Opening for the first time at the Old Perth Boys’ School, Once Known, presents a selection of meticulous reproductions of the delicate and treasured artworks created by Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families and detained at the Carrolup Native Settlement in the 1940s.
Exhibition Title: Once Known
Exhibition Open: April 2025
Location: 139 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000
Supported By: Boorloo Heritage Festival
Lost overseas for more than 60 years these artworks have come home to Noongar Boodjar and are an opportunity for sharing truth, healing and reconciliation. The works tell the story of the creativity and resilience of the Carrolup children and offer a glimpse into their powerful, unbroken connection to country.
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The Carrolup Story
The Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup Artwork is a unique collection of artworks created by Aboriginal children of the Stolen Generations in the 1940s at the Carrolup Native Settlement in Western Australia. This is the story of those artworks.
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The Katijin Coolungah [Seek and See What Was and What Can Be] Education Program is a creative and engaging learning experience for primary and secondary students
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When you support the The Carrolup Centre for Truth-telling, you help make tomorrow better through the transformative power of art.
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Curtin University is embarking on a project to create a dedicated home for these artworks that will become a centre for truth-telling, healing and reconciliation.
