Contemporary Songlines | Dhakkan/Mundagudda and Maroochy Project
Listen as project creator Aunty Jude Hammond yarns about the project that has been on the go for the past year. Culminating in an exhibition at Caloundra Regional Gallery where the artwork of students from across the regions and women's groups are on display.
This year-long collaborative First Nations student/youth and women’s exhibition showcases our First Nations regional artists’ collective stories and culture.
Project creator, lead and cultural arts project curator, Aunty Jude Hammond (Gunggari/Kamilaroi), with support of Jaiva Davis (Gubbi Gubbi) First Nations cultural arts trainee for Project and Integrated Family and Youth Services (ifys), now based at North Coast Aboriginal Corp. for Commiunity Health (NCACCH), has worked with four schools across the region, Burnside, Caloundra, Maroochydore and Noosa District, and ifys Youth as well as First Nations Women's Art Group, to create individual ceramic/metal Songline sculptures; sharing their connections to place, people and ancestors.
This project is proudly supported by Queensland Government's Grow First Nations Arts Grant, Sunshine Coast Council Major Grant & Caloundra Regional Gallery with partners, Aunty Jude Hammond, Project Creator, Curator and Mentor to Jaiva Davis, Project & ifys First Nations Cultural Arts Trainee, Cooroy Butter Factory Art Centre, First Nations Women's Ceramic Group, North Coast Aboriginal Corp. for Community Health (NCACCH), & Integrated Family & Youth Services Youth (ifys), Elders and community who assisted with the projects and with Burnside, Caloundra, Maroochydore and Noosa District State High Schools Students and Staff.