Ancestral power and the aesthetic: Arnhem Land paintings and objects from the Donald Thomson Collection
Donald Thomson's research was innovative for its time and the resulting collection remains dynamic and inspiring. Ancestral power and the aesthetic explores through the Thomson collection and research the complex understandings of place, history and experience in the art and culture of Arnhem Land.
Date: 11 Nov 2011 to 12 Feb 2012
Our Children Our Future
Our Children Our Future is an exhibition by Koorie children and youth that celebrates the strength, diversity and vibrancy of Victorian Aboriginal culture. It is the result of a collaborative project between the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA), Aboriginal Elders, artists and community members from across the state. VACCA provide a series of creative workshops for Koorie children to spend time with Elders, artists and community members to learn about their culture and interpret them through song, dance and visual art. Many of the children's achievements from the workshops are on display in Our Children Our Future.
Date: 11 Nov 2011 to 5 Feb 2012
Summer school holiday program: Tiddalik the Thirsty Frog
Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum presents a fun filled summer school holidays with Tiddalik the Thirsty Frog. Laugh, dance and sing along with Tiddalik in a lively performance, meet some real native Victorian frogs and make your own frog mask with beautiful Victorian Aboriginal art designs. Tiddalik is a Victorian Aboriginal creation story belonging to the Gunai people of Gippsland. The story follows the thirst of a small frog whose greed has him drinking all of the world's water, leaving all the animals and plants thirsty and withering. How will the animals force Tiddalik to return the water? A wise old wombat suggests that if they can make the giant, bloated frog laugh he will spill out all of the water. Will they make Tiddalik laugh?
Date: 24 December 2011 to 31 January 2012 (Tiddalik performances from 3 to 31 Jan at 11.30am, 1pm and 2pm with no show on Saturdays or Australia Day)
Donald Thomson's research was innovative for its time and the resulting collection remains dynamic and inspiring. Ancestral power and the aesthetic explores through the Thomson collection and research the complex understandings of place, history and experience in the art and culture of Arnhem Land.
Date: 11 Nov 2011 to 12 Feb 2012
Our Children Our Future
Our Children Our Future is an exhibition by Koorie children and youth that celebrates the strength, diversity and vibrancy of Victorian Aboriginal culture. It is the result of a collaborative project between the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA), Aboriginal Elders, artists and community members from across the state. VACCA provide a series of creative workshops for Koorie children to spend time with Elders, artists and community members to learn about their culture and interpret them through song, dance and visual art. Many of the children's achievements from the workshops are on display in Our Children Our Future.
Date: 11 Nov 2011 to 5 Feb 2012
Summer school holiday program: Tiddalik the Thirsty Frog
Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum presents a fun filled summer school holidays with Tiddalik the Thirsty Frog. Laugh, dance and sing along with Tiddalik in a lively performance, meet some real native Victorian frogs and make your own frog mask with beautiful Victorian Aboriginal art designs. Tiddalik is a Victorian Aboriginal creation story belonging to the Gunai people of Gippsland. The story follows the thirst of a small frog whose greed has him drinking all of the world's water, leaving all the animals and plants thirsty and withering. How will the animals force Tiddalik to return the water? A wise old wombat suggests that if they can make the giant, bloated frog laugh he will spill out all of the water. Will they make Tiddalik laugh?
Date: 24 December 2011 to 31 January 2012 (Tiddalik performances from 3 to 31 Jan at 11.30am, 1pm and 2pm with no show on Saturdays or Australia Day)
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