SHOWCASE OF FIRST NATION CONTEMPORARY ART AT WPCC
Western Plains Cultural Centre (WPCC) will feature the touring exhibition Between Waves from 31 May – 7 September 2025. Between Waves is part of the Yalingwa exhibition series, showcasing the importance of First Nations contemporary art.
Between Waves focuses on ideas about light, time, and vision — inspired by the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung word Yalingwa, which means ‘shining a light on our times.’
It features work by 10 First Nations artists and collectives: Maree Clarke, Dean Cross, Brad Darkson, Matthew Harris, James Howard, Hayley Millar Baker, Jazz Money, Mandy Quadrio, Cassie Sullivan, and this mob.
“The artists have created artworks across a range of forms — including video, installation, poetry, projection, photography, painting, sculpture, sound, printmaking, and digital media,” Dubbo Regional Council Curator Kent Buchanan said.
The exhibition includes 10 bold new projects that explore both the inner and outer worlds. These works use sound, light, emotion, memory, and cycles of life.
Between Waves calls for a sense of shared responsibility, reminding us that we are all connected to the world around us, not separate from it. It encourages us to rethink our relationship with life, materials, people, and places, aiming to find a more balanced way of being.
"Between Waves explores the unseen connections between people, place, and time. It offers a unique and moving experience, inviting you to look deeper and feel the memories, light, and connections that shape our world," Mr Buchanan said.
This exhibition explores both the seen and unseen forces that connect us, highlighting how everything — people, nature, memory — is linked in ways that often shift and change.
The exhibition will be complemented with a public printmaking workshop hosted by exhibiting artist Cassie Sullivan on 10 August at 10am.
Between Waves is an exhibition developed by the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) touring nationally with NETS Victoria, curated by Jessica Clark.
This project has been supported by Creative Victoria through the Yalingwa Visual Arts Initiative and the NETS Victoria Exhibition Development Fund; and the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program.
For more information about exhibitions at the WPCC visit westernplainsculturalcentre.org.
Last Edited: 02 Jun 2025