'NGURRUWARRA / DERNDERNYIN' Audience Research Yarn at Queensland Museum
Research workshop for Indigenous students exploring the audience experiences of an Indigenous art-science exhibition and creative programs
Date and time
Location
Queensland Museum
Melbourne Street South Brisbane, QLD 4101 AustraliaAgenda
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Artists in Conversation
12:00 PM
Meet the artists (with lunch and viewing of the artwork)
2:00 AM
Group yarn about the artwork and our experiences
About this event
Following on from our evaluation of audience experiences at Queensland Museum last year for Mangal Bungal/Connections Across the Coral Sea we did with a group of CAIA staff and students, we are inviting you to participate in another opportunity to evaluate audience experiences for Ngurruwarra/Derndernyin which will be open from the 3rd May to the 24th November 2024.
Queensland Museum in Brisbane is currently showing the artwork ‘Ngurruwarra/ Derndernyin Stone Fish Traps Of The Wellesley Islands’. This artwork was commissioned by the Centre of Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) to celebrate the relationships between Traditional Owners and researchers working on Country. The Wellesley Island Rangers and CABAH researchers have been working together to better understand the Stone-walled intertidal fish traps found across the islands and document the Indigenous knowledges related to them but also understand how to monitor the health of fish traps and protect these extraordinary cultural landscapes into the future. The artwork was created collaboratively by ten Kaiadilt, Lardil and Gangalidda artists. Each artist painted multiple sections of the canvas, with artists negotiating with each other to ensure continuity of story across the canvas. Between them, the artists, are custodians of a deep-seated knowledge of Country. Information on this exhibition can be found here: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/kurilpa/whats-on/ngurruwarra-derndernyin
What is the research about?
The aim of the research is to investigate how creative experiences can engage different people in Kaiadilt, Lardil, Yangkaal and Gangalidda cultural stories and knowledge. We want to find out how these creative experiences enrich people’s understanding of the deep history of Country across the Wellesley Islands.
We want the results of this research to support better policies and practices for museums to engage with communities that have been excluded from Australian cultural institutions, including Indigenous communities.
We are interested in understanding how audiences of Queensland Museum respond to the exhibition, and we would like to invite you to collaborate with us on this research. We are inviting you to because the artists are particularly interested in how other Indigenous Australians connect with their artwork. The artists are interested in hearing examples of how their artwork makes people feel.
What next?
It will not cost you anything to participate, you will be paid $250 for your time, and we will provide light refreshments during the workshop. Places to this workshop are limited. To express your interest in participating, please sign up via Eventbrite.
If you have any questions about the research or if you are interested in having a conversation about this research, and how you and your community could be involved, please contact Ngugi woman Stephanie Beaupark via email beaupark@uow.edu.au for more information. Stephanie will email you with more information about the structure of the day once you sign up.
Please note, participation in the research is not a requirement of your course, and there will be no impact on your studies if you choose not to participate in the research.
We are looking forward to working with you!
Stephanie Beaupark (Ngugi)
Research Associate
Lizzie Muller
Associate Professor