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LEGENDS AND LORE (SHORT FILM)

LEGENDS AND LORE (SHORT FILM)

01/07/2017 - 31/07/2017

Catch a range of short films curated especially for the Winter Arts Season at the Northbridge Piazza.A digital collection of artworks from Yirrkala, LEGENDS AND LORE Land and Sea.Situated 4560 kms north east of Perth lies Yirrkala, a small Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land, home to the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka art centre, a powerhouse of internationally recognised artists whose Yolngu (language) stems from their deep connection to land and sea. This exhibition will include barks and larrakitj – memorial poles – by celebrated and emerging artists from Yirrkala in Arnhem Land; an exhibition of eastern desert flora themes by artists Selina Teece Pwerl and Bernadine Johnston Kemarre accompanied by a selection of exquisite weaves from Noongar bush sculptor Janine McAullay Bott. Legends and Lore- land and sea is presented in collaboration with Artitja Fine Art. Based in South Fremantle Artitja Fine Art is a private gallery that aims in connecting cultures through art forms. Artitja was awarded the Corporate Social Responsibility Award at the 2016 Fremantle Business.