EMMA Busowsky is likely the best person to speak to when it comes to Bendigo\u2019s relationship between history and art.<\/p>\n
She is the curator of the Bendigo Art Gallery, studied painting herself, and has a Masters of Cultural Heritage.<\/p>\n
Recently, in conjunction with the Bendigo Historical Society, Ms Buskowsky presented a talk about art and history, and its relationship to the present.<\/p>\n
She said Bendigo\u2019s unique past made it a special place for an association between the two to develop.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that came about right from the beginning with the gold rush that happened here in Bendigo,\u201d she said. \u201cWhich at the time was the richest goldfield in the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was this melting pot of people from all over the globe and this was preceded by the oldest cultural traditions and artistic practices in the world in our First Nations people.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a whole mix of cultures and new ideas and a whole lot of money as well came here and was drawn, literally out of the ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cBendigo Art Gallery was established in 1887. Right from the beginning people here thought valuing the art and that being educative was the social fabric of a vibrant modern city.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another correlation between the two is how the art evolves as the world changes and how historical works need to be interpreted for a modern audience, which is a key part of Ms Buskowsky job.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have, I think it’s nearly 5000 works in the Bendigo Art Gallery collection,\u201d she said. \u201cWe’re always interpreting that work for people today.<\/p>\n
\u201cParticularly in relation to working with historic collections and interpreting them for contemporary audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe think about things like using inclusive language to try and take awareness of a variety of perspectives, we want to be sensitive to cultural material and ideas of cultural safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth art and history, provide the means to understand our shared and sometimes conflicted past and its relationship with the present.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
EMMA Busowsky is likely the best person to speak to when it comes to Bendigo\u2019s relationship between history and art. She is the curator of the Bendigo Art Gallery, studied painting herself, and has a Masters of Cultural Heritage. Recently, in conjunction with the Bendigo Historical Society, Ms Buskowsky presented a talk about art and […]<\/p>\n