{"id":85959,"date":"2022-10-25T04:55:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T18:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=85959"},"modified":"2022-10-20T09:57:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T23:57:20","slug":"family-history-weaved-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/family-history-weaved-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Family history weaved to life"},"content":{"rendered":"
A NEW art exhibition on at the Living Art Space in the Bendigo Visitor Centre is marking a family\u2019s links to First Nations culture.<\/p>\n
Titled Make Together, Weave Together, Connect to Country<\/em>, the show celebrates a reconnection with traditional basketweaving by Cecilia Taylor and her three daughters – Stephanie, Melissa, and Suzanne.<\/p>\n
Amy Carr-Bottomley is the curator at the Living Arts Space and said the process of creating the works for the show had deeper meaning.<\/p>\n
\u201cLearning traditional weaving techniques has played a big part in giving the family a closer understanding and practice of Djaara and Yorta Yorta culture that they proudly share in this new exhibition,\u201d Ms Carr-Bottomley said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a beautiful free exhibition that reveals the deep cultural and emotional connection these creatives have with country using traditional and contemporary weaving styles and materials.\u201d<\/p>\n
Make Together, Weave Together, Connect to Country<\/em> runs until Sunday, 2 November at the Living Arts Space, inside the Bendigo Visitor Centre, 51-67 Pall Mall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A NEW art exhibition on at the Living Art Space in the Bendigo Visitor Centre is marking a family\u2019s links to First Nations culture. Titled Make Together, Weave Together, Connect to Country, the show celebrates a reconnection with traditional basketweaving by Cecilia Taylor and her three daughters – Stephanie, Melissa, and Suzanne. Amy Carr-Bottomley is […]<\/p>\n