Port Macquarie couple Phil & Vicki Langsford were surprised to discover some little known facts about their very own family history in the recently opened Women Transported exhibition at the Glasshouse.
“We were watching the news and saw a glimpse a women we thought must be Constance – we have an image of the same photograph in the exhibition,” said Vicki Langsford, a descendant of the Trudgett line. “My cousin in Orange (NSW) has been researching the family history and has lots of information about Constance and her family. I knew she was a convict but I had no idea that she had been factory woman.”
“My cousin’s mother was a Trudgett and one of her daughters now lives in Lake Cathie so there is another local connection to the exhibition. It is very exciting to see a relative of mine featured in the exhibition.”
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The Glasshouse has added another award to its collection, winning the Local Government 2010 Cultural Award for Aboriginal Cultural Development for one of its opening exhibitions – Black & White: Selections From the Thomas Dick Collection.
At the awards ceremony in Sydney last week, Black & White: Selections From the Thomas Dick Collection was recognised for its leadership in Aboriginal cultural planning processes and initiatives demonstrating Aboriginal control and participation – resulting in long-term benefits for Aboriginal arts and the process of reconciliation .
The award winning exhibition was developed by Liz Gillroy and John Heath of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s Community and Cultural Development section. The exhibition was a presentation of photographs taken by local man Thomas Dick in the early 1900s of local Aboriginal families, along with relevant artefacts from the Australian Museum collection. The exhibition was funded by Council and Arts NSW and supported by the Powerhouse Museum Regional Services and the Australian Museum. It was one of the opening Glasshouse Gallery exhibitions in July 2009.
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One of the opening exhibitions at the Glasshouse has been awarded a prestigious Museums & Galleries IMAGinE Award for Excellence in Exhibitions.
At the awards ceremony in Sydney on Saturday the 17th, Black & White: Selections From the Thomas Dick Collection was recognized as the finest exhibition for 2009 curated by an organisation with six paid staff or less at the 2009 IMAGinE awards.
Gallery and museum representatives from across NSW and the ACT converged on the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour for the presentation. Now in their second year, the awards celebrate the achievements of the museum and gallery sector in NSW and the ACT and those who work within it.
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Interpretative signage detailing the history of the various buildings that previously occupied the site of the Glasshouse Arts, Conference and Entertainment Centre is now in place.
“The archaeological remains located in the basement now come to life with the installation of artefacts uncovered during the excavation, associated people stories and a touch screen that highlights facts about the archaeological dig and the archaeologists who worked on the site,” says Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s Regional Museums Curator Liz Gillroy. “The in situ remains show the foundation lines of a Convict Overseer’s Cottage from 1823 and of the first Council Chambers built in 1892.”
Additional display cases located in the ground floor foyer also help to tell the history of the Glasshouse site. “Images and words are beautifully presented in the displays and touch screens, inviting visitors to interactively explore stories about specific elements associated with the site’s history,” says Gillroy.
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This Sunday at 2:00 p.m., Port Macquarie locals and visitors can get an up-close and personal account of the work that went into creating the Local Narratives: Dislocate, Locate, Relocate exhibition.
Four local artists whose work is displayed in the exhibition—Sue Bell, Juan Cosgoyan, Jenny Hooper and Nicole Osborn—will participate in an engaging and informative discussion with Glasshouse Gallery Curator Niomi Sands, who has been involved in the project since day one. The Local Narratives exhibition was developed over a two-year period and incorporated three workshop sessions that were arranged by the Glasshouse Regional Gallery.
“This Arts Chat will give an insight into how the artists created their works,” says Sands. “It will be an informal conversation that will explore the development of the exhibition and provide a deeper understanding of the artists’ practices.”
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