To Aboriginal and Islander artists, arts professionals and cultural keepers working at a state, national and international level, the 60/40 vote of NO in November’s Referendum, was no real surprise. So, what now, what are our First Nations peoples worth, and to whom? How do Aboriginal and Islander peoples continue to challenge our Australian society post-Referendum; about our Truth, our Cultures, our Stories, and our lived-experience points of view, when it’s clear that ‘Australia’ still needs this?
“Why should Aboriginal and Islander people, care?”— Ron Bradfield Jnr
Join host Ron Bradfield Jnr (Community Engagement Coordinator, JCG) in the Bankwest Theatre at John Curtin Gallery and panelists:
- Zali Morgan (Curator of N’yettin-ngal Wagur – Yeye Wongie)
- Michael Bonner (Filmmaker archaeologist and Berndt Museum Curator: Jintulu Exhibition, 2024)
- Ilona McGuire (Artist and Creative Producer at Fremantle Biennale & First Lights)
- Dr Carol Dowling (Associate Lecturer – Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Radio Producer, Foster mother, and twin sister to Portrait artist, Julie Dowling)
- Mr Stephen Loo (Senior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisor to Boola Bardip and The Dept of Communities)
Image: Brett Nannup, Plate 1 – 2, 2024, intaglio print, ink on paper, 63 x 63cm.
