The Hervey Bay Regional Gallery will showcase two new exhibitions which examine our relationships with other species.
Cr David Lewis said the Fraser Coast had a colourful and vibrant cultural life, and the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery was helping to enhance that through its exhibitions and public programs.
“Our Fraser Coast Arts and Culture Strategy seeks to ensure that indigenous cultures are respected and celebrated, while also encouraging creativity and engagement across the community,” he said.
“The two new exhibitions opening at the gallery - The Dingo Project: Wongari and Fernando do Campo: To companion a companion – firmly align with our Arts and Culture Strategy.
“The Dingo Project: Wongari investigates the spiritual mythology and historical narratives that connect dingoes to Aboriginal Australia.
“Originally curated for Ngununggula in the NSW Southern Highlands, The Dingo Project: Wongari shifts the focus of Djon Mundine’s curatorial project to Butchulla country and the Wongari of K’gari.
Other artists included in the exhibition include Joel Barney, Mia Boe, Dan Boyd, Michael Cook, Judith Crispin, Karla Dickens, Blak Douglas, Maddison Gibbs, Warwick Keen, Teena McCarthy, Lin Onus and Jason Wing.
Launching alongside The Dingo Project: Wongari is To companion a companion, an exhibition by Fernando do Campo that proposes humans as a companion species to birds.
“To companion a companion is a playful exhibition of new work by Argentinean-Australian artist Fernando do Campo that proposes humans as a companion species to birds,” Gallery Director Ashleigh Whatling said.
“While many of our more adored and revered bird species are indigenous, others have been introduced into new landscapes as part of wider colonialist and nationalist projects.
“To companion a companion is a humorous, often cheeky, ode to the companion species that flit amongst us.”
Both exhibitions will be officially opened on Friday, March 10.
The exhibitions will close on May 21. Entry is free.
The HBRG is open from 10am to 4pm on Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 2pm on weekends and closed on Mondays.
