A together story: Yesterday, today and tomorrow

With Rachel Fortune, descendent of Carrolup child artist Elizabeth Inditch and Patricia Ryder, Community Engagement Facilitator, JCG

Presenting the story of Aboriginal children forcibly taken from their families and detained at the Carrolup Native Settlement in the 1940s. The children created artworks that continues to speak for generations and can still speak to us today.

Facilitator: Ron Bradfield Jnr, a Bardi, Jawi Aamba (Man) and Community Cultural Advisor for John Curtin Gallery

A Together Story Speaks Truth to Power

JCG Reconciliation Week to NAIDOC Week Program

A Together Story is a series of discussions and truth telling talks about the children of The Carrolup Native Settlement's lives and the people that impacted them. The series is being held against the backdrop of the Once Known exhibition from Reconciliation Week to NAIDOC Week 2025.

Come share stories of the past, learn about the present, then, let’s move forward together on this path of Reconciliation. This series of conversations will introduce you to Stolen Generations community members, survivors of Carrolup, professional allies of these artworks, John Curtin Gallery staff who care for these works, and people who have become a living part of these stories themselves, through their own family connections in the area.

This series invites you to gain a deeper understanding and make the stories of these children part of your story. Attendance to all events is not necessary, however each event hopes to paint a bigger picture: whether you know a little or a lot, you're sure to leave learning more.

This series is made possible by Brookfield Place and Lotterywest.

Image: Once Known opening event. By Marnie Richardson.