The ENCOUNTERS PROJECT - Historic indigenous objects return to Australia

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27 February 2015 Last updated at 00:27

Historic indigenous objects return to Australia

A collection of rare objects, including a shield thought to have been picked up by Captain Cook in 1770, are set to return to Australia for the first time.

The exhibition is part of a new deal signed between the National Museum of Australia and the British Museum.
It will feature 151 indigenous objects, most of which have not been seen in Australia since they were collected.
National Museum director Mathew Trinca said the exhibition will "encourage Australians to consider their history".
'Remarkable treasures' "This is an important exhibition for our nation. It includes objects from the very earliest contacts between indigenous and non-indigenous people in this country right to the present day," Mr Trinca told the Canberra Times.
He said displaying the "remarkable treasures" was the culmination of "an extraordinary process of consultation with 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia over several years".
Peter Yu, chair of the National Museum Indigenous Advisory Committee, said: "Addressing these sometimes confronting issues and exploring the complex history of early encounters... is a crucial component of reconciliation."
The Encounters exhibition will open in November. It will be followed in 2016 by the British Museum's acclaimed A History of the World in 100 Objects and the third exhibition of the series will come to Canberra in 2018.
Arts Minister George Brandis welcomed the "significant" partnership, saying it will give Australians "a remarkable opportunity to view objects from the world's oldest national public museum".
"It will also encourage cultural exchange and provide a platform to showcase our rich Australian heritage to audiences overseas," he added.
The iconic Yumari canvas by renowned Papunya artist Uta Uta Tjangala is one of the National Museum objects being sent to the British Museum to be part of a sister exhibition.
Indigenous Australia: enduring civilisation, which opens in London in April, is the first in the UK devoted to the history and culture of both Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

Click on Encounters exhibition to explore this Project.

Details of Workshop and Exhibition below.   

Canberra

Workshop: 16–17 March 2015
Workshop with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives to discuss the Encounters exhibition and the Museum’s broader engagement with Indigenous communities.
Exhibition opens: 26 November 2015
Encounters opens at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra.
Conference: February 2016
Encounters conference at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra.
Exhibition closes: 28 March 2016
Encounters exhibition closes at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra.

Hartley Walks and Exhibition

Wiradjuri Traditional Art Exhibation

Dear Eskbank Friends,

We are very pleased to invite you to a special and unique exhibition at Eskbank House called Dhaga Ngiyanhi Ngan.Girra/Where we all Meet

Wiradjuri artists Lynette Riley and Diane Riley-McNaboe from Dubbo originally created this exhibition with the Western Plains Cultural Centre Dubbo.  Lithgow City Council and Mingaan Wiradjuri Aboriginal corporation have worked with the artists to bring this exhibition to Lithgow.

It includes headdresses and belts from grass and feathers, Kangaroo-skin cloaks and a possum-skin blanket, the only one of its kind made in the Wiradjuri area. The cloaks and blanket all contain poker and dye work telling stories of the people and the land.

For more information on the exhibition please go to the Eskbank House website
http://www.lithgow.com/eskbank/events.html

The exhibition runs from 2 April  - 4 May 2014.

The Official Opening to which you are all invited is at 2pm on Saturday 12 April with talks by the artists.

We look forward to seeing you all at Eskbank soon.

Cheers

Wendy

Wendy Hawkes | Cultural Development Officer
Community & Culture | LITHGOW CITY COUNCIL
PH (02) 6354 9999 | FAX (02) 6351 4259

What's on at Blue Mountains Cultural Centre

January Workshops and Programs

Sat 18 Jan:    NSW State Records Conservation Talk with Dominique Moussou. The exhibition, The Air Up There: Vintage Tourism in the Blue Mountains features paper-based objects from NSW State Records. Find out how State Records protect their collection, as well as ideas on how you can protect your collections in your own home.

1pm – 2.30pm Free Event. Bookings essential.



Tues 20 Jan:   Keepsake Postcard Workshops

Explore a range of creative techniques to make postcards as “Keepsakes”. The workshop includes a tour of the exhibitions, Keepsake and The Air Up There. Participants’ work will be exhibited in the Keepsake Postcard Exhibition from 25-27 January.

10 -12noon   Age: 5-8
1-3pm           Age: 8+

Cost: $20 ($30 per family); $15 InSight Members ($25 per family)



Wed 22 Jan:    Mobile Phone Photography

A full day introduction to mobile phone photography using an iPhone (iPad or Android device) with Keepsake Photographer David Brazil (see below for more information)

10 – 4.30pm  Age: 10+

Cost: $45; $40 InSight Members



 •• Postcards due for exhibition



Thur 23 Jan:    Make your own recycled “Snowdome”: or message in a bottle!

Is there an idea or memory that you’d like to capture and “keep” … bring along tiny treasures and a recycled round lidded bottle to create a small imaginary world as a “Keepsake”. This workshop will also include a tour of the exhibitions, Keepsake and The Air Up There.

10am -12 noon   Age: 6-8
1-3pm             Age: 8+

Cost: $20 ($30 per family); $15 InSight Members ($25 per family)



Fri 24 Jan:    E-Bling Workshop

Recycle electronic waste to make some very cool bling with Kathy O’Hara of Scrapture Studios! Items produced in this workshop can be submitted to the Waste to Art Exhibition at the Cultural Centre in March.

10am – 1pm        Age: 8+

Cost: $20 ($30 per family); $15 InSight Members ($25 per family)



Sat 25 Jan                Keepsake Postcard Exhibition and 2014 Summer Harvest Kitchen Workshops

Sun 26 Jan               Keepsake Postcard Exhibition and 2014 Summer Harvest Kitchen Workshops

Mon 27 Jan              Keepsake Postcard Exhibition


NB. The program will be continually updated so please do keep checking the website at http://bluemountainsculturalcentre.com.au/public-programs/ for what’s coming up and for more details as they become available.


Bookings essential for all events to 4780 5410.

An Irish Heritage: The Daltons of Orange

 Email below from Orange & District Historical Society.

Greetings all,

As our program comes together the excitement is beginning to mount.
We greatly appreciate your interest in the coming Dalton exhibition being organised by Orange and District Historical Society. This is a brief update about the exhibition and related events so you can make a note in your diary.

The exhibition opening will take place at 6 for 6.30pm at Duntryleague, Woodward Street, Orange, on Thursday 7 November. It will be opened by the Irish Consul-General Ms Caitriona Ingoldsby. This event will be by invitation.
The exhibition will continue daily from Friday 8 November until Sunday 17 November from 10am to 4pm. Entry will be $5 for adults and $3 for school children.
Included in the exhibition, in the adjoining Dalton and Cedar rooms, will be explanatory posters covering the lives of James Dalton Senior, his sons Thomas and James, their homes, the Orange Dalton Brothers’ store and flour mills, the Dalton pastoral empire, the Sydney import/export business, the family’s relationship with the Catholic Church, their support of the Irish cause, their homes and the younger generation, as well as photographs, documents and other items connected with the family.

During the exhibition period, the owners of five Dalton homes have agreed to host guided tours. They are:
Ammerdown: Friday 8 November, 9am, 10.30am, 1pm & 2.30pm
Knocklong: Wednesday 13 November, 10am, 11am, 2pm & 3pm
Mena: Friday 15 November, 11am and 2pm
Emly: Saturday 16 November, 2pm & 3pm
Galbally: Sunday 17 November, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
Tickets will cost $10 for one house, $15 for two, $20 for three, $25 for four and $30 for five. They must be bought ahead by contacting Dave & Julie Sykes, phone: 6362-1682 (email: sjsykes@bigpond.com), or Phil Stevenson on 0402 412 188 (email: ibiswines@bigpond.com). They may be picked up at Heritage Cottage, 148 March Street on Wednesdays 10-12.30pm and 2-4pm or elsewhere by prior arrangement. No tickets will be sold at the entrance to the houses.
This is a rare opportunity to visit these Dalton houses and marvel at the stunning architecture and rich interiors.

The society is also hosting two screenings of the popular 1927 silent movie about Orange, ‘The Way We Were’. This extremely rare movie had its premiere in Orange last year after lying forgotten under a house in Condobolin for many years. It shows Orange’s streets, shops, businesses and people as they were 86 years ago. It was so popular that we showed it six times to packed houses. Of particular interest to anyone with connections to the Dalton family is a glimpse of Dalton Brothers’ store, the Dalton flour mill in Peisley Street, and Michael Dalton with colleagues at Canobolas Shire Council.
The movie will be shown at 6.30 for 7pm at Odeon Cinema 5, William Street, Orange, on Sunday 3 November and Sunday 10 November. Tickets will cost $15. They must be bought ahead by contacting Dave & Julie Sykes, phone: 6362-1682 (email: djsykes@bigpond.com), or Phil Stevenson on 0402 412 188 (email: ibiswines@bigpond.com). They may be picked up at Heritage Cottage, 148 March Street on Wednesdays 10-12.30pm and 2-4pm. No tickets will be sold at the cinema.

We do hope that you can attend some or all of the above events. The exhibition, Dalton homes tours and the 1927 movie are the society’s major fund-raiser for the year. The funds generated will go towards our continuing work to preserve the history of Orange and District.
Many thanks to those who have provided us with information on the Daltons and associated families. We shall continue collecting Dalton history right up to and well beyond the exhibition dates. I am sure that we have barely scratched the surface of their amazing story.
Best regards

Phil Stevenson
0402412188
(For Liz Edwards, our Dalton project chair who is taking a well earned break travelling in Central Asia until 10th October)

Legends of Lithgow - Capturing the Lithgow community

The Zig-Zag railway, Lithgow Valley, 1873, drawn by C. Martens, image courtesy SLNSW

Organisation Name: Lithgow Library Learning Centre
Event Type: Exhibition
When: Saturday, 7 September 2013 to Friday, 20 September 2013 from 09:00 am to 06:00 pm (Monday to Friday), 09:00 am to 12:00 pm (Saturday)
Where: Lithgow Library Learning Centre, 157 Main Street , Lithgow
Cost: Free
Contact: Kay Shirt, 02 6352 9100, local.studies@lithgow.nsw.gov.au,

This display of photographs, family documents and ephemera donated to the library will provide a glimpse of the Lithgow community and show how the library is involved in preserving community heritage. The display will also include entries in the Lithgow Branch of the National Trust inaugural history competition. The display will be opened on Friday, 6 September with an address by Dr Margaret Penson on the role of the library in preserving Lithgow’s history.

How Yesterday Remembers Tomorrow opens at the new Blue Mountains City Gallery

How Yesterday Remembers Tomorrow exhibition opening night at Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, including Ms&Mr’s installation, Frame Drag 1988/2009/2024 (front) and Tony Schwensen’s Attempting to approach fanaticism-Red Sox (back).

How Yesterday Remembers Tomorrow opened last Friday night to much success at the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery, part of the new Blue Mountains Cultural Centre. The Centre, which opened on 17 November 2012, joins the growing network of regional art galleries in NSW and will feature quality curated, local, regional and national touring exhibitions in addition to educational programs for the community.

Officially opened by Dr Blair French, Executive Director, Artspace with Paul Brinkman, Director of the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, How Yesterday Remembers Tomorrow was well received by the diverse audience in attendance on the night - from toddlers to seniors and all in between. In positioning the exhibition within this new space, Artspace and How Yesterday Remembers Tomorrow curator, Mark Feary makes a poignant reflection upon how an art practice shifts and changes over time.

Featuring work by six contemporary Australian artists and artist partnerships who are past recipients of the Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship for emerging artists, the exhibition presents early works alongside more recent projects and includes work by Lauren Brincat, Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro, Todd McMillan, Ms&Mr, Tony Schwensen and Sam Smith.

The exhibition highlights how artists’ practices develop over time through sustained research, experimentation and refinement - a theme particularly relevant to the large population of emerging and established artists the Mountains boasts.

Accompanying the exhibition is Close to Home, curated by the Centre’s Rilka Oakley, which showcases the work of contemporary artists residing in the Blue Mountains region, working in a variety of media including digital animation and embroidery.

How Yesterday Remembers Tomorrow is on at the Blue Mountains City Gallery until 17 March from where it will tour to its final venue, Redland Art Gallery in Cleveland, QLD from 10 April.

FIRE in the MINE - Lithgow State Mine Exhibition

Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum - Celebrating the Centenary

For SAF Centenary Programme click here.

For LSAFM Invitation click here.

Riding high for a new vista of Orange

Riding high for a new vista of Orange

  View Orange, the society’s special project for 2012, has achieved much in the first half of the year, and offers some real treats in the coming months.

   Thanks to our very generous sponsor, Coates Hire, two panoramic photographs of Orange were taken by Orange professional photographer Alf Manciagli and Scott Gilbank on 1 May. The weather was perfect, with a fine showing of autumn colour enhancing the photos.

   One photo was taken from the vicinity of the former Dalton’s flour mill in Peisley Street, where the previous one was taken in 1908. 

   A second was taken from behind the Fire Station in Summer Street, from whose tower previous photos were taken.

   Society president Phil Stevenson said the retaking of panoramic photos of Orange was a timely event and would add greatly in years to come to the city’s archives of historic photos.

     “It was great to retake an iconic photograph of Orange as part of the View Orange project,” he said.    “I sincerely thank Vince Lamond of Coates Hire, and photographers Scott Gilbank and Alf Manciagli for supporting us in this venture. We could not have attempted it without them.”

Beautiful as the autumn colour is decided to have a further photoshoot soon because winter photos will allow clearer views of the city.

Seminar
  The second seminar to assist people in identifying, dating and preserving their photographs was held on 16 June. It was a successful day, following the earlier seminar held in March.

   To ensure that no-one misses out on this valuable information day, a final seminar will be held on Tuesday, 18 September from 6.30-9.30pm at Orange City Bowling Club.

1927 movie

   A real treat will be the screening at the Odeon Cinemas in William Street on Wednesday, 1 August of a rare silent movie about Orange, dating from 1927. The movie was discovered by former employee of the Strand Theatre Alan Press, when he worked there in the 1960s.

   It has recently been digitised by the National Film and Sound Archives so that people can see remarkable images of what Orange was like 85 years ago. 

   Society member Ross Maroney has spent a great deal of time examining the images to ensure that the inter-titles have been correctly named and placed.

   The screening of the movie will be a gala event, and a major fund-raiser for the society.
   Refreshments will be served in the foyer prior to the screening and it is hoped that Alan Press and representatives rom the National Film and Sound Archives will be present.

   All members of the society, and the general public, are warmly invited to attend. The cost of $20 will help boost the society’s funds so that it can continue with its work of preserving local history in all its forms.

   Tickets will go on sale on July 2 at Collins Booksellers: mark 1 August in your diaries!

Exhibition 
   The final View Orange event for the year will be an exhibition of historic photographs from the society’s collection and the CWD Negative Collection.

  The exhibition will take place in Orange TAFE College’s exhibition room. It will be opened in the evening of Wednesday, 26 September and continue daily for several days.

 Historic photographs from the society’s collection will be displayed as well as a special segment on Orange in the 1960s, using photographs from the CWD Negative Collection.

  As well, viewers will be able to compare the original panoramic photographs of Orange with the recent ones taken on behalf of the society.

  There will also be a segment on renowned Orange photographer William Bursle.

Ref: Orange & District Historical Society newsletter - Winter 2012 click to view newsletter

Lithgow Small Arms Factory Centenary - Colonial Weapons Exhibition

Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum is hosting an exhibition of antique and colonial weapons from members of the Antique Arms Collectors Society of Australia. The opening will begin at 11.30am and talks and demonstrations from 1.00pm on Saturday 29 September 2012. Pre-booking for the opening would be appreciated.

When: Monday 24 September to Sunday 27 October 2012
Where: Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum. 69 Methven Street, Lithgow
Email: lithgowsafmuseum@ozemail.com.au

Ref: M&G NSW News 1 August 2012

Powerhouse Museum regional object loans

   
Albert Kersten Mining and Minerals Museum, Broken Hill
Mineral specimens in The Hill that changed the Nation exhibition

Australian Motorlife Museum, Wollongong
Sectioned Chrysler chassis will go on loan for 12 months from 30 April
Tumbarumba Historical Society
Objects from the Southern Cloud aircraft

Friends of Grossman House, Brough House, MaitlandBee keeping equipment will go on loan for display 18–30 April for the Amazing Bees exhibition, a contribution of JW and WS Pender to the Australasian Bee Industry and part of the National Trust Heritage Festival                

Lithgow Small Arms Factory, Lithgow
McCrudden machine gun

Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree
A slouch hat will go on loan 19 April – 20 May  in Taree Rotary’s Hat exhibition

Newcastle Regional Museum, Newcastle
Presentation trowel, x-ray tube and reed organ

Penrith Regional Gallery and the Lewers Bequest, Penrith
3 doll tableaux on display in the Hello Dollies exhibition

Sydney Tramway Museum, Loftus
O Class tram

TAFE NSW Western Institute, Broken Hill
Loco model on display

Trainworks, Thirlmere
Governor General’s carriage

Exhibition of Union Banners

Image: Ray Christison

The City of Greater Lithgow Mining Museum is currently hosting an exhibition of Union Banners from the Sydney Trades Hall. See flyer above and photos on flickr post.

When: Open Every Weekend until October 1012

Contact: Phone: 6353 1513  Email: statemin@lisp.com.au

Ref: Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park www.statemine.org.au

Rylstone's Bridge View Inn Painted Mural

As an event for Heritage Week 2012, the Rylstone and District Historical Society is having an open day for the public to see the progress of the work to clean and stabilise the mural. Some new parts have been exposed.

 View a slide presentation of the project here.

When: Sunday 22nd April, 2012

Where: Bridge View Inn, 28-30 Louee Street, Rylstone

How Yesterday Remembers Tomorrow at Orange Regional Gallery

Last week was filled with busy preparation for the launch of our new touring exhibition, How Yesterday Remembers Tomorrow. Opening at Orange Regional Gallery on Friday 23 March, the exhibition features the works of six contemporary Australian artists and collaborative partnerships who are all past recipients of the Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship for emerging artists, presenting their early works alongside recent projects to exemplify how an artist's practice develops over time through research, experimentation and refinement.

 Read more . . .

Regional Stakeholders Consultation Day

Re         25 November              Regional Stakeholders Consultation Day
9.30 am – 4.30 pm      Target Theatre, Powerhouse Museum, Harris Street
          
The Powerhouse Museum will be holding our annual Regional Stakeholders Consultation Day on Friday 25 November 2011 in the Target Theatre.

This meeting aims to share current work at the Powerhouse Museum and other State Cultural Heritage Institutions and provide opportunities for regional heritage organisations to give feedback and discuss planning for 2012. This will include a forum in the afternoon and will be open to all who are interested.  We hope it will support better planning of outreach programs offered to regional organisations and more collaboration and integration of programs across the sector in 2012 and beyond. Apart from the Powerhouse staff there will be representatives from Australian Museum, State Library, Historic Houses Trust, State Records, Museums and Galleries NSW.

You are invited to attend and take part in the discussions. The program will include four panel sessions designed to encourage discussion and the topics to be featured are

Protocols and policies for working with Indigenous communities and collections
Touring regional product, collaboration, and exhibition and program development
Research and interpretation for school and community engagement

Please advise Einar Docker, 02 9217 0412 or email einard@phm.gov.au  if you are wish to attend. There is no cost but bookings are essential.

If you would like further information you can contact myself on 1800 882 092 or by email rebeccap@phm.gov.au.

Yours sincerely


Rebecca Pinchin
Regional Services

Phone 02 9217 0220
Free call 1800 882 092
rebeccap@phm.gov.au

IMAGinE awards 2011 - inspiring museums & galleries in excellence

The IMAGinE awards are an annual event that strengthen and promote the NSW and ACT museum and gallery sector by celebrating the wonderful institutions, collections, exhibitions, education programs, outreach projects and individuals that make up our industry.

With the awards closing date fast approaching on Tuesday 30 August, now is the time to get those nominations in! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to create great exposure for your organisation and gain recognition amongst the museum and gallery sector. Past awards winners have used their success to gain media coverage, raise the profile of their museum or gallery in their community and as an advocacy tool to funding bodies.

You can nominate for Collection Management, Exhibitions & Public Engagement, Education & Audience Development and Individual Achievement. These categories are broken down into four sections depending on the size of your organisation.

Nomination forms can be downloaded from the M&G NSW website: http://mgnsw.org.au/sector_development/imagine_awards_2011/

Nominations close on Tuesday, 30 August 2011 (nominations postmarked with this date will also be accepted). Winners will be announced at a gala event to be held at the Australian Museum on the evening of Friday 30 September.

The IMAGinE awards are presented by Museums & Galleries NSW in partnership with Regional & Public Galleries NSW, Museums Australia NSW and Museums Australia ACT.

Source: can-notices newsletter

Half a World Away

The exhibition and the book Half a World Away; Postwar Migration to the Orange District 1948-1965 is the culmination of a heritage study drawing together the people of Orange, the NSW Migration Heritage Centre, Arts NSW and Orange City Council.
Today, four out of ten people in New South Wales are either migrants or the children of migrants. As migrants age, it is vital their stories and cultures are recorded.
Since the 1830s, migrants have made a remarkable contribution to the settlement and development of Orange. Following the Second World War, many migrants from Europe made their home in Orange, transforming the economy, culture and landscape of the city and its surrounds.
The arrival of the first post World War II European migrants in the Orange district in 1948 heralded significant changes in the life of the city. As the newcomers found jobs, built homes and settled into their new lives, the city developed with them. During the next two decades, when post World War II migration to Australia reached its peak, Orange expanded from a quiet centre of about 14,000 inhabitants to one of the most dynamic and successful cities in inland NSW.
Half a World Away is a tribute to the hundreds of families from Europe and the United Kingdom who exchanged conflict, uncertainty and economic chaos for a stable, prosperous lifestyle in the Orange district. Their journey was often not an easy one but their spirit and tenacity prevailed and Orange is much the richer for their presence.

Source:  Central NSW Museums

This Month at Bathurst Regional Arts Gallery

Michael Esson: Mixed Metaphors - A Drawing Survey:
Until June 19
A survey exhibition of the work of Michael Esson, whose highly original drawings and installations focus on the figure and drawing practice as forensic investigation. Spanning 30 years, Michael's oeuvre has encompassed a long term exploration of the human figure and concepts of human mortality, and is underpinned by a search for cultural and physical identity.
 
Field work: Abstraction and the permanent collection: Until June 19
Field Work investigates how abstraction remains a vital and relevant force in contemporary Australian art and includes paintings by Ildiko Kovaks, Raquel Mazzina, David Serisier and Dick Watkins; Sculptures by Lionel Bawden and Hui Selwood; and paintings by Clinton Nairn and Dale Frank on loan from the Verghis Collection.
 
Karen Golland: Two Inches Off The Ground: Until June 19
Works created using familiar domestic materials by Bathurst based artist Karen Golland.
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 70-78 Keppel St, Bathurst. Call (02) 6333 6555 or visit www.bathurstart.com.au

This Month at Orange Regional Gallery

Surface Tension: Until June 12 2011
This exhibition includes forty seven works produced by Euan Macleod between 1991 and 2009. Euan Macleod is one of Australia's most renowned contemporary painters with major works held in public galleries, corporations and private collections. A Tweed River Art Gallery touring exhibition curated by Gavin Wilson.
 
Life and Death - The Metaphysical Art of Wolfgang Grasse: Until Sunday June 26
Born in Dresden, Germany in 1930, the late Wolfgang Grasse created magical canvases in the
Fantastic Realist Style which reflected on his expereinces in World War II and his subsequent
voyages across the world. Curated by Damien Michaels and Alan Sisley.

Palimpsests:Muse as Directed: Until June 26
Palimpsests refer to memory. The art of Bill Davis looks like carbon copies - ephemeral images
floating on a black plane, with white annotations simialr to those makde by a professor at work. The viewer is invited to decipher their meanings and memories and to enjoy their formal beauty.
Orange Regional Gallery, Byng St, Orange. Call (02) 6393 8136 or visit www.org.nsw.gov.au.