A recent exhibition of Aboriginal Artefacts at the British Museum in London, now on display at the NGA in Canberra, described Australia’s Aboriginal people as the oldest living continuous culture in the world, as well as one of the greatest.   Aboriginal people have been described as the world’s first scientists and Aboriginal art has been described as both the last and the first art movement of the 20th Century.  The art tells about the science and helps us understand how Aboriginal people were able to survive in Australia’s harsh environment for some 60,000 years with a skill set different to European culture, but exceptionally advanced. Di will talk about how contemporary Aboriginal art came to be and how it is far more than just ‘dots’.  She will explore the cultural and environmental background to artworks to appreciate the meaning behind the ‘modern’ paintings which have evolved from cultural practices, songs, dances, sand drawings and ochre paintings over rock walls for aeons.

Free Admission | Limited Seats | Doors Close at 6:40