued respect and remembrance for those who lost their lives.
"We intend for the artist to engage and connect with the community during this process, so that their work provides authentic and personal recognition of the victims as well as their families and those in the community whose lives were changed by the disaster," Mr Economidis said.
The successful submission will be further developed and refined before a concept unveiling at the 40th Anniversary Memorial ceremony being held July 24 this year, with the final work to be completed and unveiled on on July 24, 2020.
To apply, download the full brief at www.south32.net/appin-mine-memorial
