Echoes of Light: Our connection through waterways

Next date: Thursday, 12 June 2025 | 11:00 AM to 05:00 PM

A First Nations exhibition focusing on the deep connections between culture, Country and water.

Echoes of Light: Our Connection Through Waterways is an exhibition by friends and collaborators Emma Hicks and Merindah Funnell, presenting a series of mixed media works that highlight interwoven stories shaped by water and time immemorial and are deeply connected to Country.

The exhibition features new, site-specific works that bring together the cultural practices and knowledges connected to Cammeraygal Country. The artworks share relationships to Country and invite viewers to reflect on their own connections and experiences to place.

As part of the exhibition, Emma and Merindah consulted with Barada Bana, Yuin, and Cammeraygal Elder Auntie Jeanie Moran.

Emma and Merindah are also bringing together First Nations Aunties in Sydney's north, hosting a one-day eco-dyeing and weaving workshop led by Noongar artist Jodie Dowd as part of a community-led collaborative artwork.

Image: Emma Hicks and Merindah Funnell, Untitled (detail), 2025, mixed media

Artist bios

Merindah Funnell is a proud Tubba-Gah woman from the Wiradjuri nation. As both an artist and educator, she shares her deep cultural knowledge and connection to Country through her unique artistic style. Merindah’s work spans from large-scale street art murals to delicate, embroidered paintings, as well as powerful illustrations. Using striking colours and bold line work, she both honours her ancestral land and celebrates First Nations culture.

Dr Emma Hicks is a Sydney-based artist, writer, and educator of Gamilaroi and European heritage. She has a multidisciplinary practice covering film, sculpture, installation, drawing and writing. Emma works in a responsive way to site or concept with connection to place and personal storytelling as recurring themes in her practice.

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Location

Art Space on The Concourse, 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, 2067, View Map