Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft Awarded the Inaugural NSW Aboriginal Creative Fellowship
Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft Awarded the Inaugural NSW Aboriginal Creative Fellowship – Image by Sharon Hickey.
Bundjalung artist Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft will be the inaugural recipient of the NSW Aboriginal Creative Fellowship.
The NSW Aboriginal Creative Fellowship is a new opportunity for Aboriginal artists to undertake a research project delving into the subjects and materials of the State Library of NSW’s collection.
The Fellowship will support Dr. Bancroft with $30,000 to create a new cultural work for both researchers and the general public.
State Library of NSW’s Manager of Indigenous Engagement Damien Webb said Dr. Bancroft will work with staff at the Library to access and transform collection material into a new body of work, which highlights Bundjalung stories, histories and culture.
“The State Library of NSW welcomes this exciting opportunity to have our collections re-examined and framed by renowned First Nations artist Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft, whose work brings complex and contested histories to light and, and through this Fellowship will continue to challenge, delight and inform people throughout NSW, Australia and the world,” Mr Webb said.
“The Country Cries for Truth – My love of family and Country drives my passion to record and to document the takeover of our Country viewed through my lens as a Mother, Bundjalung Artist and Writer. The awarding of this fellowship is an absolute honour and I am humbled to be the recipient,” Dr Bancroft said.
Dr. Bancroft will be supported through $30,000 in funding to conduct research and engage with the State Library collections, delving into subjects and materials from the Library’s Indigenous Collections.