Hopevale Arts & Culture New Website Launch
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new Hopevale Arts and Culture Centre website and online shop! Check out our artist’s amazing creations and learn about our stories and Guugu Yimithirr culture. Our online shop showcases various artworks and products, from stunning paintings to intricately woven baskets holding generations of knowledge. We also have…
Artist Q&A: Gertie Deeral
Gertrude Deeral is an important leader and elder from the Dingaal clan and is a traditional owner of the country around Lizard Island. Gertie began painting at the age of 73, and belongs to the Gamba Gamba group (senior women) at the art centre. Artworks by the Gamba draw on traditional Guugu Yimmithirr Warra culture…
1770
According to the sacred stories of the Guugu Yimithirr people, the Rainbow Serpent resides in the twists and bends of the Wabalumbaal Birri, whose mouth opens onto the coral reef where, on the evening of June 10 1770, the HMS Endeavour ran aground. The Waalumbaal Birri has been renamed the Endeavour River and it was…