(Update for the Hmong-Australia Resource Page)
Presented by James Cook Univeristy
Press release:
"Migrants from the Mountains", an exhibition featuring the costume art
of the Hmong people of Mainland Southeast Asia will open at the Gabriel
Gallery on the 22nd August, continuing until 8th September.
"Migrants from the Mountains" was devised by Professor Phillip Courtenay and Dr Maria Wronska-Friend from James Cook University in Townsville. It was prepared with the enthusiastic support of the Hmong Community of North Queensland who have lent many private heirlooms which are to be displayed for the first time. These items include story telling embroideries, ceremonial jewellery and brightly coloured costumes adorned with metal trinkets.
"Migrants from the Mountains" presents these treasured costumes and jewellery from Hmong homelands, alongside work created while exiled in refugee camps and since settlement in Australia. These beautiful and carefully crafted objects are a testament to the resolve of the Hmong who have managed to maintain their cultural traditions in the wake of extraordinary upheaval.
Coinciding with "Migrants from the Mountains" will be a display organised by the Gabriel Gallery which features costumes and craft created by the Hmong Community of Melbourne.
Exhibition in Melbourne
"Migrants from the Mountains" will be open weekdays 9 am to 5 pm and weekends 12 to 4 pm. The Gabriel Gallery is situated at the Footscray Community Arts Centre, 45 Moreland Street, Footscray.
"The Gabriel Gallery" supports and promotes cultural diversity, showcasing the work of visual artists newly arrived in Australia.
For enquiries about the Exhbition in Melbourne, contact Carmen Grostal on 9689 5677
or email Footscray Community Arts
Australian Touring Programs for Migrants from the Mountains:
11 Nov - 17 Dec 1985
Cairns: Regional Art Gallery, Queensland
12 Apr - 12 May 1996
Townsville: Pere Tucker Gallery
22 Aug - 8 Sep 1996
Melbourne: Footscray Community Centre
16 Sep - 2 Oct 1996
Adelaide: National Textile Museum of Australia
10 Oct - 31 Oct 1996
Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
8 Nov - 24 Nov 1996
Canberra: High Court of Australia
6 Jan - 2 Feb 1997
Stanthorpe: Regional Art Gallery
13 Feb - 1 March 1997
Sydney: Headmasters Gallery
For more information about the touring program, please contact: The Director for Centre for East & Southeast Asian Studies, James Cook Univeristy: Professor Philip Courtenay
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