The City of Greater Geelong is proud to announce the completion of “I AM” sculpture, temporarily located on the forecourt of the Carousel at Eastern Beach.
I AM is a large-scale text-based public sculpture, celebrating members of the Greater Geelong Community who have a lived experience with disability.
Commissioned by the City of Greater Geelong, artist Mark Cuthbertson worked with artist-collaborators Robert Croft, Hannah Wilkinson, Christian Den Besten and George Macaronis to develop the public art sculpture, based on over 85 contributions from the local community through a series of artist-led workshops. The resulting text-based works were curated by the artists and cast into the side profile of the I AM letters.
Funded by the Victorian Government through the Community Support Fund (CSF) and delivered in partnership with VALiD (Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disabilities) and Geelong-based ArtGusto, the sculpture stands over 2 metres and is designed to be relocatable throughout the municipality. I AM will remain in place at the Waterfront until February 2022.
The sculpture is interactive by design, inviting you to be a part of the work. You can position yourself within and take photos (using the hashtag #IAMGeelong) that will form a collective voice celebrating the diversity of our local community.
Deputy Mayor Trent Sullivan – Chair Creative Communities and Culture portfolio
Congratulations to all participants on their part in the sculpture’s development.
This is an engaging and important piece of public art that reinforces our belief that everyone in the Greater Geelong community is welcome and brings their own unique value.
Mark, Robert, Hannah, Christian and George have done an outstanding job creating the finished artwork from the excellent contributions of so many community members.
Christine Couzens, Member for Geelong
I am proud of the Andrews Government’s funding of this important public work in Geelong.
Congratulations to the many people in Geelong’ all-abilities community who have worked for so long to make this artwork a reality.
This public sculpture celebrates the contribution of people of all abilities to our community.
Mark Cuthbertson – I AM artist
It has been a true pleasure as an artist bringing the I AM project to the Geelong community.
I would like to thank my fellow artistic collaborators and the broader community members for their involvement and contributions to the work, what an amazing outcome.
