SOUTHEAST Aboriginal Arts Market returns to Carriageworks as an online market for four days from 25-28 Nov 2021. Curated by Hetti Perkins (Arrernte and Kalkadoon) and Jonathan Jones (Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi) SOUTHEAST celebrates the rich cultural inheritance and contemporary artistic expression of Aboriginal artists and practitioners of the south-east region of Australia. This year, the…

First Nations peoples have been caring for Country for more than 65,000 years, long before European intervention. How can we learn from this knowledge and experience by collaborating in our approach to planning, building and designing on Country? In this panel discussion, Connecting with Country, Peter White, Alison Page and Blak Douglas will reflect on…

In this event on First Nations Collectors, presented by the State Library of NSW,  Melissa Jackson will look at the importance of collecting materials that document and celebrate the lives of First Nations peoples in Australia. Melissa will talk about some of her favourite items from her mother’s personal collection of Aboriginal kitsch, as well as some of…

Yananurala is the new name for a walk that will share Aboriginal perspectives of place through artworks and installations along the Sydney Harbour foreshore. The 9km curated walk along Sydney Harbour will soon take visitors on a unique journey on Gadigal Country from Pirrama (Pyrmont) to Woolloomooloo. Devised by Wiradjuri curator Emily McDaniel, Yananurala will…

What can Aboriginal astronomy tell us about the night sky? How is our native flora used in bush medicine? How do Indigenous Australians make axes from stone? What can we learn about sustainable living from 60 000+ years of Indigenous culture? Find out the answers and more at the Indigenous Science Experience at Redfern. This…

NAIDOC in the City 2021 is proudly presented by First Nations people in partnership with the City of Sydney. Public health restrictions and stay at home orders have changed the way we celebrate NAIDOC Week in 2021. The City is proud to partner with UTS Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research on a program…

This land was not peacefully settled. The exhibition Unsettled at the Australian Museum uncovers the untold histories behind this nation’s foundation story. In this powerful exhibition, First Nations voices reveal the hidden stories of devastation, survival and the fight for recognition. These first-hand accounts are presented through long hidden historical documents, large-scale artworks, immersive experiences…

Everyone is welcome to join our Wikipedia edit-a-thon at Redfern Community Centre. It will be led by Kirsten Thorpe, Nathan “Mudyi” Sentance, and experienced Wikipedia editors Toby Hudson and Caddie Brain. Kirsten’s professional and research interests relate to Indigenous self-determination in libraries and archives. Nathan works to ensure that the cultural and historical narratives conveyed by…

National Reconciliation Week runs from Thursday 27 May until 3 June 2021. This year the theme is ‘More than a Word. Reconciliation takes Action.’ Read more about Reconciliation Week here: https://nrw.reconciliation.org.au Featured events in the City of Sydney LGA: Kinchela Boys Home — Stolen Generation Mobile Education Centre, South Eveleigh Precinct, Thursday 27 May 2021,…

A journalist returns to his hometown to revive the memory of the civil rights movement. Two mathematicians reveal the nuanced and advanced mathematics that underpin kinship systems. And a filmmaker puts our justice system on trial. Documentary Australia Foundation is proud to present Indigenous Voices in Documentary, a vibrant showcase of upcoming documentary films made…

Yabun Festival is the largest one day celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in Australia. It takes place on 26 January. Due to COVID-19 and related crowd restrictions Yabun will be a closed event in 2021, with the general public invited to join via live stream video. Yabun will be live streamed from…

Curated by Hetti Perkins and Jonathan Jones, the SouthEast Aboriginal Arts Market will be held exclusively as an online market from 26 to 29 November 2020. Presented by Carriageworks. The market features 26 independent artists with over 250 artworks for sale. With products ranging from ceramics and jewellery to painting and textiles, 100% of the…

This year NAIDOC Week will be online. The 2020 theme ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ recognises that First Nations peoples have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. The annual NAIDOC in the city event will be streamed online via What’s On from 2pm to 5pm on Saturday 14 November 2020. Enjoy…

Astrophysicist Kirsten Banks joins journalist Jan Fran to explore the constellations present in our night sky and in the art featured in the Under the Stars exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW. Looking at the cosmos from both an Indigenous and Western perspective, Kirsten unpacks some of the formations that we have gazed up at…

In April 1770, strangers onboard the Endeavour appeared off the shores of Kamay (Botany Bay). This new exhibition at the State Library of NSW explores the eight days that followed and their continuing legacy. Coinciding with the 250th anniversary of Endeavour visit, the exhibition Eight Days in Kamay features original sketches and journals from the expedition…

You’re invited to join ‘Black Stories Matter’, a 4-part webinar series bringing together media researchers, historians, former policy makers and members of the growing cohort of Aboriginal journalists whose work is disrupting the patterns of the past. The series is presented by the Indigenous Land and Justice Research Hub, CAIK & FASS, UTS. The resurgence of the #BlackLivesMatter movement…

Finding Your Ancestors is a new project designed to encourage and help members of the Aboriginal community to take the first steps into researching family history. Most Aboriginal people are already historians. They hold knowledge of family ancestry, culture and history, and often treasured family photos and documents. There is much more to find online…

Celebrate Indigenous culture online with City of Parramatta’s vibrant online WARAMI festival until 5 July 2020. Enjoy fun, educational and interactive online activities, from a virtual welcome and smoking ceremony, to language, arts and culture sessions. There are plenty of educational resources to access, as well as Darug colouring eBooks and language sheets to keep…

This year marks the 250th anniversary of Cook’s arrival in Kamay (Botany Bay). Many Australians today can recite the story of this historic event, but our perspectives on the figure at the centre of it differ greatly. For this special Talking Deadly series hosted fortnightly by Travis De Vries, and presented by the State Library of NSW, we will hear from artists whose work responds to this anniversary and to Cook’s…

The City of Sydney has launched 5 new grants to support businesses, artists and not-for-profits affected by Covid-19. The grants have been designed to complement State and Federal funding. The grants will help individuals and groups reimagine their operations to suit the restricted trading environment, create new art and deliver services to help our community…

On Saturday 21 March 2020, City of Sydney Library is hosting a First Nations Wikipedia editathon at Redfern Community Centre Lawn Library to increase and improve content relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It will be led by Kirsten Thorpe, Nathan “Mudyi” Sentance, and experienced Wikipedia editor Kathryn Barwick. With their help, participants…

Resist invasion, celebrate survival and continue culture at the Yabun Festival on the traditional lands of the Gadigal people at Victoria Park on Sunday 26 January 2020. Yabun is a free event that features live music, bustling market stalls, panel discussions and community forums on Aboriginal issues, children’s activities, and traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

Marking the UNESCO International Year of Indigenous Languages, the exhibition Living Language: Country, Culture, Community at the State Library of NSW builds on the Library’s historical collections with stories of resilience and achievement from communities throughout NSW. The exhibition celebrates the resilience of our Aboriginal languages using original documents and interviews with language custodians on…

Knowledge Ground: 30 years of sixty five thousand is a free immersive installation experience celebrating the 30th anniversary of Bangarra Dance Theatre. Navigate a series of thematic worlds, created using unique elements from Bangarra’s productions – including set, costumes, artefacts, AV projection, language recordings and film footage. Each world explores the themes that are central to…

Curated by Hetti Perkins and Jonathan Jones, the SOUTHEAST Aboriginal Arts Market brings together artists and collectives from regional and coastal New South Wales, ACT, southern Victoria, the Murray basin catchment and Tasmania to showcase the cultural heritage of South-East Aboriginal Australia. When: Sat 9 November, 10am-6pm and Sun 10 November, 10am-3pm Where: Carriageworks, 245…