Retracing Queer Footprints
State Library Victoria: Modern Maps
The State Library Victoria collects a broad range of maps primarily focusing on Victoria. Some of these maps include our printed bandannas from our Retracing Melbourne's Queer Footprints project.
As part of the Window on Collections Series, Queer-ways was invited to speak alongside other modern mapmakers to discuss our practice and how maps can represent our differing experiences of physical space.
QUEER IN MARIBYRNONG workshop
Responding to community interest in the lack of recorded rainbow history in the local area, our workshop united LGBTQIA+ youth to rework historical examples of queer visual language to inspire new outcomes representative of their contemporary identities and their context within the City of Maribyrnong.
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The workshop shared queer history and culture from ancient times until the present day, featuring a presentation by guest speaker Timothy Jones, President of the Australian Queer Archives.
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Attendees created artworks and bonds between themselves, queer histories, and their local community.
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Photograph by Ella Maximillion
From archive to artwork
For Melbourne Design Week 2024, Public Record Office Victoria hosted LUCIANO and Gayathri Wijesekera in conversation about how Queer-ways unites design, history and community to bring to life archive materials.
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Topics covered include the significance of the Queer-ways project to connect and amplify the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community in Victoria and the importance that archival records in achieving an accurate representation of historical events, innovative ways to leverage modern technology to engage audience and the importance of creating a dynamic user experience to increase accessibility for audiences.
Making Maps with LUCIANO
As part of the Urban Canvas Mural Festival, LUCIANO held a workshop series at the Festival Hub, engaging the local community in map making.
Maps are a wonderful way of understanding how others see and experience the world. Attendees developed their own maps of their journey to the workshop, capturing the different ways they see the world and the locations and landmarks they remembered on their journey.
Sharing the LGBTQIA+ History of Victoria through Queer-ways
As part of the Urban Canvas Mural Festival, LUCIANO spoke at the Victorian Pride Centre to share the story of Queer-ways, from COVID-19 lockdowns to award-winning community arts projects.
LUCIANO reflected on Queer-ways' progress and discussed future opportunities for the initiative, including the new mural on Jackson Street painted as part of the Urban Canvas Mural Festival.