New exhibitions [23.09.2010]

We are currently preparing some exciting new exhibitions of Indigenous art: ‘Living the Land’ at Coolart, the historical homestead and wetlands in Somers, in our local Mornington Peninsula, and ‘Divas on the Cusp’: an exhibition of emerging Indigenous women artists, guest curated by Susan McCulloch, at Noosa’s Jive Gallery.

Living the Land: an exhibition celebrating Indigenous artists care of the country will be held at Coolart Wetlands & Homestead, Somers, Victoria on Saturday Oct 30-Nov 14, 2010.

Featuring 70+ works from around Australia by leading artists including Ningura Napurrula, Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Billy Missi, Jack Britten, Minnie Pwerle and many others as well as exciting new works from Papunya, Yuendumu, APY Lands, Kintore, the Kimberley, Arnhem Land, Queensland and Mornington Peninsula indigenous artists. Plus beads, scarves, cushions, innovative sculptures and fibre works.

‘Living the Land’ has been created by the McCullochs to celebrate Coolart’s important role as a bird sanctuary, wetlands and indigenous flora and fauna park.

Care of the country is an ongoing and engaging process for Australia’s Indigenous people. Land management includes physical management such as clearing of waterholes, care of habitat, pest control and plant management. Many Indigenous people, especially those of an older generation and those who live on their lands through the holding of native title, are active ethno-botanists.

Integral also to Indigenous care of the land are the ceremonies, song cycles, and stories of creation ancestors responsible for creating the land – its mountains, rocks, waterholes, underground water systems and the rainfall that sustains growth.

It is the images of these ceremonies that are at the heart of contemporary Aboriginal art.

A talk, ‘Living the Land: artists care of the country’, will explain the relationship of art to country in more detail.

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OPENING: SATURDAY 30 OCTOBER. 2.30-4.30PM TALK: SUNDAY OCT. 31 3PM

‘Divas on the Cusp’ : Jive Art + Design, Noosa

Susan McCulloch guest curates with Jive Art + Design in an exciting exhibition exploring the up and coming emerging talent from women artists across Indigenous Australia.

Opening November 11, 2011.

Jive Art + Design

Gallery 1

37 Hastings Street

Noosa Heads QLD 4567