| Artwork in Five Categories |
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| 1. Watercolour / Gouache |
| 2. Oil / Acrylic |
| 3. Mixed Media |
| 4. Drawing/Pastel |
| 5. Sculpture |
| In each category: |
| 1st PRIZE $500 |
| 2nd PRIZE $200 |
| Viewers Choice Prize |
| to the value of $300 |
| @ Byron Art Supplies |
| OPENING NIGHT: |
| Fri 8th August, 2008 at 7pm |
| with preview and |
| presentation of prizes |
| OPEN FOR VIEWING: |
| Fri 8th to Sun 10th August |
| Between 10am and 4pm |
| VENUE: |
| Ocean Shores Community Hall, Rajah Rd, |
| Ocean Shores |
Ocean Shores - 5th Annual Arts Expo / THEME: “BELONGING”
Ri in the hall 2006.
Guest outside painting 2006.
Spectators 2007.
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Andrew Sochacki - Solicitor C/- Eilliot & Sochacki Lawyers 97-99 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, NSW 2482 |
17 June, 2008.
History Spelled Out In Black And White.
One hundred and fifty years ago a local man called Charles *Jarrett*
needed more strong men to help with the cedar-getting in the Brunswick
Valley. He heard of the two Mills men from Ballina and asked them to
come to Brunswick Heads to help out. A third Mills brother, John,
followed later. Subsequently, the *Jarrett* kids and Mills kids went to
the first school in Brunswick Heads together. *Years later, Charles
Junior married a Gumbaingaree woman from the Grafton area, and his
sister and brother married into the Bundjalung tribe. Young Charles
camped at what was then the Aboriginal mission at Dunoon. Meanwhile, the
Mills family became farmers, and one owned the first or second store in
Brunswick Heads.*
Early this year, Frank Mills, John Mills’ grandson, was contemplating
the History presentation for the Ocean Shores Arts Expo coming up in
August. The theme is ‘Belonging’ and Frank felt the black and white
history in the Brunswick Valley needed to be told in this year of the
apology. He called Lauren *Jarrett*, *who is Charles Jarrett's great
granddaughter.*
History has brought these two great local families together many times
over the years. This year sees members of each family collaborate to
tell their story and that of the two vastly different cultures they came
from. The point of convergence today is a unique lecture being given
jointly by Frank and Lauren at the Ocean Shores Community Centre in August.
Lauren focuses on traditional Indigenous customs, connection to the land
and spirituality. She said, “I want to portray a *realistic* image of
Indigenous people.” Frank will tell his family story from his
Anglo-Celtic perspective, and both speakers have slides to go with their
descriptions of the different food, dwellings, clothing, laws and
customs, and interaction with the environment of the two cultures.
Frank sees that today people want to know more about the Aboriginal
stories. He adds that white people are very aware that many farming
practices have been detrimental to the environment and our way of life.
“While whites were harvesting from the land, the Aborigines preserved it.”
On this historic presentation at the Arts Expo he says, “Aboriginal life
in the Brunswick Valley goes back 40,000 years. They were driven from
the land with no compensation. In this Year of the Apology, we want to
tell two parallel stories in a way that hasn’t been done before. This is
our local history through ”Black Eyes- White Eyes,” which is the title
for our presentation.”
History is something to learn from, so Lauren is looking to the future.
“The next step after the Sorry Speech is for people to start to do
things for themselves from the ground up – it comes under the banner of
reconciliation. *Aboriginal people are often perplexed by non-Indigenous
people's customs and laws, and non-Indigenous people do not understand
our customs and lore. A two-way education for both black and white
people will move mountains."
*
Lauren and Frank are working hard to pull this exciting project together
and look forward to sharing their joint story with the wider community.
More details of the Ocean Shores Arts Expo, a Lions project and
sponsored by Murwillumbah TAFE, are on the website www.osartexpo.com