Emerging Curators Development Program

Our upcoming exhibitions 'Cyber Culture' and 'Resting Place Stories of Deen Maar' showcases the journey of two young local artists as they step into the role of curators under the guidance of professional arts workers. 

Amelia Bell, mentored by cultural artist and arts practitioner Sherry Johnstone, and Rose Owen, mentored by the Hamilton Art Gallery have been learning the processes required to launch an exhibition. 

Witness the culmination of the MVG Emerging Curators Development Program as you explore their first exhibition.

The MVG Emerging Curators Development Program and its exhibitions have been supported by VicHealth Jumpstart Fund. 

Cyber Culture Exhibition

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'Cyber Culture' responds to the complexities of living in a digital era, where brushstrokes and pixels coalesce to capture the essence of our evolving word, inviting viewers to contemplate the influence of the internet on their day to day lives. 

Featuring new artworks from young local artists:

Chelsea Crawley-Walsh
Taylah Fenwick
Emmerson Huf
Shannon Johnson
Fern Knowles
Lexi Lee
Gwen Marshall
Hayley Whittington

Curated by Rose Owen

Viewing the Exhibition 

'Cyber Culture' will be showing online in the Moyne Virtual Gallery (MVG) from 27 August to 27 October.

The work will be exhibited at a preview event held at Koroit Theatre, 149 Commercial Road from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 September. Opening times are as follows:

Friday 8 September 5:30pm to 7pm
Saturday 9 September 10am to 4pm
Sunday 10 September 10am to 4pm

FREE Interactive Digital Art Workshop

Saturday 9 September
10am to 12midday
2pm to 4pm
Koroit Theatre, 149 Commercial Road KOROIT
Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/CKUEM
Note: Spaces limited, bookings essential

'Resting Place Stories of Deen Maar' Exhibition

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Deen Maar is also known as Lady Julia Percy Island, situated off the coast between Port Fairy and Portland. It is also known to the Aboriginal people as ‘Tarn Wirring’ meaning road of the spirits, describing a passage between the land and the island where the spirit of deceased Aboriginal people go for their final resting place.Inviting you to immerse yourself in our ancient Aboriginal belief system, coastal wonders and a spiritual journey.

Featuring new artworks from First Nations artists:

Photographic work by:
Billy Bell - Gunditjmara Country

Traditional weaving by:
Sandra Aitkin – Gunditjmara Country

Artworks by:
Peta Knowles - Gunditjmara Country 
Amira Nicholson - Gunditjmara Country

Recorded Storytelling by:
Shane Bell – Gunditjmara Country
Tyson Lovett Murray – Gunditjmara Country
Ashley Cozens - Gunditjmara Country

Curated by Amelia Bell – Gunditjmara Country

Viewing the Exhibition 

'Resting Place Stories of Deen Maar' will be showing online in the Moyne Virtual Gallery (MVG) from 27 August to 27 October.

The work will be exhibited at a preview event held at Koroit Theatre, 149 Commercial Road from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 September. Opening times are as follows:

Friday 8 September 5:30pm to 7pm
Saturday 9 September 10am to 4pm
Sunday 10 September 10am to 4pm

FREE Indigenous Art Workshops

Traditional Weaving Workshop, Guided by Gilgar Gunditj artist Sandra Aitkin
Sunday 10 September
10am to 2pm
Koroit Theatre, 149 Commercial Road KOROIT
Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/CKUFD
Note: Spaces limited, bookings essential 

Learn traditions and techniques of indigenous art. Participants will be guided by Gunditjmara artist Peta Knowles to create their own masterpiece.
Sunday 10 September
2:30pm to 4:30pm
Koroit Theatre, 149 Commercial Road KOROIT
Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/CKUFM
Note: Spaces limited, bookings essential 

 

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