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24.01.2022 Register your Midsumma Festival event today and receive 50% off the registration fee To help relieve some financial challenges for artists and producers who want to be a part of Midsumma 2021, Midsumma is offering bursaries to the first 100 registrations, this will provide 50% off the registration fee. Registrations for open-access events are still open - closing Monday 14 December 2020: https://www.midsumma.org.au//open-access-event-registrati/... We are also currently calling for Expressions of Interest to participate in Midsumma Westside, which includes free venue hire at the Bluestone Church Arts Space and marketing support. Closing 11:59pm, Sunday 22 November: https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au//Midsumma-2021-at-the-B [Image description: A purple image with pink and yellow circle graphics, and the text, 'The first 100 event registrations will receive 50% off the rego fee']

23.01.2022 This NAIDOC week you are invited to visit Warrior Woman Lane to celebrate the life of Lisa Bellear - Warrior Woman Lane NAIDOC Event Lisa Bellear is a Minjungbul, Goernpil, Noonuccal and South Sea Islander woman from Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island, Queensland), born in Naarm (Melbourne), where she became a beloved member of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. Lisa was a prolific activist, photographer, broadcaster, poet, feminist, politician, comedian, ...academic and performer. Lisa identified NAIDOC as the most proud, fun and magical week of community pride. Visit Warrior Woman Lane to experience an artistic feast inspired by her life and contribution to the Melbourne community, enjoy art by Charlotte Allingham and Timmah Ball, and go behind the scenes to find out more about Lisa Bellear, check in at www.warriorwomanlane.com If you're in Melbourne you can also take a walk down Warrior Woman Lane, just off Nicholson Street between Kay Street and Alexander Parade, Carlton This project is supported by Lisa Bellear’s Family, City of Melbourne, Victorian Women's Trust, Koorie Women Mean Business and Moondani Balluk. [Image description: Artwork of Lisa Bellear gunning it on her bike, in front of a big yellow circle or moon. White text around the yellow circle on a dark background says, 'In 20 years time will we remember this Warrior Woman?' To the right, more text says, 'Honouring Lisa Bellear (and all Warrior Women) Warrior Woman Lane, Carlton]

22.01.2022 Are you a Queer artist based in or connected to Melbourne’s West? Be part of the state's premier LGBTQIA+ cultural festival! As part of Midsumma Westside, we’re calling for Expressions of Interest for LGBTIQA+ artists to perform in the Bluestone Church Arts Space in Footscray. Selected artists will receive free venue hire and marketing support through Council’s channels, plus keeping box office and all other takings. Applications close 11:59pm, Sunday 22 November 2020

21.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC Week! Introducing our guest artists for Always Was, Always Will Be: First Nations Artists in Conversation, starting shortly, at 3pm via Zoom Host Bridget Caldwell-Bright is a Jingili and Mudburra writer and freelance editor based in Melbourne.... Artist Charlotte Allingham is a 27 year old Ngiyampaa, Wiradjuri woman from central west nsw, who specializes in Illustration, around Blak futurism and Blak strength. Artist and actress Nathalie McLean is a saltwater and desert woman who decends from the Wakka Wakka, Gubbi Gubbi and Kullali clans in Queensland. Nat is a pioneer of change in the arts industry, supporting and creating opportunities for First Nation artists. Artist and curator Savanna Kruger is a proud Wotjobaluk and South Sea Islander woman born and raised in the Indigenous arts community in Narrm. Influenced by all her (strong, deadly, loud, complicated) Arty Aunties, Savanna is passionate about Blak women’s expression through visual and performing arts, writing and music For Us, By Us. Register now to attend the session: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/always-was-always-will-be-f

20.01.2022 Generate 2020 // Working in First Nations Cultural Contexts is designed to build the capacity and effectiveness of non-Indigenous workers to better support sovereignty and self-determined outcomes in First Nations arts, culture, education and community engaged practice. The program brings together experienced facilitators and guest speakers including members of FCAC’s Indigenous Advisory Group, connecting you with Elders and Koorie community members, artists and educators as ...they share with you their first-hand knowledge and experience. It will delivered over two half-days a week for three consecutive weeks. Genevieve Grieves will be joined by: Vicki Couzens, Lilly Brown, Gina Bundle, Dan Mitchell, Hannah Morphy-Walsh, Dianne Jones, Odette Kelada, with a special appearance from Uncle Larry Walsh. WHEN: 6 x half-day sessions over three weeks. Each session runs from 10am 2.30pm. Week 1: 25 and 26 November Week 2: 2 and 3 December Week 3: 9 and 10 December VENUE: Online via Zoom COST: Organisation $900 / Independent $630 (6 sessions) ENROL NOW: https://www.trybooking.com/BMOAD [Image: Possum Skin Cloak (detail), 2013. Image by Tamara Watt.]

18.01.2022 Love to curl up with a book on the weekend? Here are some reading recommendations by First Nations writers - fantastic for NAIDOC Week and every other week of the year From top to bottom: Blakwork, by Alison Whittaker Guwayu - For All Times: A Collection of First Nations Poems, edited by Jeanine Leane... Fire Front: First Nations poetry and power today, edited by Alison Whittaker Comfort Food, by Ellen van Neerven Kindred, by Kirli Saunders Throat, by Ellen van Neerven Inside My Mother, by Ali Cobby Eckerman Walk Back Over, by Jeanine Leane Dirty Words, by Natalie Harkin Broken Teeth, by Tony Birch Nganajungu Yagu, by Charmaine Papertalk Green Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, edited by Anita Heiss Dark Emu, by Bruce Pascoe Talkin' Up to the White Woman, by Distinguished Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson Carpentaria, by Alexis Wright common people, by Tony Birch The Old Lie, by Claire G. Coleman Taboo, by Kim Scott If you're after great reading recommendations year round, follow Blackfulla_Bookclub [Image description: A tall stack of books sitting on a pink table, framed by a palm leaf on the left and a fiddle leaf fig in a big round terracotta pot on the right]

16.01.2022 Are you interested in translating your visual arts practice into the public realm? Expressions of interest for StopMotion close in one week! StopMotion is a new micro-commission program to encourage local artists to field test your work in a street art context. We're seeking 14 artists from Maribyrnong and neighbouring municipalities in the West to transform local traffic signal boxes with new original works. Selected artists will receive a $500 micro-commission fee, mentorin...g and materials, as well as attending a one-day workshop on working in public space and developing site-specific designs. Applications close 11:59pm, Wednesday 25 November More info here: https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au//Ongoing-programs/Stree Image: Rae Allen, via Flickr [Image description: A traffic signal box on the corner of a suburban street, where a few cars can be seen in the background. The artwork on the traffic signal box depicts giant ibises taking over the city - one is flying against a pink sky, carrying a bus in its talons, one is ripping the clock tower from the top of the Sydney General Post Office against the purple silhouette of the city skyline, and another is standing on a flat blue expanse where small human figures run from the birds. On the side of the traffic signal box, we can also see one giant ibis swooping through the sky and yet another taking a ride in a boat.]

14.01.2022 Curated by Mununjali author Ellen van Neerven, eight incredible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives share their reflections on the theme ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ for SBS Voices Find out more about the takeover here: https://www.sbs.com.au///sbs-voices-first-nations-takeover Access all of the articles here: https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices

13.01.2022 Black Screen presents a fresh, funny and provocative look at the Cook legend from a First Nations’ perspective. Debunking the myth Cook discovered Australia. Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky features a specially created songline that travels across the country. The film features outstanding Indigenous music producer Daniel Rankine A.K.A. Trials (founding member of A.B. Original) as well as Indigenous singer/songwriters Mo’Ju, Alice Skye, Kev Carmody, Birdz, Fred Leone and Mau P...ower, a diverse group of performers known for their powerful music and political voice. The weaver of the story is outstanding poet and performer Steven Oliver. He connects the songline as he travels the land interrogating Cook’s legacy, and revealing Indigenous perspectives of the mysterious Cooky. Join Footscray Community Arts Centre for a free online screening of Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky followed by a post-screening yarn this Tuesday 10 November, 7pm online via Zoom

06.01.2022 We’re calling for project proposals from First Nations artists, collectives and/or organisations with a deep connection to Maribyrnong to create a new work in any artform in our local area in 2021. Designed to give professional Indigenous artists the space and support to lead the creation and development of a new work anywhere in Maribyrnong, this initiative offers $10,000 toward project costs and artist fees, as well as marketing and project support from our team. In 2020, t...he inaugural recipient of this initiative was Nathalie McLean for Junjurri Workshop - which Nat turned into the brilliant first three episodes of Junjurri TV: https://nathaliemclean.com/junjurri-tv Applications close 11:59pm, Sunday 13 December - more details and apply here: https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au//First-Nations-Creative