Historical information

Artist Louise Hearman visited the Mission on the 15th of September 2011 and brought photographs in colour of her artwork painted in 1987/88 in the Norla Dome. She shared some background information about how she created the artwork:
Louise arranged with O'Brien Glass to have the glass panes donated to replace the steel plates once covering the skylight.
She painted the entire ceiling of the Dome precariously balancing on scaffolding.
The walls were made as canvas panels and then put in place. She angled some of them to create openings so when you entered the Dome you were totally encased in her work.

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

Series of 7 colour photographs scanned