Photo by Elliot Brown

Marianne Penberthy

As an artist living with vision impairment, Marianne will engage with the Museum of Geraldton collection from the dual perspective of artist and visitor. Museums are repositories of knowledge and culture, yet much of their value and meaning is mediated through sight, limiting sensory and tactile access.

Marianne will re-imagine selected stories held within the Museum, translating them into new forms that activate other senses and offer alternative ways of experiencing the collection. Where possible, her project will involve both vision-impaired and fully sighted communities. Through her residency, Marianne aims to highlight the richness of non-visual ways of knowing and foster greater inclusivity in cultural spaces.

Image: Nicole Monks & Teangi Brown at Tasmanian Museum and Gallery (TMAG) Rosny Collections and Research Facility. Photo by Yarra Monks

Yamaji Art / Nicole Monks

Yamaji Art will undertake a culturally-led residency to reconnect with and revive cultural belongings and archival records held within the Western Australian Museum. Building on a First Nations-led collection response framework developed by Yamaji artist Nicole Monks, the residency will provide direct, in-person access to cultural belongings and archival records. For the first time, the full process of collection access, documentation and community engagement will be available on Country and in-Community, alongside creative responses, intergenerational workshops and public programs.

The residency will create a safe space for Yamaji Elders, artists and Community to come together in remembering, truth-telling and renewal, while also supporting deeper conversations about collecting practices, access and the responsibilities institutions hold in caring for Yamaji cultural belongings. The residency will enable cultural belongings to be interpreted through a Yamaji lens, ensuring cultural protocols are upheld while returning cultural authority, strengthening identity, reviving creative practice and building connections for future generations.

Dedicated to Dr Charmaine Papertalk Green-Smith, who now walks with our ancestors.

Image: Gosia Taylor, courtesy of the artist

Gosia Taylor

During her residency, Gosia will develop a body of work informed by her own life story. As an extension of her forthcoming book – a deeply personal and intimate narrative – her project centres resilience, transformation and identity. Gosia will explore the combination of written and visual language through installation; the sequencing of works as ‘visual chapters’ and physical space as a narrative device. Drawing on personal experience, she aims to open conversations around healing and the power of storytelling, inviting reflection and emotional connection. Her residency will also support professional development through engagement with local artists, public art consultants and industry peers.

Gosia will be in residence at North Metro TAFE’s School of Art & Design from 12-31 May.

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