NAIDOC Week City of Melbourne Art Tour with Jason Eades
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In celebration of NAIDOC Week, we invite you to join Jason Eades, Director of Aboriginal Melbourne, for a tour of artwork by First Nations artists located in Melbourne Town Hall and the nearby Aboriginal Melbourne office. For over two decades, the City of Melbourne has maintained a strong focus on acquiring stellar artwork by urban-based First Nations artists. This conscious effort has resulted in the most significant collection of its kind among the capital city collections of Australia.Please meet at 12.15pm at the administration door of Melbourne Town Hall (120 Swanston Street) in order to complete check in with security concierge. The tour will take place from 12.30pm-1.30pm.
Artworks: Mandy Nicholson (Wurundjeri-willam), 'Wurundjeri Biik, yalinguth, yalingbu, yirramboi [Wurundjeri Country, yesterday, today, tomorrow]', 2021, dyed wool and cotton tapestry
Georgia MacGuire (Wurundjeri), 'Ill-fitted Young', 2013, paper bark, plaster bandage
Location
Melbourne Town Hall, Administration Building
120 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000