Floor Talk: Maree Clarke, Seeing the Invisible

Thu Oct 09 2025 at 06:30 am to 08:00 am UTC+11:00

Canberra Museum and Gallery | Canberra

Canberra Museum and Gallery
Publisher/HostCanberra Museum and Gallery
Floor Talk: Maree Clarke, Seeing the Invisible
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Join us for an evening of art, conversation, and connection with Maree Clarke and her exhibition Seeing the Invisible.
Event Highlights:
🎨 Artist Talk
Hear from Maree Clarke as she shares the story behind Seeing the Invisible, inspired by her time on Country and the significance of the Ginninderra Reed Necklace (1862)—a cultural object created by Aboriginal girls as a wedding gift to Minna Palmer.
🗣️ In Conversation
Join a special discussion led by Maree Clarke, Virginia Rigney (CMAG Senior Curator), and Catherine Palmer (lender of the Ginninderra Reed Necklace) as they explore the deep cultural resonance of this work and the rare colonial-era friendship that helped shape it.
🥂 Refreshments + Exhibition Viewing
Enjoy light refreshments and experience Clarke’s moving and masterful exhibition after the talk.
About Maree Clarke
A proud Yorta Yorta / Wamba Wamba / Mutti Mutti / Boonwurrung woman and multi-disciplinary artist based in Naarm/Melbourne, Maree Clarke has been a central force in reviving and reasserting Southeastern Aboriginal cultural practices for over thirty years—through the creation of possum skin cloaks, kangaroo tooth and river reed necklaces.
Supported by Ginninderry Conservation Trust
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Canberra Museum and Gallery, 176 London Circuit,Canberra,ACT,Australia

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