The inaugural Artists Residency Program for the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library Art Exhibition launches today!
In 2020, we wanted to approach the Mabo Library Art Exhibition from a new and fresh direction, so we invited artists to apply for an Artists Residency Program. The successful artist would spend quality time in the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library, capturing the spirit of the place and its connection to the Mabo legacy while focusing on the four core themes of People, Place, Knowledge and Legacy.
Artist Rob Douma won the application, and has been creating works of art using a variety of media and techniques to present an eclectic vision of the Edie Koki Mabo Library, the people who come into the building, the landscape that surrounds us and the history and energy of the place.
Rob Douma, Helen Hooper and Gail Mabo in front of the Mabo Library.
Photo courtesy of Bethany Keats.
While we were unable to launch the art exhibition in the first half of 2020, due to the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic, we are extremely happy to be able to launch the exhibition today (20 August, 2020).
The exhibition will run until 17 September, 2020. Rob Douma will also be giving free artist talks over the 3 weeks. Sign up here.
Can't make it into the library? We have a virtual tour! Check it out on our Exhibition web page.
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