Presented in partnership with Public Transport Victoria, Yarra Trams and Creative Victoria
First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams
Blak on Track
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.
Read more about the artists and their artwork.
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
Credits: Charlotte Allingham, 2023. Photo: James Morgan
Credits: Jay Van Nus, 2023. Photo: James Morgan
Credits: Peter Waples-Crowe, 2023. Photo: James Morgan
Credits: Rubii Red, 2023. Photo: James Morgan
Credits: Lyn and Coree Thorpe, 2023. Photo: James Morgan
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Artistic Team
Curator
Jarra Karalinar Steel
Design Support and Artwork Realisation
Kate Francis
Photographer
James Morgan
Supporters
Presented in partnership with Public Transport Victoria, Yarra Trams and Creative Victoria
Image Credits
Destiny Deacon's 'Arrears Window', 2024 Melbourne Art Trams. PHOTO: RISING/James Morgan
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