Gail Mabo (Meriam), Lisa Waup (Gunditjmara/Torres Strait Islands) and Dominic White (Palawa/ Trawlwoolway) are known for their practices that affirm and continue perpetual connection to their lands, waters, and ancestors.

Current highlights and connects each artist’s vital and contemporary multi-disciplinary practices while referencing the passages of water moving along Australia’s eastern coast, between the land and people of Zenadh Kes/Torres Strait in the far north to lutruwita/Tasmania in the south.

Free Exhibition Tours
Make the most of your trip to Australian Design Centre with a free exhibition tour. The gallery team will introduce you to the current exhibitions and Object Shop.

Tour times: Thursdays, 12.30pm
Book here or call on us on 9361 4555 to make a booking or register at the front desk 10 minutes prior to tour time.

Current is a national touring exhibition produced by McClelland with assistance from the Australian Government's Visions of Australia program, the Besen Family Foundation and the Gordon Darling Foundation.

Image top: Current exhibition logo. Photo: Courtesy of McClelland Gallery.

Dominic White, Collared, 2023 — Dominic White, *Collared*, 2023. Photo: Courtesy of McClelland Gallery

Lisa Waup, holding Country, 2023, The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Photo: Christian Capurro — Lisa Waup, *holding Country*, 2023, The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Photo: Christian Capurro

FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Please note: This event will be documented with photography and/or video and the images/footage may be shared online. By attending the event you understand that you may be photographed/videoed and you give permission for the images/footage to be shared online for promotional purposes.

ACCESSIBILITY
There is a ramp at the side entrance of ADC (Palmer St) and wheelchair-accessible toilet on the lower gallery level. Access to the lower level is through the main entrance off William St. Please ask our friendly staff for assistance. A full gallery Access statement is available to download from the ADC website.