Creatives and allies called for installation submissions

IN ADDITION to their support for the LGBTIQ+ community in Ballarat, Cafs are calling for creatives to submit their work to be included in the projection installation, Captain Moonlite Rides Again – Visual Stories of Ballarat Pride.

With the project to be revealed in March, Cafs CEO Wendy Sturgess said the organisation recently received funding from the Victorian Government’s Pride Events and Festivals Fund 2021 to run the installation.

“We’re naming the installation after bushranger Andrew George Scott, aka Captain Moonlite, who spent time in the Ballarat region in the 1870s,” she said.

“Captain Moonlite was said to have a same-sex partner, James Nesbitt, with whom he formed a gang after they were released from prison… and was arguably one of the first members of the local LGBTIQ+ community.”

Creative members and allies of the LGBTIQ+ community can submit pieces including images, video or other artistic forms that can be projected in images such as visual art, sculpture, dance, short film and poetry that celebrate pride and inclusion.

The installation will be projected on the Market Street side of the Cafs building, with an official launch on 5 March to be broadcast live on Ballarat’s LaNCE TV and streamed online.

“As a proud LGBTIQ+ ally, Cafs is keen to facilitate inclusive conversations and positive behaviour change across the community,” Ms Sturgess said.

“We believe this project will do that while recognising and supporting the LGBTIQ+ community.

“If you are an artist or creative from the LGBTIQ+ community or an ally, we’d love to hear from you.”

Those interested in submitting to the project can do so at cafs.org.au until 27 January 2021.