Salon After D’Arc: The Power of Cultural Memory
About this Event
Cultural memory lives in the stories we choose to preserve. How do archives shape the stories we tell about who we are collectively, and who we might become?
Salon After D’Arc returns in 2026 with 4 thought-provoking evenings exploring the forces that shape how we love and remember.
Join host Jamila Rizvi (Deputy Managing Director of Future Women) as we investigate how collective memory is created in our third event of the series, The Power of Cultural Memory.
Writer and director Welsey Enoch will delve into his new essay ‘In Seach of the Living Library’ and discuss a First Nations’ perspective on memory: how it is passed down orally through story, dance, song and ceremony, adapting to time, place and circumstance.
Hear from the co-curators of the Library’s latest exhibition, You Have a New Memory, which invites questions about how and why we remember through the lens of the Library. State Library Victoria Senior Curator Kate Rhodes and University of Melbourne Associate Professor in Architecture Rory Hyde will share their curatorial insights.
Witness a stunning performance by Amarantha, accompanied by live drumming from Adrian H. Hearn. Inspired by a myth from the Yoruba oral tradition, the performance follows the story of Oshun, the goddess of love, and celebrates Afro-diasporic mysticism and divine feminine energy.
The Salon After D'Arc series is generously supported by the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust. It is an opportunity to delve deeper into interesting topics, make connections in the beautiful surrounds of the Library and view rare books acquired through the Women Writers Fund initiative.
Presented in State Library Victoria’s 170th year, Salon After D’Arc invites audiences to consider not only the stories we inherit, but those still being written, and whose voices are finally being brought to the forefront.
Plus, don’t miss out on a special collection viewing from 6.30pm.
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Please note: This event is for people aged 18 and over and may contain adult themes. Please check nearer to the event for content advisory.
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