Redlands Art Gallery’s current exhibition celebrates Minjerribah’s (North Stradbroke Island) plant life and the intricate part it plays in the Quandamooka knowledge systems.
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In Gadal Gajal Bujongja Quandamookajen (Bushes and Leaves: Flora from Quandamooka Mother Earth), Salt Water Murris Quandamooka Inc artists pay respect to the significance and spirit of the flora of Bujongja Quandamooka.
Cr Williams said that Redland City Council, as a founding partner of the fourth annual Quandamooka Festival, was proud to exhibit these important works in the Redland Art Gallery, Noeleen Street, Capalaba. It runs until July 10.
“This wonderful celebration of traditional Quandamooka art is an opportunity for people to come together to celebrate thousands of years of heritage and how it enriches our lives in the Redlands. At the heart of the relationship between Quandamooka people and the flora of Minjerribah is the connection of current generations to old people Country, customs, laws, traditions and stories handed down by ancestors,” Cr Williams said.
Cr Williams recently attended the World Indigenous Tourism Summit and visited New Zealand cultural tourism enterprises with representatives of the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC) and the tourism industry.
“There’s no doubt the Redlands’ rich Quandamooka heritage will contribute significantly to the city’s economic future,” she said.
More on artgallery.redland.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/exhibition-2018/gadal-gajal-bujongja-quandamookajen-salt-water-murris-quandamooka-inc
