Live’s Unlived – A project by Sands.

THE PROJECT

What you need to know

Every year, in Australia alone, more than 96,000 lives are lost to miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death. The death of a baby is very personal and can be one of the most profound traumatic experiences for parents; yet, it remains a topic that is rarely spoken about in public. For something so common, why do we suffer in silence?

Lives Unlived

When people experience the loss of life during pregnancy, childbirth or new parenthood, the pain of their bereavement is often misunderstood. Or worse still, it’s simply ignored. And so bereaved parents are often left feeling empty, isolated and alone, with nothing tangible to acknowledge their loss. Lives Unlived is a national campaign to create an epic artwork that acts as a living memorial for the 96,000 babies lost in Australia every single year.

How will it work?

1. Proposals - Commission artwork proposals from five amazing artists.
2. Fund-raising – Crowd-funding campaign to raise the funds for the development and creation of the epic artwork.
3. Selection - Every pledge earns one vote for the selection of the winning artwork.
4. Creation - Selected artist develops and creates the artwork.
5. Launch - The artwork is launched to Australians and the world.

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INTERESTED?

Here’s how you can get involved

SIGN UP

Lives Unlived will only work if people like you get involved. At this stage we are not asking for anything except your interest and encouragement. Simply sign-up by clicking the button below so we can keep you up to date on everything that’s happening.

LISTEN OUT

There are a number of critical stages to Lives Unlived. If you’ve signed-up, we’ll keep you informed about how the project is developing, how you can help at each stage, and of course, we’ll let you know when the crowdfunding campaign starts.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS

Lives Unlived needs the support of all Australians. The more people that get involved, the better the odds that Lives Unlived will succeed in creating a lasting legacy. So sign-up and then share this with your friends and family now.

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SANDS

A bit about who we are

Sands is a miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death charity. Our Volunteer Parent Supporters, understand the devastation and heartbreak that follows the death of a baby, because they too have been there. Operating across Australia, they support anyone affected by the death of a baby; working to improve the care bereaved parents receive from healthcare professionals and breaking the silence and taboo of baby death in today's society.