Discussion Art & Blaktivism

Ryan Presley / Marri Ngarr people / Australia b.1987 / Blood Money (detail) 2010-11 / Performative installation with mixed media / Dimensions variable / Image courtesy: Ryan Presley and Milani Gallery, Brisbane

Ryan Presley / Marri Ngarr people / Australia b.1987 / Blood Money (detail) 2010-11 / Performative installation with mixed media / Dimensions variable / Image courtesy: Ryan Presley and Milani Gallery, Brisbane / View full image

When

6.00 – 7.00 pm, Thu 10 Nov 2022

Where

Queensland Art Gallery & Watermall

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

About

Art can create compelling conversations. But when it comes to social, political and environmental justice in Queensland, can art truly help make a difference?

Join ‘Embodied Knowledge: Queensland Contemporary Art’ First Nations artists and advocates as they discuss the intersection of art and social activism. Explore the important ways art can educate, empower and enact real change. Hosted by Katina Davidson (Curator, Indigenous Australian Art, QAGOMA)

Speakers:

  • Megan Cope, Artist
  • Ryan Presley, Artist
  • Ruby Wharton, Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance & Sisters Inside