Visual
Exploring artistic and visual responses to dry seasons, along with other sources, we aim to reveal the changing meanings of drought. We will also consult with curators at local museums and galleries, to identify representations of drought in their collections. Our research and interviews will be used by the artists-in-residence to develop place-based responses to drought.
‘Continuing Drought, 2003’ by Julie Millowick
Julie Millowick is a Photographer and Lecturer with a commitment to documenting people and environmental conditions in her own regions of Central Victoria. In 2007 ...
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‘Catching Water for Recycling: Shower, 2008’ by Julie Millowick
Julie Millowick is a Photographer and Lecturer with a commitment to documenting people and environmental conditions in her own regions of Central Victoria. In 2007 ...
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‘WIP-for-emotional-language-of-drought-2023-24’ by Ponch Hawkes
Renowned feminist photographer Ponch Hawkes undertook the Bendigo residency in autumn 2023 at the La Trobe Art Institute.
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Exploring drought through creative practice
How do the visual arts and other disciplines throw light on the changing cultural meanings of drought? Please see below the link to a public ...
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‘Parched: An artist research residency about drought in regional Victoria’ by Jacqueline Millner
1 June 2024. In an article in Garland Magazine, Jacqueline Millner reveals what artist residencies can tell us about the lived culture of drought. The full ...
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Yorta Yorta artist Lin Onus
One of Yorta Yorta artist Lin Onus’ best known works is Barmah Forest (1994), an eerily serene scene of Biyala (river red gums) immersed and ...
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Still Life: The Food Bowl (2011) by Ken and Julia Yonetani
Still Life: The Food Bowl (2011) by Ken and Julia Yonetani forms part of the Mildura Art Centre’s (MAC) collection of contemporary art. It is ...
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Drought as a Femme Fatale or mischievous nymph
Drought as a Femme Fatale or mischievous nymph: Story: At the time of the short sharp Centennial drought (1888) and the beginning of the Federation ...
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