Art Guide Australia

Geelong

Frederick McCubbin – Whisperings in wattle boughs

Geelong Gallery

4 September—28 November

“It transcends time and cultures,” says Geelong Gallery senior curator Lisa Sullivan of the well-known, perhaps even iconic,, 1890. “The hardships of the settler experience are timeless, and for many, relatable even today.”

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