Published on Friday, 26 May 2017 at 3:12:00 PM
Reconciliation Week in Geraldton kicks off with a special event celebrating Badimaya language and the stories of Gami Ollie George. One of the last known fluent Badimaya language speakers, 82-year-old Ollie George, has had his life’s stories preserved in language in a stunning book to be launched with an exhibition of accompanying artworks created by Badimaya and Yamaji artists from the Mid-West.
Featuring new work from local artists:
Leeann Merritt, Nadine Taylor, Sonya Edney, Charmaine Green, Sherryl Green, Andrea Green Ugle, Barbara Merritt, Kevin Merritt, Margaret Simpson, Astrid Walsh, Elizabeth Anne Walsh, Frank Walsh Jnr, Mr Walsh (dec.), Margaret Whitehurst. Curated by Brendan Penzer
Chris Lewis from ABC Open has documented the creation of the project and created a video that will be shown at the art exhibition.
Funding for the project was contributed through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Languages and ArtsProgram and the City of Greater Geraldton. This program is supported by the Departments of Culture and the Arts and Regional Development, Royalties for Regions and Country Arts WA.
Image: Leeann Merritt, Gami Ollie marniny-marniny nguud-da nyiya, 2017, acrylic on canvas.
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