Indigenous Heritage & Culture
Arts, Events & Culture
2012 Yalukit Willam Ngargee Festival
FESTIVAL MAIN DAY
We are currently in pre-production for the 2012 Yalikit Willam Ngargee Festival. We are in the process of programming the main stage and a line up will be announced with in the next couple of weeks.
As apart of the Festival we provide marquees for Aboriginal business’s and community organisations to have an opportunity to sell their merchandise or to promote their services at the Festival main day. The Festival currently has a ‘call for entries’ system in place and the close date for this is the 12th of November.
Head to the St Kilda Festival Website:
Click on ‘stallholders’ then ‘expressions of interest’ and fill out the online form. All fees exempt for Aboriginal traders and organisations.
WEEKLY PROGRAM
Here is some of the weekly program to look forward to, more event to be announced:
East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Co‐operative Exhibition
The fourth exhibition between East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Co‐Operative and the Alliance Francaise will be a showcase of East Gippsland artists works. This popular exhibition has provided a great platform for upcoming and establish artists to exhibit their work in a high profile environment that has in the past allowed artist to sell a large amount of work that supports for economic development and sustainability to Indigenous artist from the region.
Confined 4 Exhibition
CONFINED 4 is a Programming Partnership between the City of Port Phillip, The Torch, The Brosnan Centre, Department of Corrections and the Department of Justice. Wanting to highlight the over representation of Indigenous people in custody, CONFINED has provided Indigenous prisoners with an opportunity outside of NAIDOC week to connect with members of the community and wider society. The fourth CONFINED has received tri‐annual funding from The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Office For the Arts, along with 18 month funding from the Federal Attorney General’s Department through their Proceeds of Crime Fund. These funds go towards the employment of The Torch’s Statewide Indigenous Arts Officer working in Victorian Prisons and with former Indigenous Prisoners now released back into the community. A key public outcome of this role is the CONFINED exhibitions.
Payback Records Hip Hop Night
Payback Records are owned by AFL footballer Nathan Lovett‐Murray and is 100% Indigenous owned and run. The YWN Festival will host a hip hop night that will showcase Payback Record’s Indigenous artists. The night will also be the Album launch of the Yung Warrior’s first album with special hip hop guest from West Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.
More Weekly programming to be announced…
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