The Women’s Art Register is Australia's living archive of women's art practice (cis and trans inclusive or gender diverse). It is a national artist-run, not-for-profit community and resource in Melbourne, Australia. The Women's Art Register was established in 1975 as an inclusive, grass-roots and independent platform for research, education, advocacy and celebration of Australian women artists. It was formed by artists Lesley Dumbrell and Erica McGilchrist, with the then directors of the Ewing and George Paton Gallery at Melbourne University, Kiffy Carter and Meredith Rogers. It began with one hundred contemporary women artists contributing slides of their work and was housed and administered at the Ewing Gallery. In 1977 the Women's Art Register obtained funding from the Victorian Schools Commission for historical research. Artists Anna Sande and Bonita Ely commenced this projectn, known as the Women's Art Register Extension Project (WAREP), in their homes, preparing photographic slides of women artists’ work and researching historic articles on Australian women artists. In 1979 the slide collection was moved to Richmond Library, City of Yarra, [originally called Carringbush Library] and amalgamated with the WAREP, where it remains today. The Women's Art Register became an Incorporated Association in 1981. It utilises a membership-based model of funding, with over 250 members from across each State and Territory in Australia. Of the many women's art archives and collectives that emerged in the 1970s in Australia, North America and Europe, the Women's Art Register remains the longest running living archive of women's and feminist art. More information...
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