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Women on Walls

You cannot be what you cannot see

“The contribution of women in society is too often invisible. Who we see on the walls, tells us about what we as a society value, about who is welcome, about who fits in. We set out on the journey of Women on Walls with the ambition of making women leaders visible to inspire future generations.”

— Dr Michelle Cullen, Managing Director and Head of Inclusion & Diversity, Accenture in Ireland

About the Campaign

Women on Walls is a campaign that seeks to make women leaders visible through a series of commissioned portraits that will create a lasting cultural legacy for Ireland. In July 2024, University College Cork joined the campaign. Accenture’s Women on Walls at UCC is the fourth chapter of this journey.

The Journey So Far

Women on Walls began in 2016 with the RIA. Five portraits of leading female academics were commissioned–the first in their 230-year history. In 2019, Women on Walls at RCSI celebrated the pioneering achievements of eight women leaders in healthcare.

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Call for subjects

On July 9th, 2024, an Open Call for Subjects was announced.

You can submit your nomination for subjects here.

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Commissioned Artists

Accenture and the academic institutions jointly commission Irish-based artists to paint the portraits of their selected living and deceased female trailblazers. This curatorial commissioning process is managed by Business to Arts, whose expertise has supported Accenture, the institutions, and a range of leading and emerging Irish-based artists to deliver these incredible portraits since the initiative's inception.

Once the featured subjects for this year have been selected and researched by UCC, their stories form part of the commission brief for artworks. Keep an eye out later in the year for the announcement of an open call for artists to be selected to make original artworks that will become part of the UCC Art Collection.

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