Yhonnie Scarce & Warraba Weatherall | In Conversation
Schedule
Sat May 09 2026 at 04:00 am to 04:45 am
UTC+10:00Location
NGV Australia: The Ian Potter Centre | Melbourne, VI
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YHONNIE SCARCE & WARRABA WEATHERALL: IN CONVERSATIONArt can be a vessel for memory, a tool of resistance, and a reckoning with the structures that shape our lives.
Hear from artists Yhonnie Scarce and Warraba Weatherall in a conversation that celebrates the display of their works in Wurrdha Marra. Hosted by Dr Jessica Clark Senior Curator, at the NGV, this special event provides an opportunity for these two leading artists to reflect on how material, history, and power intersect in their practices, and how institutions can become sites not just of display, but of responsibility and transformation.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Warraba Weatherall (Kamilaroi) is an artist, lecturer and cultural scholar. His research-led practice seeks to regenerate Kamilaroi knowledge systems and critique museum and archival practices. Weatherall’s sculptures and installations appear minimal yet open complex dialogues on surveillance, incarceration, power and control. Weatherall has exhibited across Australia and internationally, including a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art at Tallawoladah, Gadigal Country/Sydney in 2025. Along with Tony Albert, Weatherall is also a member of the Aboriginal arts collective, proppaNOW.
Yhonnie Scarce (Kokatha/Nukunu) was born in Woomera, South Australia, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples.Scarce’s interdisciplinary practice explores the political nature and aesthetic qualities of glass and photography. Her work often references the ongoing effects of colonisation on Aboriginal people; in particular, her research has explored the impact of the removal and relocation of Aboriginal people from their homelands and the forcible removal of Aboriginal children from their families. Family history is central to Scarce’s work, drawing on the strength of her ancestors, she offers herself as a conduit, sharing their significant stories from the past.
Generously supported by the Ullmer Family Foundation as part of Resonance: Truth Telling at NGV.
Learn more: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/program/yhonnie-scarce-warraba-weatherall/?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=self+serve+meta+-+metro&utm_campaign=programs&utm_content=standard&utm_term=awareness
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NGV Australia: The Ian Potter Centre, Federation Square, Flinders St,Melbourne,VIC,AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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