Celebrating Indigenous Art and Culture

Last week we headed south to participate in the Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival, a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture. The festival presents a colorful selection of visual arts, music, theatre, dance, film and and lectures, of which most events are free. The week-long festival is held around Federation Square in the centre of Melbourne; one of the greatest multicultural cities in the world. A true cultural experience for all senses that gave new contacts and inspiration for our project. Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

Indigenous musicians playing at Federation Square, among others Jessica Mauboy, a young upcoming Aboriginal singer and actress. jessicamauboy.com.au

"Ghost Net Weavers" is an inspiring art and environmental community project where indigenous artists from remote areas create works of art from cast-off fishing nets collected from waters and beaches in the Northern Territory. Ghost nets are lost or abandoned fishing nets from Indonesian fishing waters, creating a huge threat to the marine wildlife in Northern Australia, killing fish, turtles and corals. The Ghost Net Weavers want to raise awareness of this environmental issue by turning plastic rubbish into colorful pieces of recycled art. Great initiative!
www.ghostnets.com.au

KOORIOBOREE presented traditional dances and storytelling from the Koorie culture around Victoria. An amazing experience of aboriginal culture right in the centre of Melbourne - the land of their ancestors. 

Cute Koori kids following the footsteps of their parents and ancestors.