To help celebrate our 30th anniversary, Specsavers is launching their seventh limited edition frames.
Throughout our 11-year partnership, Specsavers has been a strong supporter of The Foundation’s Indigenous Australia Program. Specsavers has now donated more than $5 million towards the goal of closing the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health. In 2022, Specsavers is hoping to donate a further $1 million to The Foundation, with about $350,000 to be contributed from the sale of the limited-edition frames.
This year the limited-edition frames feature the artwork of contemporary Aboriginal artist Sarrita King. Sarrita is a proud Gurindji woman and daughter to the great Indigenous artist, William King Jungala. The artwork for this year is titled, “Lightning”. Sarrita's ‘Lightning’ paintings are a painted memory of the electrical storms in the tropical climate of Darwin where she spent her youth. The lightning would crack across the entire sky, creating lines like cracked earth. And with the lightning came the winds that in their fury whipped up all the dust, rain, heat and magnetic energy into a maelstrom in the air. Sarrita would discover new patterns and colours every time she witnessed these natural light shows. This particular painting captures the subtle beauty within the storm and the way in which the elements gracefully twist and turn between the dramatic lightning strikes.
$25 from each frame will be donated to The Fred Hollows Foundation’s work in Australia to restore sight, improve access to eye health care and build a workforce of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to deliver culturally appropriate care.
PHOTO CREDIT: Specsavers (2022)
The Fred Hollows Foundation Chair, Jane Madden said,
“Culture must play a part when it comes to delivering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health care. Building a workforce of trained eye health professionals, who deliver culturally competent eye care, is the only way Australia can move towards closing the gap in eye health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.”
Specsavers Australia and New Zealand Head of Public Relations, Cathy Rennie Matos, said the money raised from the sale of each pair would go towards supporting Fred’s vision. “Our donations help deliver critical services like vision and eye health screenings, as well as procedures and treatments for conditions, including trachoma, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy,” she said.
The Fred Hollows Foundation is incredibly grateful for the support of Specsavers in working to make a difference in the lives of First Nations peoples.
Priced from $199 for 2 pairs single vision, the limited-edition frames are available exclusively at Specsavers from Thursday, 14 July.
For more information or to purchase the frames online visit the
Specsavers website.
PHOTO CREDIT: Specsavers (2022)