A Together Story is a series of discussions and truth telling talks about the children of The Carrolup Native Settlement's lives and the people that impacted them.
A Together Story: Advocacy
With Michelle Broun, Yindjibarndi woman, Independent Curator, Creative Producer and Researcher, and Lisa Liebetrau, Carrolup Collections Officer, JCG
Exploring the role of Florence Rutter as a champion of the Carrolup children and her role in exhibiting the artworks in the United Kingdom.
This event series is held against the backdrop of the Once Known exhibition from Reconciliation Week to NAIDOC Week 2025.
Facilitator: Ron Bradfield Jnr, a Bardi, Jawi Aamba (Man) and Community Cultural Advisor for John Curtin Gallery
Event Details
Old Perth Boys’ School, 139 St Georges Terrace, Perth
Friday 20 June
12pm – 1pm
Free event, open to the public
Header image: Florence Rutter viewing Carrolup child artist Parnell Dempster’s drawing, Down to Drink, c1949, at the Pastel Society’s 45th Annual Exhibition at the Royal Institute Galleries, Piccadilly, London, 1951. British artist and former Pastel Society president, Herbert Davis Richter (far left) with his wife. On loan from Theo van Gelder.
