Yuendumu artists visit

This visit marked an important milestone for our MCG Fellowship. Kate Daw and I were delighted to welcome artist and teacher's Cecily Granites and Elsie Granites down from Yuendumu. Chantelle Robertson and Nikitta Granites also came down courtesy of the excellent Mt. Theo project.

Cecily and Elsie were in town to discuss two ambitious temporary artworks planned for 2011.

Basil Sellers came through from Sydney to meet them and the National Sports Museum hosted a group of project supporters and friends of Cecily and Elsie at the MCG. It was a bit wet for free flowing footy and Liam Jurrah was still injured but great company - Chris McCauliffe, Cameron Schwab, Jon Campbell, Rupert Betheras, Ruth Bain, Simon Maidment, Bruce and Ria McKinnon...

The next stage is a trip to Yuendumu in August when Kate and I will be joined by MCG groundsman Tony Gordon and National Sports Museum curator Helen Walpole. Very excited !

MCG residency.

Many of you will know that the Peter Norman project led on to Kate Daw and I becoming the inaugural recipients of the Basil Sellers Fellowship late last year.

That gave us an opportunity to work at the MCG based at the National Sports Museum. Later this week we hit an important milestone when two artists Elsie and Cecily Granites and two young mentorees come down from Yuendumu as our guests to discuss an ambitious project for two large scale temporary artworks. They’re representing Warlukurlangu Arts Centre and the Mt Theo project.

National Sports Museum will host the artists and a group of key project supporters at the Demons v Carlton match this Saturday. Can’t wait !