Your guide to the 2025 First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams

Language Group | Yorta Yorta, Wamba Wamba, Wurundjeri, Ngiyampaa

Belinda is a Yorta Yorta and Wamba Wamba woman based in the DungalaKaiela Region, Northern Victoria. As Curator – Indigenous at Shepparton Art Museum, she focuses on community relationships, First Nations works, and best practice projects like Lin Onus: The Land Within and the Indigenous Ceramic Award. Vice-president of Kaiela Arts, she is also a writer, contributing to Artlink, the Print Council of Australia, and co-authoring Kunmanara Carroll.

Language Group | Wotjobaluk, Djubagalk,Jadawadjali

Gail Harradine is a Wotjobaluk/Djubagalk/Jadawadjali curator, First Peoples educator and arts practitioner from the Wimmera and Mallee regions of Victoria with a practice that concentrates on painting, photography and printmaking. She has a Postgraduate in Art Curatorial studies and Masters in Arts and is employed as the Curatorial Manager at the Koorie Heritage Trust, Melbourne. Gail is currently pursuing her PhD at RMIT, exploring family images, cultural strengthening from an experimental Storytelling perspective.

Launuage Group | Yorta Yorta, Wati Wati, Ngarrindjeri

Caine is a proud Yorta Yorta and Wati Wati descendant, is Curator of South-eastern Australian collections at Museums Victoria. With a background in cultural heritage, he has held roles at the Koorie Heritage Trust and Melbourne Museum. His work focuses on repatriation and connecting Indigenous communities with collections. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies and was accepted into the 2025 Atlantic Fellowship for Social Equity.

Launguage Group | Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung, Ngurai Illum-Wurrung

Stacie is a proud Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung, and Ngurai Illum-Wurrung woman, is Curator & Collections at the Victorian Indigenous Research Centre, State Library Victoria. A Djirri Djirri Dancer and Educator, she was Chair of the Victorian NAIDOC Committee (2018–2022). She holds a Master’s in Social Change Leadership from Melbourne University and is an Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity, dedicated to storytelling, truth-telling, and protecting Country.

Language Group | Yorta Yorta

Kimberley Moulton, a Yorta Yorta woman, is Senior Curator at RISING and Adjunct Curator of Indigenous Art at Tate Modern. She focuses on Indigenous-led research, community voice, and rethinking global art histories. She has curated major exhibitions worldwide, including Shadow Spirit (RISING 2023) and Tarrwarra Biennial: We Are Eagles (RISING 2025), and is a PhD candidate at Monash University, Deputy Chair of Shepparton Art Museum, a board director for the Adam Briggs Foundation, and Curator Emeritus at Museums Victoria.

Kaiela Arts, one of two Aboriginal arts centres in Victoria, is a vital space for Yorta Yorta and other First Nations artists to connect with culture, stories, and Country. Located at Shepparton Art Museum, it supports over 50 artists in ceramics, painting, weaving, and more. Kaiela Arts fosters self-determination, truth-telling, and cultural preservation, strengthening community through creative programs, partnerships, and the promotion of South-East Australian Aboriginal art.

Baluk Arts is an Aboriginal-owned and led community arts centre in Mount Eliza, supporting Aboriginal artists from southeast Victoria and beyond. It fosters artistic excellence, cultural reconnection, and creative well-being. Artists create paintings, sculptures, jewellery, and more, available in its gallery and online. Baluk Arts engages in exhibitions, collaborations, and workshops, promoting deeper understanding of Aboriginal arts. ‘Baluk’ means ‘many’ in Bunurong and Boonwurrung, reflecting its diverse artists.