MEDIA RELEASE
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
14 July 2010
FREE PUBLIC ART LECTURE
In a free public lecture, Lorraine Connelly-Northey will be talking about her work and life as a practising
artist.
When:
6.00pm, Thursday 5 August 2010
Where: Holmesglen Chadstone campus, Batesford Road, Chadstone 3148
Building 1 level 2, room 02,
Melway Ref: 69E1
Bookings are essential: 03 9209 5605
Refreshments will follow the lecture.
Using found materials including discarded fencing wire, rusted tin and weathered iron, Connelly-Northey
practice is ecologically sound and references the traditional grass and sedge weaving techniques indigenous
to the women of the Mallee and the Riverina.
Connelly-Northey was born in Swan Hill to a father of Irish descent and a mother of Waradgerie descent.
Her reinterpretations of traditional Aboriginal implements and clothing relate to the history and culture of the
Waradgerie and the pragmatism of her father whom Connelly-Northey accompanied to rubbish dumps in
search of recyclable treasure.
IMAGES
Captions to accompany images:
©
Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Narbong, 2007
© Lorraine Connelly-Northey, O'Possum Skin Cloak, 2007
ENDS
For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Karen Hook, Marketing and Communications Manager
T +61 3 9564 2072 F +61 3 9564 1812
E: marketing@holmeslgen.edu.au
About Holmesglen
Renowned as a
centre of excellence for the design and delivery of education and
training services,
Holmesglen is now one of the largest providers of
higher and vocational education in Victoria, with over
50,000 students across three campuses at Chadstone, Moorabbin and Waverley.
Offering over 600 programs across sixteen study
areas, including bachelor degrees, advanced diplomas,
graduate
certificates and certificates, pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships
programs,
community and
industry short courses, Holmesglen is much more than a traditional TAFE.
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