What’s on in NAIDOC Week

CELEBRATE the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at our national cultural institutions from July 2-9.

30 June 2017

Highlights include the National Gallery of Australia’s Defying Empire: 3^rd National Indigenous Art Triennial, which showcases a diverse range of works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. Featured artist Tony Albert is holding two workshops during NAIDOC week, which encourage the whole family to create art with playing cards and found objects.

The National Library of Australia is commemorating this year’s NAIDOC Week theme Our Languages Matter with a collection talk, presenting some of the earliest written records of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.

Get creative with Kalkadoon woman Ronnie Jordan as she shares her skills at the National Museum of Australia’s (NMA) traditional weaving workshop. There is also still time to see the NMA’s Evolution: Torres Strait Masks exhibition, which celebrates the rich and continuing tradition of mask making in Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait).

The National Film and Sound Archive, in association with the NMA, is presenting a screening of Mabo: Life of an Island Man, followed by a Q&A with director Trevor Graham and special guest Gail Mabo. The award winning documentary follows the life of Indigenous Australian land rights campaigner Eddie Koiki Mabo.

Below is the full list of events during NAIDOC Week:

Tuesday 4 July

NAIDOC Week Event: Collection Talk – National Library of Australia (Canberra, ACT)

Wednesday 5 July

Kids and family: Jasper Jones – National Film and Sound Archive (Canberra, ACT)

Mabo: Life of an Island Man – National Film and Sound Archive (Canberra, ACT)

Thursday 6 July

NAIDOC Collection Talk: Our Voice – National Library of Australia (Canberra, ACT)

Friday 7 July to Saturday 8 July

NAIDOC Week – Traditional Weaving Workshop – National Museum of Australia (Canberra, ACT)

Kids and family: Create space with Tony Albert – National Gallery of Australia (Canberra, ACT)

Ongoing

Defying Empire: 3^rd National Indigenous Art Triennial – National Gallery of Australia (Canberra, ACT)

A Change is Gonna Come – National Museum of Australia (Canberra, ACT)

Evolution: Torres Strait Masks – National Museum of Australia (Canberra, ACT)

First Australians – National Museum of Australia (Canberra, ACT)

Collection in Focus: Brook Andrew – National Portrait Gallery (Canberra, ACT)

Yes: The Ongoing Story of the 1967 Referendum – Museum of Australian Democracy (Canberra, ACT)

Lustre – Australian National Maritime Museum (Sydney, NSW)

Eora First People – Australian National Maritime Museum (Sydney, NSW)

For more information about NAIDOC Week celebrations around Australia, visit the NAIDOC website.

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