Exhibition Opening Night | Land, Sea and Sky & Still in my mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality
Join us for the opening of two new exhibitions: Land, sea and sky and Still in my mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality.
Featuring a smoking ceremony and dancing, live music and special guest speakers to officially open our two new exhibitions: Land, sea and sky and Still in my mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality.
A survey of works by Aboriginal artists connected to the Fraser Coast region. The exhibition’s title refers to the country that belongs to the Butchulla people, the traditional owners of the land of this region.
Featuring works by artists from several nations who have a connection with this country, this exhibition celebrates contemporary expressions of culture, stories and identity through creative practice.
Still in my mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality
Inspired by the words of revered Indigenous leader and Gurindji elder Vincent Lingiari, Still in my mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality is a national touring exhibition reflecting on events preceding and following the Walk-Off at Wave Hill cattle station in protest over poor wages and living conditions.
This free event will include a paid bar. Registration required. Please RSVP by Tuesday 7 June, 2022.
Still in My Mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality is an Artback NT Touring Exhibition curated by Brenda L Croft, produced in association with UNSW Galleries, UQ Art Museum and Karungkarni Art and Culture Aboriginal Corporation, with support from Visions of Australia, Australian Research Council Discovery Indigenous Award, National Institute for Experimental Arts, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language and the Berndt research Foundation.
