From Archives to Art: Awakening Cultural Practices with Maree Clarke

Join us at the Victorian Archives Centre for an extraordinary artist talk with Maree Clarke (Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung), one of Australia’s most influential voices in the reclamation and celebration of southeast Aboriginal cultural practices.

Maree works with both traditional and contemporary materials – including glass, 3D printing, and photography – to produce groundbreaking work. From traditional possum skin cloaks and contemporary designs featuring kangaroo teeth necklaces, to river reed necklaces, and string headbands adorned with echidna quills, Maree bridges ancestral knowledge with contemporary expression creating what she calls a ‘living archive’.

Maree Clarke has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally at The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) where her first major retrospective and the first solo exhibition for a living Aboriginal artist was featured titled ‘Ancestral Memories: Maree Clarke’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, Photographic Museum Tokyo Japan and the Australian Embassy, Paris.

Presented by Public Record Office Victoria, the archive of the State and Local Government in Victoria, don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear Maree share insights into her creative process, her relationship with archives and museums, and how she continues to make Indigenous knowledge visible and accessible to new generations.

Watch the live-stream online, or join us at the Victorian Archives Centre (transport directions here: https://prov.vic.gov.au/public-transport-directions).