Advance Care Planning Sunraysia Community Health Services (SCHS) Artist Expression of Interest: SCHS is seeking the talents of an emerging local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artist to create a unique artwork for the redesign of the current Advance Care Planning Booklet. What is the Advance Care Planning Booklet? In 2021, SCHS launched the Advance Care Planning Booklet to address the need for a resource specifically tailored to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the community. A respectful and culturally appropriate approach to advance care planning ensures that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals have a health journey that reflects their personal preferences, values, beliefs, and cultural heritage. Aim and Scope: To support the work of the SCHS Aboriginal Health Promotion and Chronic Care worker, the aim is to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members have access to the booklet. The artwork should visually represent the journey through health and highlight the significance of culture and community in enhancing the quality of life during this journey. We encourage all emerging local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) by May 2nd, 2025. The successful artist will be recognised and credited in our Advance Care Planning Booklet and, where possible, in all other printed and digital materials. Brief: We are seeking an artwork that aligns with the themes and vision outlined above. The artwork should reflect the journeys of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through health and emphasise the vital connections they maintain with their culture, families, and community when facing life-limiting illness or end-of-life care.The artwork will primarily be used for the cover of the A4 Advance Care Planning Booklet and throughout the document, as well as in associated resources across printed and digital formats, including SCHS social media accounts and promotional materials. Terms and Conditions:

1. All participating artists must: a) Be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. b) Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. c) Be accepted as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by their community.
2. All entries will be reviewed by an SCHS panel, comprising members from the executive team, palliative care team, community services, and an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community representative.
3. The artist must agree to these terms and conditions.
4. If the artist is under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian must provide their name and contact details to indicate agreement with these terms and conditions.
5. The successful artist will receive a payment of $2,500 for their artwork.
6. The final commissioned artwork remains the artist’s property, except as provided in these conditions.
7. By submitting an expression of interest, the selected artist grants SCHS a permanent, royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive license (including sublicensing rights) to use, reproduce, publish, distribute, adapt, and modify the commissioned artwork in all media for non-commercial purposes. a) SCHS may use the artwork with or without attribution to the artist (but will not falsely attribute authorship). b) SCHS may supplement the artwork with additional material. c) The artwork may be used in different contexts as needed. d) The artist may be asked to sign a formal license and consent form. e) SCHS may publish personal details such as the artist’s name, age, and community. f) The artist warrants that there are no cultural, religious, or other impediments to the exhibition, publication, or reproduction of the artwork.
8. SCHS will endeavor to notify the artist before making any modifications to the artwork.
9. SCHS will obtain the artist’s consent before making alterations beyond the agreed scope.
10. The winning artist will be acknowledged in the Advance Care Planning Booklet
11. SCHS will make reasonable efforts to credit the artist when the artwork is used outside the Reconciliation Action Plan.
12. The artist must seek permissions to reproduce any graphics, flags, or images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in their artwork.
13. All entries must be received by 11:59 PM, May 2nd, 2025.
14. Final selection may require additional information. SCHS reserves the right to verify participants’ identity, age, and residence and disqualify any entry that does not comply with these terms and conditions.