Lexie Gould, 'Be free', 2023, mixed media on canvas, 20 x 25cm

A school-led art project to help educate and encourage students to express their own thoughts and feelings about Domestic and Family Violence.

There has never been a more important time to change the discourse around DFV and today’s generation of young people have the greatest potential to make a difference!

Project Creative Courage provides a platform for students to think and learn about Domestic and Family Violence in a safe, creative and thought-provoking way. It supports them to consider the harmful long-term impacts of DFV on the community, families and individuals. 

Murray Bridge High School and Unity College students took up the challenge to make art in response to the question: “What does a loving community look like?”

A creative outlet can be especially important for those students who may have been exposed to DFV in their own lives. Hand in hand with this challenge is education. Here are the key DFV stats in Australia:

• 1 woman each week is killed by domestic homicide

• 1 child each fortnight is killed by a parent

• 17 women a day are hospitalised from domestic and family violence

• Almost 700 reports of domestic violence are reported to the police every day in Australia

This project is an initiative of Spirit of Woman, a not-for-profit organisation seeking to end the silence and raise awareness about the impact of Domestic and Family Violence.