SMALL THINGS, BIG DIFFERENCE FOR HIV/AIDS
Little Travellers Australia, the organisation that aims to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa, is launching an Avant Card-sponsored postcard campaign to coincide with this year’s FIFA World Cup.
The postcard campaign draws upon the little, thumb-size pin-on dolls made by HIV+ men and women in South Africa and sold by volunteers around the world. The postcards feature the tagline: “The smallest things can make the biggest difference”. The tagline has also been used in the organisation’s poster campaign in Canada.
Justin Koonin, Little Travellers Australia’s founder, said: “We know the bead workers who make the dolls. Despite the hardships they face, there is a sense of resilience, openness and a real sense of community among the people we met on a visit to the region. They are truly inspirational. I hope this postcard campaign will focus attention on their situation and create change for the better.”
The free postcards will be available from June 16 in metropolitan Avant Card outlets across Australia. The dolls can also be purchased for $5 by visiting the Little Travellers Australia website.
The local campaign is part of a wider Little Travellers global initiative aimed at drawing attention to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa and to provide tangible support to people infected and affected.
Some 5.7 million South Africans are HIV positive, and in some areas up to 40 per cent of pregnant women have the virus. The worldwide project is also being supported by Stephen Lewis, former UN Special Envoy to Africa on HIV/AIDS.
Here’s some more Little Travellers Australia media coverage.
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'WE LOVE 3D' PROJECT - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED. Reopening Nov 2010.
At the Sydney Opera House we have created a special custom-built sculpture display. This one-off postcard stand showcases the work of some of Australia's leading visual artists and every 5 weeks a new sculpture, including information on the artist, is placed right in the heart of Sydney's cultural hot-spot. For more information and a submission form, please download the PDF below.
'CALLING ALL ARTISTS' PROJECT - SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!
We are always on the lookout for fantastic artistic cards - so if you reckon you have a really truly awesome design, send it to us NOW!
This program was set up to provide national exposure for emerging Australian artists, and to showcase fantastic postcard images onto our displays. We like to promote diversity, and successful images are chosen on their ability to inspire, innovate, inform or intrigue. The 'Calling All Artists Program' is only open to residents of Australia. For more information on how to submit your artwork for a postcard, please download the PDF below.
AVANT CARD SPONSORSHIP Avant Card offers one fully sponsored card per print run to a worthy charity, not-for-profit, or NGO. Due to an overwhelming demand for this program, it is currently booked up till March 2010. Sponsorship applications submitted between now and March 2010 will only be considered as a part payment/sponsorship agreement. We recommend submitting applications at least 3 to 4 months prior to when you require them for. Applications are selected on worthiness of application, and responses to the application guidelines.
For application guidelines, please download the PDF below. Best of luck!
Additional information stated in SponsorshipApplication.pdf available on PDFs page.
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A FROCK OF CARDS
This Award winning frock, made completely of Avant Card postcards, had heads turning and scratching! Year 11 high school student, Renee Clark, was a State finalist for WA at the Apex Australia Teenage Fashion Awards with her unique, funky frock. Made with an eclectic mix of Avant Card postcards, Renee’s dress design and construction was a stand-out. Renee’s idea came through finding Avant Cards at a local cinema. Her dress design was to ‘reflect how mass media advertising influences our lives’.
Renee’s story
Renee Clark is a 16 year old, year 11 student at Kingsway Christian College. This was Renee’s second year of entry and first time at the State Final of the Apex Western Australia Teenage Fashion Awards.
Renee entered her postcard dress in the Fantasy category where entrants are able to express themselves creatively, and are not so much judged on their sewing skills.
Renee was the only one of 26 entries from her school to get through to the finals in 2007. Renee’s school also ran their own talent show with all the Apex entrants. A panel of independent judges chose Renee as the winner in her category.
A keen art and drama student, Renee aspires to attend Notre Dame University, Fremantle. She would like to study law and journalism. She is keen to participate in a student exchange program…but mum is not so keen. Renee is an active member of the City of Wanneroo’s Youth Advisory Council.
Renee’s funky postcard dress is
modelled by Alison Nicoli.
About the Awards
The Apex Australia Teenage Fashion Awards (AATFA) has been an annual event for the past 17 years. In conjunction with secondary schools throughout Australia, Apex provides students with the opportunity to design, manufacture and model their own fashion garments. There are 3 categories in the competition: evening wear, day wear and fantasy. Renee’s design was a stand out in the fantasy category.
AATFA is a unique opportunity for students interested in the fashion or design industries to demonstrate their skill and flair through a friendly competition. The Awards are an extraordinary co-curricular activity, which offer students the opportunity and encouragement to explore their creativity in the fields of fashion, design and textiles.
To some participants AATFA is a boost to their confidence and self-esteem, and provides inspiration and the chance to grow. To others, it has been a stepping-stone into the world of fashion and design.
Entrants must be a teenage high school student, see: www.aatfa.org.au
