{"id":3382,"date":"2026-11-12T15:59:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/?post_type=events&#038;p=3382"},"modified":"2026-11-12T15:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:59:26","slug":"closing-event-once-known-carrolup-art-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/events\/closing-event-once-known-carrolup-art-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing Event: Once Known Carrolup Art Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gorenang Moortabiin and the John Curtin Gallery invite you and a guest to join us for the closing night of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/exhibitions\/carrolup-once-known\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Once Known<\/em><\/a>, a Carrolup art exhibition on Menang Country in Albany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This special gathering is an opportunity to come together, have a yarn and share stories and photographs connected to the Carrolup children, their families and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We warmly encourage you to bring along any photos, stories or memories you would like to share. Together, these stories can help us learn more about the children behind the artworks, to honour their names, families and their enduring connection to Country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About <em>Once Known<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Once Known<\/em>&nbsp;shares reproductions of fragile artworks created by Aboriginal children stolen from their families and detained at the Carrolup Native Settlement in the 1940s. The exhibition reminds us that each child had a name, a family and a story, and their artworks stand as a testament to their creativity, resilience and enduring connection to Country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/carrolup-centre\/overview\/\">Find out more about the Carrolup Artworks.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday 10 December 2026<br>6pm &#8211; 8pm <\/strong>(formalities from 6:15pm)<strong><br>Free event, places are limited. <a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/closing-event-once-known-at-albany-entertainment-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookings<\/a> are essential<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Light refreshments served, cash bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/closing-event-once-known-at-albany-entertainment-centre\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/closing-event-once-known-at-albany-entertainment-centre\">Register here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware the exhibition contains images, voices and names of people who have died. It also contains information that might be confronting and may cause distress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup Artworks were generously donated for educational and research purposes by Colgate University, New York, USA to the Curtin University Art Collection, 2013.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Supported by:<\/strong> Lotterywest, Gorenang Moortabiin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exhibition closes 10 December 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","event-locations":[29],"class_list":["post-3382","events","type-events","status-publish","hentry","event-locations-albany-entertainment-centre"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/3382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-locations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-locations?post=3382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}