Panorama of Sydney Harbour 2015 (City of Sydney)
As part of the Eora Journey, the City of Sydney is currently inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to submit proposals for a major public artwork to honour the Eora, the Aboriginal people of Sydney, and to recognise the Gadigal clan as the traditional custodians of the land. For more information on making a submission, visit the City Art website www.cityartsydney.com.au
Site information
As part of the requirements for making a submission, artists are required to propose a suitable site or sites for their proposed artwork. Below are links to additional resources and other information to provide artists wishing to make a submission.
This map, which covers Sydney’s inner city area, identifies the location of places that have historical associations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including around the harbour. The following links provide information on some of these places adjacent to Sydney Harbour:
- Royal Botanic Gardens and Wuganmagulya at Farm Cove
- Bennelong Point / Dubbagullee and the Government Boatsheds
- Dawes Point / Tar-Ra
- Goat Island / Memel
Some of the other resources and organisations that are recommended to assist artists intending to select a site and submit a proposal include the City of Sydney’s publication Barani / Barrabugu, the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, the State Library of NSW’s Indigenous Services and the Australian Museum.
Resources
- City of Sydney – Sydney Barani website – ‘Aboriginal people and place’ essay
- City of Sydney – Barani / Barrabugu (Yesterday / Tomorrow): Sydney’s Aboriginal Journey
- City of Sydney – Eora Journey
- State Library NSW – Indigenous Languages
- Royal Botanic Gardens – Indigenous people of Sydney
- Australian Museum – Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney
- Dr Jakelin Troy, The Sydney Language, 1993
- Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
- City of Sydney – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols, 2012
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