Scottish Australia returns to Ballarat Gallery

From the First Fleet to Federation, the Art Gallery of Ballarat launches its largest exhibition yet.
[This is archived content and may not display in the originally intended format.]

Alexander Sinclair by artist Joseph Backler (1846). Image via Art Gallery of Ballarat. 

For Auld Lang Syne: Images of Scottish Australia from First Fleet to Federation was launched Friday 11 April and will be on show at the Art Gallery of Ballarat until Sunday 27 July.


‘The exhibition takes the viewer on a journey from First Fleet to Federation, delving into details such as fashion, sport, high art and whiskey and bringing all manner of curious stories to the surface,’ said Art Gallery of Ballarat Director Gordon Morrison.

Unlock Padlock Icon

Unlock this content?

Access this content and more

Jade Gailberger
About the Author
Jade Gailberger is a 2014 journalism graduate at Monash University.