NSI Museum on Minjerribah
iam: Ngali Dullan Exhibition & Guest Creatives
The Museum will once again open its doors with free admission during the 2025 Straddie Arts Trail. Visitors can explore our exhibitions, including the award-winning Ngali Dullan, which recently received a Highly Commended in the Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA) presented by Museums & Galleries Queensland.
Ngali Dullan is a collaborative community project with Quandamooka artists facilitated by Megan Cope. It features contemporary and historical objects such as woven baskets / gulayi by Granny Nuningha (Rose Martin) and a fishing spear / jibal by Matthew Burns. Commissioned works by local artists — Nicky Karklis-Jones, Nathaniel Chapman, Martin Karklis, Belinda Close, Elisa Jane Carmichael, and Xoe Mazzoni — depict historical stories as well as cultural and environmental knowledge. These are overlaid on maps of Country created by Megan Cope, offering visitors a layered, non-colonial perspective of Minjerribah.
Alongside Ngali Dullan, the Museum proudly cares for works in its permanent collection, including pieces by Raymond Moult-Spiers, woven baskets by Sonja Carmichael, and artwork by Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
This year’s resident artist, Megan Forward, will be based at NSIMM throughout the Arts Trail. Megan is an artist, author, illustrator, and writer whose practice blends story, creativity, and sustainability, inspired by her connection to nature. Visitors can view an exhibition of her work in the Museum and join her for drop-in nature journaling sessions. Megan will also lead guided walking art journal workshops exploring the archaeology and history of significant Minjerribah sites.
Local filmmaker Angie Simms (Stradbroke Island Photography) will present her latest film, Amity / Pulan Stories, sharing community histories of Amity Point and its people.
The Museum shop will also be open, featuring works by many local artists available for sale, alongside our unique Minjerribah-themed books, merchandise, jams, and marmalades.
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Drawing and Dressing with Nature
Working with nature in all aspects of our lives enables us to tread lightly on precious island ecosystems. Join creatives Megan Forward and Jane Milburn as they share how their practices and processes are shaped by deep connections to the natural world.
Jane and Megan will be based at the North Stradbroke Island Museum on Minjerribah throughout the Straddie Arts Trail, with their work exhibited in the Foul Ward and a range of activities available during Museum opening hours.
Megan Forward is an artist, author, illustrator, and writer whose work weaves together story, creativity, and sustainability, inspired by her love of nature. Visitors can enjoy the exhibition of her work, take part in relaxed drop-in nature drawing and painting sessions suited to all ages and abilities, or join her for guided walking art journal workshops (see link below) that explore the archaeology and history of significant Minjerribah sites.
Jane Milburn OAM is a textile adventurer and natural-fibre champion who was an early voice on sustainability issues in the way we dress. As the founder of Textile Beat and author of Slow Clothing: finding meaning in what we wear, Jane believes in regenerating our agency in the wardrobe by gaining more skills and knowledge about materials, making, adapting and caring for clothes. Visitors can enjoy an exhibition of Jane’s upcycling work, engage with hand stitching drop-in activities or join The Art of Slow Clothing workshop (see link below).
Workshops & Events