Event: Eureka Stories

Stories of Eureka

On December 3 1854, in Ballarat, a group of gold miners clashed with the local authorities in a bloody encounter which influenced the course of democracy in Australia.

We’ve been busy at Wind & Sky creating four digital stories about people connected to the Eureka Stockade for the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka (M.A.D.E Ballarat).

Come help us celebrate the launch of our films and the 160th anniversary of Eureka. There are a series of events on the actual anniversary day the 3rd of December and on the weekend of the 6-7 December.

Image attribution: Marlene Gilson, ‘Mount Warrenheip and Eureka Stockade’ (detail), 2013, acrylic on canvas. Collection: Art Gallery of Ballarat. Purchased with funds from the Sir Wilfred Brookes Charitable Foundation, 2014. © Marlene Gilson 2013.

Marlene Gilson, ‘Mount Warrenheip and Eureka Stockade’ (detail), 2013, acrylic on canvas. Collection: Art Gallery of Ballarat. Purchased with funds from the Sir Wilfred Brookes Charitable Foundation, 2014. © Marlene Gilson 2013.

Our films will be screened in entirety (alongside the productions of two talented other film-makers) at M.A.D.E Ballarat on Sunday the 7th December at 2pm.

There will be a Q&A session with Jary and Lucinda and Leslie Falkiner-Rose and Erin McCuskey the other film-makers involved in the digital stories production at Sunday the 7th December at 1pm.

From December 3 the films will also be viewable as part of M.A.D.E Ballarat’s permanent exhibition.

There are a range of other events on in Ballarat on the day of the battle the 3rd of December, and on the weekend of Saturday the 6th-Sunday the 7th of December. Have a look at the calendar, below. Come find us and say hi!

Events

Eureka Day Commemorations

Our Digital Stories will be launched as part of the commemoration of Eureka Day, December 3rd, starting off with a Welcome to Country Smoking Ceremony led by Uncle Bryon Powell, with a commemorative service, and featuring the raising of the recreated Eureka Flag and the unveiling of the Pikeman’s Dog Memorial.

When: 6:00am – 8:00am Wednesday 3 December.

Where: Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka, 102 Stawell Street South, Ballarat, VIC, 3350.

Cost: Free.

More information: 1800 287 113, info@made.org, www.made.org

Tales of the Forgotten Eureka Stories

Find out from the three filmmakers the great characters and tales they uncovered as they created Digital Stories for M.A.D.E’s exhibition. A conversation with Erin McCuskey, Yum Studio, Leslie Falkiner-Rose, Falkiner Media Services and Jary Nemo and Lucinda Horrocks, Wind & Sky Productions.

When: 1PM Sunday 7 December.

Where: Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka, 102 Stawell Street South, Ballarat, VIC, 3350.

Cost: Free to Ballarat residents. $12/$8/ Under 5’s free. Bookings are essential.

Bookings: 1800 287 113, info@made.org

More information: www.made.org

Film Screenings

Screening new digital stories about the Eureka Stockade created for the 160th Anniversary, including four Wind & Sky Productions films. Also screening is the ABC television episode ‘Australia on Trial: Eureka 13.’

When: 2PM Sunday 7 December

Where: Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka, 102 Stawell Street South, Ballarat, VIC, 3350.

Cost: Free to Ballarat residents. $12/$8/ Under 5’s free. Bookings are essential.

Bookings: 1800 287 113, info@made.org

More information: www.made.org

Event Calendar

There are a range of events on in Ballarat to mark the 160th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade. Come along and don’t forget to say hi!

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