Respecting ICIP in Collecting Institutions
Join First Nations arts workers Tammi Gissell and Madeline Poll for an online webinar on how collecting institutions can respect Indigenous cultural rights, Thursday 14 November, 6pm - 7pm AEDT.
Join NAVA in conversation with First Nations arts workers Tammi Gissell and Madeline Poll in an online webinar on how collecting institutions can authentically respect and embed Indigenous cultural rights into their practices. As co-authors of the Respecting ICIP in Collecting Institutions NAVA guide alongside Nathan Sentance, this workshop will open the space for a discussion, including a short Q&A session. It will build on the ideas of self-determination, self-expression, and ownership of artwork.
About the presenters
Tammi Gissell is a Murruwarri-Wiradjuri performer, theorist and collections coordinator, First Nations at The Powerhouse. As artist and arts worker, she is deeply committed to overcoming colonial architectures imposed on Country and consciousness through creative acts of truth-telling. Tammi has written previously for Australian and New Zealand Journal of Arts, Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art, Precarious Movements: Choreography and the Museum, Lagoonscapes: Venice Journal of Environmental Humanities and Performance Paradigm. Her newest performance work Ngara pinta-rru thirri'laa was commissioned by the Art Gallery of NSW and premiered in May 2024.
Madeline Poll is an early career curator with a deep passion for preserving and showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Aboriginal and Torres strait Island communities. Madeline’s ancestral connections are from the Loyalty Islands (Li-fou). Madeline has worked for the Powerhouse Museum for 5 years and has since been in curatorial for 2 of those years. Madeline has presented at Yuki Kihara's Talanoa Forum and the Sydney Science Festival. Recently, her writing has been featured in Lagoonscapes: Venice Journal of Environmental Humanities and NAVA's guide Respecting ICIP in Collecting Institutions.
Event details
Thursday 14 November, 6pm - 7pm AEDT online.
Free - Registration Required
Access
This event will be live captioned and an Auslan interpreter will be present. If you require extra support to enable your attendance, please contact Donnalyn at donnalyn@visualarts.net.au or call (02) 9368 1900.
Image: Powerhouse Castle Hill Opening Weekend, 2024. Dawurr, found metal sign etched with dremel, Gaypalani Wanambi. Photography by Andy Roberts. Courtesy: Powerhouse.
ID: Inside a gallery space, two people wearing blue gloves are holding an artwork made of a found large metal sign that says "NO THROUGH ROAD". There is a crowd of people in front of them.
This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
NAVA acknowledges and pays respects to the rightful custodians of the many First Nations Lands upon which this online event will be streamed and received. We recognise all Custodians of Country throughout all lands, waters and territories, and pay respect to First Nations communities' Ancestors and Elders. Sovereignty was never ceded.
