Come to Barwon Park Mansion for this exciting program lead by Wadawurrung woman and multidisciplinary visual artist Dr Deanne Gilson.
Learn about how the Wadawurrung people survived through hunting, fishing, and sourcing food from the land.
Under the guidance of Deanne, create a paper eel trap and paint an eel, exploring the textures and colours of natural ochre.
‘Wayngurrla’ – a centrepiece exhibition
Inside the mansion, a centrepiece exhibition titled ‘Wayngurrla’ a Wadawurrung word meaning ‘to make good’ pays homage to the reciprocal relationships betweenWadawrruung kin kin bil and the Austin family, acknowledging Elizabeth’s kindness of spirit on the land of our ancestors. Exhibiting works by Aunty Marlene Gilson OAM and Dr Deanne Gilson, the exhibition offer visitors a moving and important encounter with First Nations storytelling. Aunty Marlene’s distinctive paintings reframe Australian colonial history through a Wadawurrung lens, and ‘Wayngurrla’ sits in dialogue with the mansion’s own complex story.
