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ORIC Spotlight On: Lifelines of Erub arts

11 November 2021
Culture and Capability Grants and Funding
A group of people gather around a large sculpture of a brightly coloured sea turtle.
Erub Arts: (back row) Diann Lui, Ellarose Savage, Ethel Charlie, Racy Oui-Pitt, Lynnette Griffiths, Florence Gutchen, Nancy Naawi, Emma Gela, Lavinia Ketchell. Front row: Jimmy K Thaiday, Jimmy J Thaiday, Lorenzo Ketchell, Solomon Charlie. Photo by Jan Cattoni

The Erub Erwer Meta Torres Strait Islander Corporation create stunning art that promotes their strong connection to the land, sea, and sky around them.

The Erub Erwer Meta Torres Strait Islander Corporation in the north east of the Torres Strait is using art to nurture culture and create economic opportunities within their community.

Erub Arts centre, which was the first incorporated art centre in the Torres Strait, produces stunning and clever works that draws attention to pollution and climate change in and around their home of Erub Island.

Learn more about Erub Artson in this month’s Spotlight On from the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations.