The First Nations Experience of Pentridge Prison - Tour with Chris Austin
Starts:
Saturday, 31 August 2024
Ends:
Saturday, 31 August 2024
The Torch artist and Keerraaywoorrong man, Chris Austin will lead this talk and tour reflecting on how his art has been deeply influenced and informed by his own time spent behind the bluestone walls of Pentridge.
The tour will explore the former B-Division, and alongside a National Trust guide Chris will share his experience as an inmate at Pentridge and how he came to use art to express the culture of First Nations people and their experience of incarceration.
Pentridge Prison Tours commissioned work from Chris Austin for both the Warder’s Residence and B-Division, and Chris’s personal and authentic storytelling is integral to the Pentridge Prison Tours experience.
Add to Calendar2024-08-31 12:00 am2024-08-31 12:00 amThe First Nations Experience of Pentridge Prison - Tour with Chris AustinThe Torch artist and Keerraaywoorrong man, Chris Austin will lead this talk and tour reflecting on how his art has been deeply influenced and informed by his own time spent behind the bluestone walls of Pentridge.
The tour will explore the former B-Division, and alongside a National Trust guide Chris will share his experience as an inmate at Pentridge and how he came to use art to express the culture of First Nations people and their experience of incarceration.
Pentridge Prison Tours commissioned work from Chris Austin for both the Warder’s Residence and B-Division, and Chris’s personal and authentic storytelling is integral to the Pentridge Prison Tours experience.1 Champ Street, Coburg , VIC , 3058 , Australia