JCG Djeran Season — Exhibitions Opening Night
Event description
Please join us at John Curtin Gallery for the opening night of our next period of exhibitions:
N'yettin-ngal Wagur – Yeye Wongie [Ancestors Breath – Today Talk] is curated by emerging Noongar
curator Zali Morgan (Whadjuk, Balladong and Wilman peoples) and brings together four early-
career Noongar artists — Amanda Bell, Brett Nannup, Lea Taylor and Tyrown Waigana. Each artist
has been commissioned to produce a new artwork in response to The Herbert Mayer Collection of
Carrolup Artwork.
The Strelley Mob are the descendants of the Pilbara pastoral workers who went on strike in 1946
and went on to run their own mines and stations. The Pilbara Strike Project: The Strelley Mob shares
their stories, written and illustrated by elders for their children when they opened their own school.
Jewels of Pilbara history, these drawings – including some of the first-known art by Nyapuru William
(Billy) Gardiner – are here newly animated and projected alongside paintings and artefacts that
bring the history of the Strelley Mob to life.
Exhibitions are open from 9 May to 9 July. The Gallery’s public opening hours during exhibitions are Monday to Friday 11.00am to 5.00pm and Sunday 12.00pm to 4.00pm. Closed Saturdays and Public Holidays.
Registration is essential. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.curtin.edu.au/jcg/
Image: Amanda Bell, Warniny Ngaangk - Stitching My Mother, Stitching My Sun, 2024, video still.