Strong Roots Rising

Connecting to Country, photograph Sarima Chong 2022

15 Jun 2024 — 13 Jul 2024

Connecting to Country, photograph Sarima Chong 2022

Dates	Saturday 15 June to Saturday 13 July
Times	10:00am — 3:00pm
Cost	Free
Booking	Bookings not required to visit the exhibition
Age	All ages welcome

An exhibition stemming from workshops and collaborations aimed at strengthening ties with First Nations heritage and exploring a theme ‘proud through identity.’

Sarima Chong, artist, designer, and proud Mulinjarli, Walkaman, Wangarbarra and Yidinji woman, worked with young Aboriginal women from Bremer High School, tiddas from Hymba Yumba Independent School, and local elders to deliver a program that connects participants to cultural knowledge and connection as well as empowering contemporary identity through art and design.

The results of the workshops are displayed in various forms, including painting, fashion, and an exquisite possum skin cloak made by Chong with the tiddas from Hymba Yumba.

Meet the Artist

Sarima Chong

Sunday 7 July | 10.00am – 3.00pm
Ipswich Community Gallery

Celebrate the start of NAIDOC Week and meet Strong Roots Rising artist and curator, Sarima Chong. Join her in the Ipswich Community Gallery to learn more about her exhibition that aims to strengthen ties with First Nations heritage.

An Ipswich Community Gallery exhibition.

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