Interpretive Wonderings _ Mildura Arts Centre

Project Member(s): Drake, C.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)
Mildura Rural City Council

Start year: 2015

Summary: Interpretive Wonderings is a research project that explores performative strategies within interdisciplinary spatial practice. The research will take place within a workshop and corresponding exhibition that invites indigenous and non indigenous participants to map material and immaterial qualities of an 8000 hectare property in Rural NSW titled Culpra Station. The funding of $9500 allocated for this 'Open Entry' by the Mildura Arts Centre is to cover artists fees for 20 mapping participants at $500 each. The additional moneys required to produce this project is being sourced from a number of other organisations each will have its own 'Open Entry'.

Publications:

Drake, C, Dziekan, V, Gilbert, J, Mehzoud, S, Pearce, B & Pearce, S 2019, 'Curatorial Design at the Cultural Interface: Mapping Culpra Station', Curator: The Museum Journal, vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 571-588.
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Drake, C, Gilbert, J, Mehzoud, S & Pearce, S 2019, 'Collected Reflections', Curator: The Museum Journal, vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 589-614.
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Drake, CJ & Gilbert, JB 1970, 'Interpretive Wonderings _ Performing Mobilities', Performing Mobilities, RMIT University / Victorian College of the Arts.

Drake, CJ, 'Instrumental', Interpretive Wonderings, Mildura Arts Centre.

Drake, CJ, 'Reflections on Culpra', Interpretive Wonderings, Mildura Arts Centre.

Drake, CJ, Gilbert, J & Mehzoud, S, 'Migratory Wonderings', 107 Projects, Redfern.

Drake, CJ, Gilbert, J & Pearce, S, 'Interpretive Wonderings: Mapping Culpra Station', Mildura Arts Centre.

FOR Codes: The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft), Communication Across Languages and Culture, Design Practice and Management, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Knowledge, Design, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental knowledges, The creative arts

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.