WUBUUL BUII
HOPEVALE x QUT FASHION COLLAB
Main Gallery
21 September - 9 November
'Wubuul buii’ (meaning, 'together') is a young, cutting edge couture collection, created with art from the oldest culture on earth, the result of an exciting collaboration between the Hopevale Arts and Culture Centre in Far North Queensland and fashion design students at the Queensland University of Technology. The garments made from fabric printed with vibrant one of a kind bush dyes by Hopevale artists were showcased on the runway at the 2019 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair.
Participating artists from Hopevale Arts and Cultural Centre:
- Madge Bowen
- Esmay (Fay) Gibson
- Wanda Gibson
- Daisy Hamlot
- Grace Rosendale
Participating students from QUT:
- Maddy Goodridge
- Ronan Horstman
- Isabelle Cull
- Carlyndal Slight di Tullio
- Elise Baglot
- Lily Mergard
- Joash Teo
- Hannah Nam
Images: Courtesy of Deelan Do
