Massacre remembered through exhibition and promised museum
Labor pledges $3 million for permanent museum to commemorate Myall Creek Aboriginal massacre, as major exhibition opens in Armidale to mark 180th anniversary.
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Detail of aerial shot of Myall Creek Memorial 2018 by David and Tim Leha; supplied courtesy the artists
NSW Labor this week announced that it would commit $3 million to the construction of a permanent museum marking the 1838 Myall Creek Massacre, on the outskirts of regional Armidale, should it be elected in March 2019.
The announcement comes in the same week that the exhibition curated by Bianca Beetson, Myall Creek andbeyond, opens at the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM).
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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