Before time today: Reinventing Tradition in Aboriginal Art from Aurukun

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.07.10

Gallery: University of Queensland Art Museum
Dates: 11.09.10 : 18.11.09

Date: 11 September – 28 November 2010
Time: 10:00 - 16:00 daily
Venue: UQ Art Museum, Building No. 11, St Lucia Campus
Reinventing Tradition in Aboriginal Art from Aurukun

The exhibition focuses on the art from Cape York’s Aurukun community, involving Wik, Kugu and associated peoples.

The exhibition provides insight into the life and culture surrounding Aurukun’s outstanding carving tradition, and how this tradition has inspired, in today’s community, a flourishing new chapter of art production across a range of media: painting, sculpture, weaving and works on paper. Initiated in response to collections of Aurukun art in the UQ Anthropology Museum and UQ Art Museum, the exhibition brings together historical pieces and significant examples of contemporary Aurukun art from public art and cultural institutions.

A University of Queensland Press publication will accompany this major exhibition.

Curator: Dr Sally Butler, The University of Queensland

Before time today: Reinventing Tradition in Aboriginal Art from Aurukun is a key event in The University of Queensland’s Centenary year.

URL: http://www.uq.edu.au/centenary/before-time-today

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Contact Details

Gallery: University of Queensland Art Museum
Contact: Dr Campbell Gray
Email: artmuseum@uq.edu.au
Telephone: +61 7 3365 3046
Address: The University of Queensland Art Museum St Lucia Brisbane 4067 QLD

 

 

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