Bushfire: Our community responds
Level 2 Gallery 8
16 March to 6 July 2003
Admission by donation
all proceeds will go to the Victorian Bushfire Recovery Fund

Bushfire: Our community responds

Australians have just experienced one of the most horrific bushfire seasons in this country's recorded history with over three million hectares, seven lives and around 600 homes lost in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

The awe, terror and tragedy of bushfire have been constant themes in the creation of our national imagery. This exhibition presents a selection of works of art, dating back to 1859, which capture the immense effect bushfires have had on the Australian environment and its people.

Works exhibited include William Strutt's Black Thursday, February 6th 1851, kindly on loan from the State Library of Victoria, works by Sydney Long, Lin Onus, John Wolseley, Tim Storrier, the NGV's own Gippsland, Sunday night, February 20th 1898 by John Longstaff, and a group of works from the estate of Fred Williams.

Entry to Bushfire: Our community responds is by donation, with all proceeds going to the Victorian Bushfire Recovery Fund. A commemorative catalogue, with profits also going to the Fund, is available for $5 in the exhibition, from the NGV Shop.

When visiting the exhibition please take the time to contribute to the People of Victoria's Album of Appreciation. This album will form a tribute to the firefighters, CFA volunteers and countless other people who have worked so hard over the past few months.

 

Bushfire: Our community responds is generously supported by:

The Gandel Charitable Trust

The Jack Brockhoff Foundation