Pinjarra Massacre Memorial

Temporary Exhibition | Updated 1 decade ago

Image copyright of Laurel Nannup
Quiriupp
Woodcut Print

The Pinjarra Massacre Memorial exhibition shows how the arts can break boundaries and a small town's history can reach a large audience. This project has come about as Nyungar people have no outlet to share this story.

Through research over many years, extensive information has been accumulated about the massacre of the Bindjareb Nyungars at the hands of a group led by Governor James Stirling in October 1834 in the small WA town of Pinjarra.

This exhibition invited artists to visually interpret the event or Nyungar life before or after. Research has uncovered 21 victims by name and each artist adopted one or more of these names, giving each of the 21 artworks special significance. The artwork that each artist has produced stands as a monument to honour that person.

Pinjarra Massacre Memorial is an exhibition of artwork coordinated by Karrie-Anne Kearing and Mark Salmon.

The national tour of this exhibition is managed by ART ON THE MOVE.

http://www.artonthemove.com.au