a very fine river: convict stories from the Hunter explores the stories, artifacts and sites of Newcastle’s convict history through the work of a select group of local emerging artists.
The thought-provoking and poetic artworks featured in a very fine river: convict stories from the Hunter respond to the extraordinary lives of convicts banished from their homeland, while commenting on the impact such migration had on the Aboriginal people of this area.
Image above: Sophia Emmett, Our heritage of displacement (detail) 2014. Glass, enamel underglaze, steel, dimensions variable
Image below: Ruth Feeney, leaf chain (detail) 2014. Banksia aemula leaves, dimensions variable
Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, 1A First Street, Booragul 2284 View in Google Maps
1A First Street , Booragul 2284