Glasshouse Regional Gallery presents:
Conversation Space with Dr Aunty Rhonda Radley: Secrets of Dawn
Join us for a special floor talk with Dr Aunty Rhonda Radley, a descendant of the Coota Girls Survivors and a contributor to the award-winning exhibition Secrets of Dawn.
Through personal stories, cultural knowledge and lived experience, Aunty Rhonda will share insights into the exhibition and the history of the Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls. Her talk will explore the enduring impacts of assimilation policies, the importance of truth-telling, and the strength, resilience and healing of Stolen Generations families and communities.
Presented within Secrets of Dawn, this intimate conversation offers a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the exhibition and the experiences it honours.
Following the talk, guests are invited to explore the exhibition and continue the conversation with fellow visitors.
All welcome. Free event. Bookings required.
About The Exhibition
Secrets of Dawn is a powerful, award-winning exhibition that exposes the tactics of assimilation enforced under the NSW Aborigines Protection Act (1909–1969).
The award-winning Secrets of Dawn exhibition features content from Dawn Magazine alongside contemporary works from Coota Girls Survivors and descendants, exposing the tactics used under the Aborigines Protection Act (1909-1969) to progress the agenda of assimilation of First Nations people.
Through powerful truth-telling, Secrets of Dawn honours Coota Girls Survivors and all Stolen Generations Survivors who, despite efforts to eradicate First Nations people and culture through assimilation, have resisted and persisted through truth-telling, healing and self-determination.
Viewer Discretion Advised
We respectfully caution First Nations viewers that Secrets of Dawn contains images and stories of deceased persons.
This exhibition explores Stolen Generations history and Survivors’ personal stories, which viewers may find distressing.
Dawn Magazine contains deeply racist language and ideologies reflecting settler-colonial attitudes toward First Nations peoples.