Makin our Mark with Aunty Alison McRae and Uncle Ted Laxton
Description
Come along to hear a conversation between Aunty Alison McRae – proud Dja Dja Wurrung, Gunditjmara and Yorta Yorta Elder, Stolen Generations survivor and Words in Winter Cultural Advisor, and Uncle Ted Laxton – a master storyteller and Gunditjmara Elder.
Together, Aunty Alison and Uncle Ted will share a yarn about art, survival, culture, humour as resistance and the marks they make on Country and community.
Curated by Aunty Alison, this is a rare chance to sit with two extraordinary Elders on Djaara Country.
Pay-what-you-feel, with all funds going towards our 2027 First Nations Engagement Fund.
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Meet Aunty Alison
Aunty Alison McRae is a proud Dja Dja Wurrung, Gunditjmara, and Yorta Yorta woman, an Elder and leader, and a Stolen Generations survivor. She works as the First Nations Officer at Women's Health Grampians, advocating for culturally safe systems and justice for survivors. She is also a member of the Pitcha Makin Fellas art collective alongside her son Jack Shilvock (a Dja Dja Wurrung-Gunditjmara Yorta Yorta man) and Gunditjmara man Uncle Ted Laxton. Their work is held in collections including the National Gallery of Victoria and the United Nations in Geneva. Aunty Alison co-created Why Don't Whitefellas Like Trees? to highlight the protection of cultural heritage and Country. She continues her studies through a Masters at Federation University that weaves together her family history and the Stolen Generations, and has served as a cultural advisor for Monash University and other institutions. She is deeply excited and honoured to be joining Words in Winter as Cultural Advisor, and to help ground the festival on Djaara Country.
Meet Uncle Ted
Uncle Ted Laxton is a proud Gunditjmara man, an Elder, and a Stolen Generations survivor. He is a founding member of the Pitcha Makin Fellas art collective, which began in Ballarat in 2013. Alongside his fellow members Aunty Alison McRae and Jack Shilvock, his artwork is held in prestigious collections including the National Gallery of Victoria and the United Nations in Geneva. Uncle Ted is a powerful storyteller and artist, with his tongue-in-cheek humour and use of bright colours and signature stamp to share messages about caring for Country, culture and community.
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