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  • Wilma Reading at Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival 2019

    Wilma Reading at Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival 2019

    Australian jazz legend Wilma Reading, a contemporary of Duke Ellington and Oscar Peterson, sings highlights from her dazzling international career, as part of the Sydney International Womens Jazz Festival 2019. This is…

  • Right of Reply – Indigenous Rights in Data & Collections symposium 2019

    Right of Reply – Indigenous Rights in Data & Collections symposium 2019

    Bookings are open for the Right of Reply – Indigenous Rights in Data & Collections Symposium, which will be held on Friday 18 October 2019, 9 to 5 pm National…

  • Harbour Cruise: Aboriginal Perspectives of Sydney

    Harbour Cruise: Aboriginal Perspectives of Sydney

    This cruise takes visitors to Clark Island (Be-lang-le-wool), where you’ll learn about traditional fishing methods, food gathering techniques and enjoy a vibrant Aboriginal cultural performance. During the cruise, the Mari…

  • NAIDOC in the City 2019

    NAIDOC in the City 2019

    NAIDOC in the City is a free celebration of the world’s longest living cultures through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander food, song, art, dance and stories. You can taste treats…

  • Ocean Talks: Aboriginal Perspectives of Sydney Harbour

    Ocean Talks: Aboriginal Perspectives of Sydney Harbour

    How well do we really know the history of Sydney Harbour? Four leading Aboriginal art and cultural practitioners – Shane Phillips, Nadeena Dixon, Emily McDaniel and Brett Leavy   – share…

  • National Indigenous Art Fair 2019

    National Indigenous Art Fair 2019

    The National Indigenous Art Fair is set to get toes tapping and tastebuds tingling with a vibrant two-day program of food, music, dance and demonstrations celebrating Indigenous culture in the…

  • Talking Deadly – Political Co-existence in Australia

    Talking Deadly – Political Co-existence in Australia

    Good leadership is critical in the pursuit of change. In this talk on Political Co-existence in Australia in the 21st Century, Josephine Bourne will talk about the areas of work…

  • Blak Markets for Mother’s Day 2019

    Blak Markets for Mother’s Day 2019

    There will be plenty in store for Mother’s Day celebrations at the Blak Markets at Bare Island La Perouse Sunday, 12 May 2019 from 9.30am to 3pm. There will be…

  • Aboriginal Paddington

    Aboriginal Paddington

    Aboriginal people have watched the ancient landscape of Sydney and Paddington evolve over thousands of years and generations. The rich archaeological and historical record of the harbour allows us to…

  • Yerr Wetimbi yi Yerr Marrgu / Old Way & New Way

    Yerr Wetimbi yi Yerr Marrgu / Old Way & New Way

    The foundation for the exhibition Yerr Wetimbi yi Yerr Marrgu / Old Way & New Way is deceptively simple: linguist and artist / weaver Patricia Marfurra has made a huge…

  • State Library of NSW – EOI Aboriginal artist or designer

    State Library of NSW – EOI Aboriginal artist or designer

    The State Library of NSW has just opened an Expression of Interest for an Aboriginal digital artist / designer to develop a unique digital artwork for the library’s Mukurtu site, which is in…

  • Talking Deadly: Who drives the conversation?

    Talking Deadly: Who drives the conversation?

    Join Nathan “Mudyi” Sentance for his Talking Deadly talk ‘Who Drives the Conversation?’ on blogging as a form of resistance and as a method to examine and discuss the role…

  • Indigenous Design Synergies at UTS 2019

    Indigenous Design Synergies at UTS 2019

    UTS School of Design is hosting Indigenous Design Synergies, a program beginning with a series of ‘brownbag’ lunch talks with Indigenous scholars, designers, creatives, activists, allies and accomplices. Design language…

  • Kanalaritja

    Kanalaritja

    kanalaritja: An Unbroken String is a touring exhibition and series of workshops at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre, that celebrates the Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural practice of shell-stringing, and the…

  • Uluru Statement from the Heart 2019

    Uluru Statement from the Heart 2019

    Emanuel Synagogue will present a special event as part of its In Conversation series, featuring Thomas Mayor, delegate to the Uluru Statement process. Thomas has been travelling throughout Australia with…

  • Yabun 2019

    Yabun 2019

    Yabun means ‘music to a beat’ in the Sydney Aboriginal language. Now in its 18th year, the Yabun Festival is organised by Gadigal Information Service and has grown to become…

  • Eora Centre Community Day 2019

    Eora Centre Community Day 2019

    Come along to the Eora Centre Community Day on Wednesday 23rd January 2019, from 10am to 2pm. Live music, free BBQ, art workshops, course Information and college tours. When: Wednesday…

  • Dubboo – life of a songman

    Dubboo – life of a songman

    David Page was the musical heartbeat of Bangarra Dance Theatre. In 27 original scores for the company, he reinvented the art of the soundtrack to encompass traditional language, song and instruments…

  • Talking Deadly with Hayden Walsh

    Talking Deadly with Hayden Walsh

    In this talk centered around Indigenous culture and youth engagement, Hayden Walsh will explore the gaps missing in the museum and education space and what cultural institutions are capable of…

  • NAISDA: Storyplace

    NAISDA: Storyplace

    NAISDA Dance College presents the next generation of Indigenous dancers and choreographers at Carriageworks in the production StoryPlace. Directed by Frances Rings and featuring new works by former Bangarra senior dancer…

  • Sydney Elders

    Sydney Elders

    Sydney Elders: Continuing Aboriginal Stories is a free exhibition until 13 October 2019. The State Library of NSW is excited to present this new project by Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones,…

  • gawura guruwin at Sculpture by the Sea 2018

    gawura guruwin at Sculpture by the Sea 2018

    107 Projects presents gawura guruwin, a collaboration between Artist Nicole Monks and Uncle Charles Madden, Gadigal Elder and Artist; Krissy Townsend and Teresa Gay. gawura guruwin celebrates the continuous connection…

  • South East Aboriginal Arts Market 2018

    South East Aboriginal Arts Market 2018

    Curated by Hetti Perkins and Jonathan Jones, the South East | Aboriginal Arts Market will showcase the cultural heritage of South-Eastern Aboriginal Australia. Featuring 27 stalls, the line-up is a mix…

  • Guided Aboriginal cultural tour

    Guided Aboriginal cultural tour

    Discover local bush food and their uses on this guided walk. Facilitator Careesa Kelly is a proud Gumbaynggiirr woman, living in the Illawarra. Caressa has a passion for educating the…

  • Boomalli Posters at State Library of NSW

    Boomalli Posters at State Library of NSW

    The Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative was established in 1987 by a group of 10 urban Aboriginal artists in Sydney. After more than 30 years the cooperative continues to support contemporary…