BURRINJA GALLERY
(including The Tall Hall and Collection galleries)

ABORIGINAL ART ACROSS AUSTRALIA
An exhibition of key works from the Burrinja – Shire of Yarra Ranges Indigenous Collection

Aboriginal art has its roots in a very ancient culture, but artists today are also expressing issues of social justice, cultural practices and spirituality born from the last two hundred years of colonisation. Curated by Tiriki Onus, this exhibition aims to highlight the vast diversity in Aboriginal cultural and artistic practice across Australia. This feature exhibition includes many significant Collection and loan works that have not been exhibited at Burrinja for over five years, giving the viewer an overview of Aboriginal art from five major regions of Australia. Traditional and contemporary works from both established and emerging artists have been chosen for the exhibition. The artists represented include some of the most internationally respected artists in Australia.

Aboriginal Art across Australia features:

1. Key works on bark and canvas from Western Arnhem land that depict the rich cultural and artistic traditions of this important region.
2. Central desert works by Gloria Petyarre, Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula, demonstrating themeanings woven within the seemingly abstract forms and often vivid colours of this seminal region for Aboriginal art.
3. Paintings from the Kimberley on board and on canvas; from major works by Rover Thomas and Queenie McKenzie, to a dance board by Paddy Bedford painted in his inimitable style and an important new work by Senior Ngarinyin law man Jack Dale.
4. Major works by Lin Onus – demonstrating a remarkable pastiche of the traditional and the contemporary, melding seamlessly into unique statements of culture, aesthetic and politics by this internationally renowned south-eastern artist.
5. A series of works by Michael Aspinal from the Yalata region in SA that are not only original in composition, but which also bring wonderful humour to the indigenous cultural landscape.
   Film: Jack Dale - Mengenen.
   

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REGULAR MUSIC EVENTS

Sunday August 7th
YANAGANG presents : CLASSICS IN BURRINJA CAFE
Burrinja is pleased to again partner with Yanagang in bringing you Classics in Burrinja Cafe. We invite you to start the month with an informal FREE concert of work from some of the country's leading contemporary classical musicians, featuring European and Oz classics. At each of the music afternoons. professional performers will include a work by an Australian composer. Head down to the Burrinja Cafe on the first Sunday of each month and enjoy a relaxing hour or two talking with friends, composers, performers and listening to the music.

Classics in Burrinja Cafe. Time 2.30pm to 4pm. Free Entry.