This exhibition focused on a group of Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families and communities in the 1940s. Their remarkable artworks and stories provide opportunities for honest conversations about the impact of colonisation, the Stolen Generations and the rights of children today
Brought together by Michelle Broun, Curator of Australian First Nations Art at JCG, and is built around a selection of artworks from The Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup Artworks as well as objects from the personal collection of Noelene White.
The Herbert Mayer Collection was placed into the safe-keeping of Curtin University by Colgate University, USA, in 2013, where it is now cared for at the John Curtin Gallery under the cultural guidance of the Carrolup Elders Reference Group. Carrolup Coolingah Wirn: The Spirit of Carrolup Children is a prelude to the permanent exhibition and keeping-place to be known as the Carrolup Centre for Truth-telling.
Opening Event: 10 February 2022
Exhibition: 11 February – 22 December 2022
Supported By: BHP, The Navigators
Header Image: Alma Cuttabut, Untitled, 1946-50, pastel and charcoal on paper. 17.7 x 24.7cm. Curtin University Art Collection. The Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup Artwork was donated for educational and research purposes by Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, USA in 2013.
