Presented in partnership with Public Transport Victoria, Yarra Trams and Creative Victoria
First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams 2024
Curated by Jarra Karalinar Steel
- Exhibition
- Family Friendly
- Free
A new fleet of First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams crisscross the city with creative visions past and present.
First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams are re-wrapped and ready to move. This year, tribute trams featuring works from trailblazing artists Destiny Deacon and Ellen José, will roll out alongside a fleet of new pieces. Jarra Karalinar Steel (Boonwurrung/Wemba Wemba) returns to curate the program for the last time. The selections are a movable tapestry of mediums, styles of and ideas—a celebration of the breadth and dynamism of First Peoples expression enriching the city.
2024 Artists
Destiny Deacon (Ku Ku/Erub Mer)
Arrears Windows
Ellen José (Torres Strait Islander)
Reach Out And Touch—Distance And Time
Thomas Day (Gunditjmara/Yorta Yorta/Wemba Wemba)
Yarkeen—Dreams
Kait James (Wadawurrung)
Hung out to dry
Milla Morgan (Wiradjuri/Yorta Yorta)
I just wanted to say sorry
Iluka Sax-Williams (Taungurung)
Kulin Woora Liwik—Kulin Sky Ancestors
Artistic Team
Curator
Jarra Karalinar Steel
Design Support and Artwork Realisation
Kate Francis
Photographer
James Morgan
Supporters
Image Credits
Amina Briggs. Photo: Carmen Zammit
Charlotte Allingham, 2023. Photo: James Morgan
Jay Van Nus, 2023. Photo: James Morgan
Peter Waples-Crowe, 2023. Photo: James Morgan
Rubii Red, 2023. Photo: James Morgan
Lyn and Coree Thorpe, 2023. Photo: James Morgan