Book bound in tan coloured cloth, gold lettering on the spine stating volume number and alpha codes to denote contentsnon-fictionREFERENCE/ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES 1833cyclopedia, charges knight and co, 1833

Book bound in tan coloured cloth, gold lettering on the spine stating volume number and alpha codes to denote contentsnon-fictionREFERENCE/ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES 1833encyclopedia, 1833

Standing proud, still here, the spirit of ten ancestral matriarchs adorned in contemporary ceremonial cloaks. Representing our women past, present and future, her Spirit, our culture, our Country (spelt with a capital for its importance and this is part of First Peoples protocols on acknowledging Country, our strength, our resilience and healing towards a sustainable future). The colours of this cloak refer to natural pink ochre and indigenous flowering plants on Wadawurrung Dja. The pink ochre is sourced by Deanne Gilson at Black Hill in Ballarat, Victoria. Men also made woven dilly bags to hold their possessions in. The basket making was an ongoing aspect of daily life for Wadawurrung people and often done in cooler months when the weather was too bad to go outside. Many women and family groups had their own style and techniques that were traded amongst other groups. Wadawurrung women had a particular stitch they used and incorporated elaborate symbols into the basket designs. Tammy Gilson’s weaving represents this stitch. This cloak pays homage to them and the changing seasons as they created, particularly the cooler months leading into the warmer season when several gum blossom flower. This cloak was worn once by artist Deanne Gilson at a formal opening at the Art Gallery of Ballarat in 2022. A Welcome to Country ceremony was performed while wearing it.Pink native flower in baskets motif on a pink background on outer cloak, pink and white diamond and circle design in lining. Solid black trimming. Cloak is machine sewn and handstitched with hand stitching on shoulder seam.deanne gilson, wadawurrung dja, first nations art

This work was purchased during the visit of Mary Modeen, senior fine art lecturer at the University of Dundee, Scotland, to the University of Ballarat in 2000. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.art, artwork, mary modeen, screenprint, printmaking, women

Neville Bunning taught Ceramics at the Ballarat Technical Art School, a division of the Ballarat School of Mines. Famed portrait of a man.neville bunning, artwork, portrait, available

“The sweet-smelling chocolate lily is a favourite of mine. It has a scent similar to that of chocolate and can be eaten raw and added to other foods as a decoration on top of cakes. I like it because it is a pretty little plant that you can’t walk by without noticing. The cabbage butterflies are ancestral spirits watching.” — Deanne Gilson In 'Karrap Karrap Beenyak — Flower Baskets of Knowledge', Deanne Gilson depicts dilly bags and baskets drawn from the South Eastern collection of artefacts held within the Melbourne Museum, and gifts from family and friends. They reclaim cultural knowledge, mixing tradition with the lived experiences of her ancestors and re-enriching her life with culture, Country and connection, through the creation of new art. The works highlight the use of Indigenous plants for healing and bush foods, and the Wadawurrung Creation Story and connection to Dja (Country). Dr Deanne Gilson is a proud Wadawurrung woman and an award-winning visual artist living and creating from her ancestral home of Ballarat in Victoria. Her multidisciplinary art practice interrogates the colonial disruption of her family and explores ways in which contemporary art can create a platform towards healing, acceptance and reclaiming cultural identity, often drawing upon traditional knowledges of her ancestors. The Victorian bush where Gilson grew up features predominantly in all of her paintings, alongside many Indigenous plants, trees and birds from her Creation Story. Gilson draws upon layers of tangible and intangible knowledge, she talks about the presence of the intangible as spiritual connections to Country and her ancestors, while the tangible knowledge reflects artefacts and other objects of daily Wadawurrung life. Her works portray a rich cultural history that continues to thrive and grow today despite the restrictions placed on her family by settlement. Gilson’s practice defines Aboriginal women’s business past and present through contemporary art. Traditional marks alongside contemporary marks, link her to the practices of Indigenous mark-making, especially that on her body when in ceremony. Stating that “all of my artworks are an extension of my women’s business and draw on ochre sourced from Wadawurrung Dja (Country)”. The white is used in traditional ceremonies, while the charcoal is a direct link to Gilson’s matriarchal line of her mother’s business. Gilson’s mother, Marlene Gilson, also an artist, gathers charcoal from her daily fire, passing this onto her daughter, extending upon the old and the new ways of sharing knowledge and connection to Country. Painting

University of Ballarat is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Class photograph at Mount Helen in front of the Tree of Knowledge.university of ballarat, commerce, dean gordon, brett ellis, juston wightman, peter baker, graeme fish, russell keith, drad de jong, travan greenbank, craig rumble, arjuna wimalasuriya, david kefford, sau fong tang, pei lin lim, john di pietro, chung tin chung, jacinta frith, tree of knowledge

Donated by Rosalind Hodgeson. Her grandfather was a mine inspector in Scotland and northern England.8385.1 - Book detailing a mine fireman's necessary knowledge.

Colour photograph of the E.J. Barker taken from near the Tree of Knowledge.e.j. .barker library, mount helen library, mount helen campus, tree of knowledge, brutalism, brutalist