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Yabun 2024
Australia’s largest one-day celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, the Yabun Festival is set to return on 26 January, taking place at Victoria Park on the traditional lands…
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Sydney Festival 2024: Blak Out
Sydney Festival’s ‘Blak Out‘ brings together some of Australia’s most talented First Nations artists to share their incredible stories. Curated by Sydney Festival’s Creative Artist in Residence Jacob Nash, will…
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Exhibition: Celebrating 50 years of the Aboriginal Housing Company
A new art and cultural centre established by Aboriginal Housing Company called Mungejup has opened in Redfern, and features a new exhibition about the history of the AHC and organisations…
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Exhibition: Wadgayawa Nhay Dhadjan Wari – They made them a long time ago
The State Library of New South Wales presents Wadgayawa Nhay Dhadjan Wari (They made them a long time ago), an exhibition featuring 30 significant Aboriginal objects removed from Country around…
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First Nations Speaker Series – October 2023
The First Nations Speaker Series for October 2023 features NSW Aboriginal Languages Week Ambassadors, rapper BARKAA (Chloe Quayle) and comedian Andy Saunders.
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Traditional weaving workshops
Learn traditional weaving techniques to make a basket. The workshop will be held over 2 days on consecutive weekends (19 and 26 August, 1pm to 4pm). You’ll need to attend…
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Rise! Voices and Hands!
Rise! Voices and Hands! is a public artwork activation that honours, shares and celebrates the languages, cultures and voices of First Nations poets. To herald the beginning of Poetry Month…
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NAIDOC in the City 2023
Take a stroll through Hyde Park north on Saturday 8 July 2023 to experience food, song, art, dance and stories in the heart of the city at NAIDOC in the…
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Reconciliation Week at Redfern Community Centre
Everyone is welcome to join us for lunch and a film screening to acknowledge National Reconciliation Week at Redfern Community Centre. After a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony, you’ll…
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities training 2023
Improve your knowledge and skills in building organisational capability and financial sustainability of your organisation. City of Sydney is offering free training and development opportunities for staff, volunteers and committee/board…
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First Nations Speaker Series – May 2023
GML Heritage, Museums of History NSW and the Research Centre for Deep History at the Australian National University present the First Nations Speaker Series with guest speaker Emeritus Professor John Maynard on ‘Fight…
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BLACKBOOKS relaunched
The team at BLACKBOOKS (a division of Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative Limited est. 1957) is proud to celebrate and share their first steps into the online e-commerce space with two publications…
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Aboriginal cultures and ecology walk
Discover local bush food and their uses on this guided walk through Orphan School Creek with Charlene (Charlie) Aguiar Dos Santos, Koori Kinnections education officer. What you’ll learn about: The long history of Aboriginal cultural connection to the landscape The plants…
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Aboriginal art workshop
This cultural awareness workshop is led by artist Aunty Judith Jarret, a proud Koori woman from the Gumbaynggirr nation. Aunt Jude will share her culture, her language, and the history…
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Yabun 2023
Yabun Festival is the largest one day celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in Australia. It takes place on 26 January on Gadigal land. Established by Gadigal Information…
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SOUTHEAST Aboriginal Arts Market 2022
Carriageworks will present a free live program of events throughout the SOUTHEAST Aboriginal Arts Market held from 19-20 Nov. Discover traditional weaving with Burramattagal and Dharug artists and community members…
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Party Protest Remember 2022
2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Black Theatre and the establishment of the Tent Embassy. In 1972 a group of dedicated Aboriginal activists came together…
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First Nations Speaker Series – November 2022
The First Nations Speaker Series on Wednesday 2 November 2022 features Wiradjuri librarian and museum educator Nathan “Mudyi” Sentance. How do we get audiences to engage with uncomfortable histories, especially…
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Exhibition Koori Knockout: 50 years
Over 30,000 spectators. Countless sporting heroes. One tournament. Take a front row seat in this major celebration of First Nations sporting excellence. In 2022, more than 30,000 players and spectators…
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workshops
The Connect Sydney program offers free skills and capacity building opportunities for community, not-for-profit, charitable and other social purpose organisations (including social enterprises and co-operatives) that operate in or service the City…
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Community consultation: 119 Redfern Street
Have your say on a local Aboriginal knowledge and culture centre in Redfern. The City of Sydney purchased 119 Redfern Street to establish a local Aboriginal knowledge and culture centre…
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Aboriginal cultures and ecology walk 2022
Discover local bush food and their uses on this free guided walk through Sydney Park with Charlene (Charlie) Aguiar Dos Santos, education officer from Koori Kinnections. What you’ll learn about:…
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Out of the Vaults 2022
This online special in the State Library of NSW’s ‘Out of the Vaults’ series is presented by First Nations collections specialists Melissa Jackson and Kerry-Ann Tape. Showing records and memorabilia…
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‘Ancient Tracks’ artwork leads the way
A striking green artwork that pays homage to traditional Indigenous navigation and land management practices sits above one of Sydney’s busiest city intersections. Designed by 25-year-old Kungarakan graphic designer Toby…
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AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market 2021
Join AIATSIS online for this year’s Indigenous Art Market and support the ethical purchase of authentic Australian Indigenous art from Indigenous artists and art centres from around the country. AIATSIS…