Historical information
Louise Hearman used the Norla Dome and painted a mural painted which had taken her around a year to complete. The exhibition called Elephant Room was shown from June 1988. The work was vandalised in 1989 and subsequently demolished.
Significance
Louise Hearman is a Melbourne born artist and Archibald Prize winner.
Hearman first came to public notice in 1987/88 when she spent a year painting the mural in the Norla Dome. The premises of the Mission also served as her studio at that time.
Physical description
Black and white copy of a newspaper article, printed on A3 paper.
