Our Mother’s and Grandmother’s Country, 2019, Amanda Jane Gabori and Dorothy Gabori, Mornington Island Art, acrylic, dry and earth pigment on linen, 198 x 198 cm; Copyright The Artists.
Belonging: Stories from Far North Queensland is the first in a three-part exhibition series that captures generations of cultural knowledge shaped by a profound relationship to Country.
In these vibrant and innovative works, emerging and established First Nations artists from across Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait explore new materials and techniques as they share what it means to belong.
A series of workshops were held in the communities involved with Belonging. Art centres and artists nominated the type of workshop they wanted – ranging from advanced painting to ceramics and photography – and emerging and established artists were encouraged to take part.
More than 400 works were created by more than 100 artists. All works were acquired by the National Museum of Australia for its National Historical Collection.
Artists from four centres feature in the first Belonging exhibition. Learn more about each centre and the artists it represents:
- Hopevale Arts and Cultural Centre
- Yarrabah Arts and Cultural Precinct
- Ngalmun Lagau Minaral Arts (Moa Arts)
- Mornington Island Art
The Belonging project was developed by the Indigenous Art Centre Alliance (IACA).
The Belonging publication was generously supported by the Gordon Darling Foundation.
SOURCE: National Museum of Australia, Canberra.