We Were Just Little Boys

Schedule

Sat May 11 2024 at 11:00 am to Sun May 12 2024 at 04:00 pm

Location

Centre for Contemporary Photography | Melbourne, VI

Join us for the final weekend of the Centre for Contemporary Photography’s current exhibition ‘Only the future revisits the past’. This special event is held in a partnership between CCP and the Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation (KBHAC), focusing on the work of exhibiting artist Tace Stevens, We Were Just Little Boys.
Across the two-day event, visitors will have the opportunity to attend Truth Telling Sessions from the Survivors of the Kinchela Boys Home, a film screening and panel discussion, and to experience the country’s first ever Stolen Generations Mobile Education Centre (MEC).
The event is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
Schedule
Stolen Generations Mobile Education Centre (MEC)
The bus will be accessible
Saturday: 11am – 5pm
Sunday: 11am – 4pm
Parked in front of the gallery for the entirety of the event, the Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Centre’s MEC aims to educate children, young people and communities (Aboriginal and non-Indigenous) of the ongoing impacts of the Stolen Generations.
Truth Telling Sessions: Saturday, 11 May
Gallery 1
11:30am – 12:30pm
2pm – 3pm
MEC
3pm – 4pm
In the Truth Telling Sessions, attendees will hear directly from Survivors of Kinchela Boys Home, who will share their collective experiences and individual stories. These truth-telling sessions will give the Uncles space to directly respond to Stevens’ works and the exhibition, as well as their experiences of returning to the Kinchela Boys Home that has been documented in Stevens’ photographic and film work.
No bookings required.
Sunday 12 May: Film and Panel discussion
Gallery 1, 2pm
There will also be a showing of the Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation’s animated video, We Were Just Little Boys (2023). The video is narrated by Kinchela Boys Home survivors and expands on their truth telling work. Some KBH survivors said they have found some solace in the truth telling that comes with sharing their stories and memories. In addition, Stevens’ documentary, To Be Silent (2022) will be shown. The film explores the impact of code-switching on her identity, before revealing what led her to embrace the power of standing firm in who she is, no matter where she is.
Following the viewing, we will hold a panel discussion with the visiting Uncles and Tace Stevens in response to the films.
No bookings required.
https://ccp.org.au/event/closing-weekend-we-were-just-little-boys/

Where is it happening?

Centre for Contemporary Photography, 404 George St,Melbourne,VIC,Australia

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Host or Publisher Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation

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