Events@ManlyExhibition: Danie Mellor
Exhibition: 8 June – 15 July, Tuesday-Saturday 10am – 5pm Thursday 5 July gallery open to 8pm Launch: Friday 8 June, 6pm Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West Esplanade, Manly Free event Solo exhibition of new works by celebrated artist Danie Mellor. Addressing Australia’s shared Indigenous and European histories, Mellor incorporates colonial voices and references to his own diverse ancestry, creating both a new visual narrative of Australian history and a new language for today. Enquiries: 9976-1421 www.manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/art-gallery-museum/ Exhibition: Jessica Birk Exhibition: 8 June – 15 July, open all hours (Frameworks Public Spaces) Launch: Friday 8 June, 6pm The eight Frameworks spaces are located on the north wall of MAG&M and in Market Place on the wall opposite Manly Library Free event, open all hours Works in the Frameworks public space by Northern Beaches Indigenous artist and educator Jessica Birk. Birk paints to explore her mixed heritage and to develop her understanding of the rich and profound meaning of country. Enquiries: 9976 1421 http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/art-gallery-museum/ 16 Talk: Jeff McMullen -Constitutional Change Thursday 14 June,6.15pm for 6.30pm – 8pm Manly Art Gallery and Museum, West Esplanade, Manly Free event Come and hear a passionate Dr Jeff McMullen speak on the key subject of this year’s festival: Constitutional Change. McMullen, a well-known journalist, is today a committed campaigner who is touring the country in a bid to recognise the legal right to self-determination for Australia’s first people. Enquiries: 9976 1421 www.manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/art-gallery-museum/ |
Frances Bodkin:
Author talk Saturday 30 June, 2pm – 4pm Manly Art Gallery & Museum, WestEsplanade, Manly Free event ‘D’harawal Natural Resource Management Practices’ by author Frances Bodkin, covers those practices the D’harawal Peoples used to care for this land over millennia. These practices were based upon the Mudong Cycle, or the 11-12 year cycle of fire and flood, and lay to rest the belief that Aboriginal people consistently burned the land. The Manly Environment Centre invites you to join Frances Bodkin, a traditional D’harawal Aboriginal knowledge-holder, teacher and storyteller, at the Manly Art Gallery and Museum followed by afternoon tea. Enquiries: Robynne Millward 9976 2842 or [email protected] www.mec.org.au Film: Our Generation (plus Q&A with Damien Curtis) Saturday 14 July, 4.45 for entrance for 5pm – 7.30pm Manly Art Gallery and Museum, West Esplanade, Manly Free event Come see this important documentary film by Sinem Saban & Damien Curtis which explores the Yolngu people of Northeast Arnhem Land’s struggle for their land, culture and freedom. ‘The truth in this film is like a red hot poker driven into the conscience of a nation.’ (Jeff McMullen) Enquiries: 9976 1421 www.manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/art-gallerymuseum/ |