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  • Aboriginal art workshop

    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…

  • Yabun 2023

    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…

  • SOUTHEAST Aboriginal Arts Market 2022

    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…

  • Party Protest Remember 2022

    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…

  • Exhibition Koori Knockout: 50 years

    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…

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workshops

    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…

  • Community consultation: 119 Redfern Street

    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…

  • Aboriginal cultures and ecology walk 2022

    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:…

  • Out of the Vaults 2022

    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…

  • ‘Ancient Tracks’ artwork leads the way

    ‘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…

  • AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market 2021

    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…

  • SOUTHEAST Aboriginal Arts Market 2021

    SOUTHEAST Aboriginal Arts Market 2021

    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…

  • Connecting with Country: First Nations Speaker Series

    Connecting with Country: First Nations Speaker Series

    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…

  • First Nations Collectors

    First Nations Collectors

    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…

  • Yananurala

    Yananurala

    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…

  • Indigenous Science Experience at Redfern

    Indigenous Science Experience at Redfern

    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…

  • NAIDOC in the City 2021 Livestream

    NAIDOC in the City 2021 Livestream

    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…

  • UNSETTLED exhibition at the Australian Museum 2021

    UNSETTLED exhibition at the Australian Museum 2021

    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…

  • First Nations Wikipedia edit-a-thon 2021

    First Nations Wikipedia edit-a-thon 2021

    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.…

  • Reconciliation Week 2021

    Reconciliation Week 2021

    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:…

  • Indigenous Voices in Documentary

    Indigenous Voices in Documentary

    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…

  • Yabun 2021: Join the livestream!

    Yabun 2021: Join the livestream!

    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…

  • SouthEast Aboriginal Arts Market 2020

    SouthEast Aboriginal Arts Market 2020

    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…

  • NAIDOC in the city 2020 online

    NAIDOC in the city 2020 online

    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…

  • Stargazing at the AGNSW

    Stargazing at the AGNSW

    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…