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 of the Gadigal people.

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 present three World Premieres alongside a packed wider program of powerful First Nations work.

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 in Redfern’s The Block.

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 200 years ago.

The First Nations Speaker Series for October 2023 features NSW Aboriginal Languages Week Ambassadors, rapper BARKAA (Chloe Quayle) and comedian Andy Saunders.

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 both days. All materials will be provided and you’ll go home with your basket after the second session. No prior experience in weaving needed. Facilitated…

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 find 10 poems connecting people and place, including work from Ali Cobby Eckermann, Lorna Munro, Jazz Money, Joel Davison and Daniel Browning, projected on a…

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 be invited to plant a hand as part of ANTaR’s Sea of Hands display. Hear from guest speaker, Warren Roberts, founder of Yarn Australia and enjoy a…

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 members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations that operate in or service the local area. This training is suitable for not-for-profit, charitable organisations, social…

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 for Liberty and Freedom’ on 11 May 2023 This talk will examine the rise of the first united all Aboriginal political organisation, the Australian Aboriginal…

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 now available direct through BLACKBOOKS.online and as eBooks across all formats: THROUGH OLD EYES Poems by Uncle Wes Marne NANGAMAY MANA DJURALI dream gather grow…

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 and animals that live in our area What you’ll get: Guided walk around Orphan School Creek  Opportunity to tap into the oral narrative of Aboriginal cultures Charlie is passionate about connecting…

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 of Aboriginal Art while creating your own Indigenous art inspired painting. What you’ll get: opportunity to tap into the oral narrative of Indigenous cultures. demonstration…

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 Service Aboriginal Corporation in 2003, Yabun (meaning ‘music to a beat’ in Gadigal language) is a free event that features live music, a bustling stalls…

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 and join leading curators and practitioners from the south-east to discuss their passion and projects that celebrate the unique region they call home. Plus, there…

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 on the streets of Redfern to create change. They created Redfern’s first self-determined Aboriginal theatre company alongside the establishment of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. It…

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 are expected to arrive on the NSW South Coast for the largest gathering of First Nations people in NSW – known as the Koori Knockout.…

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 of Sydney’s local area. It is partly funded by the Department of Communities and Justice under the Targeted Early Intervention (TEI) program. This training workshop series…

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 in Redfern. The building has 2 levels with a range of different spaces. It’s highly visible and in a culturally significant location near community and…

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: The long history of Aboriginal cultural connection to the landscape The plants and animals that live in our area What you’ll get: Guided walk around…

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 in the Library’s collection, Melissa and Kerry-Ann will share stories of First Nations sports heroes — from rugby league, cricket and soccer, to tennis, athletics…

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 Bishop, ‘Ancient Tracks’ is printed on fabric and wrapped around scaffolding on the façade of the Woolworths building on the corner of George and Park…

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 is working with the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation on this year’s online art market to ensure it is a success and delivering an integrated…