Koorie Heritage Trust Inc in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Koorie Heritage Trust Inc

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 8662 6300

Address: Levels 1 & 3, The Yarra Building, Federation Square, Cnr Flinders & Swanston Streets, Melbourne VIC 3000 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.koorieheritagetrust.com

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24.01.2022 SCHOOL HOLIDAY FAMILY SESSION Join us for this free, family-centric online tour. The Birrarung Wilam Walk takes you virtually through Federation Square and down to the Birrarung Wilam (Common Ground) Aboriginal art installations, experiencing the Aboriginal history of the Birrarung Marr (Beside the river of mists) and Aboriginal Peoples of the Kulin Nation. Friday 16 April 2021, 1pm... Book your free spot http://ow.ly/ZHaf50EkgCS We acknowledge the generous support of our public programming partners: Viva Energy Australia and Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and Family.

23.01.2022 Have you long thought about making jewellery and expanding your artistic practice? We’re giving you the opportunity through our Blak Design / KHT Jewellery Program to be mentored by leading industry practitioners in a program designed to teach you the skills to assist you in launching your business. This is a free program. ... Financial assistance available for regional applicants. Tools and materials supplied. Applications are now open, closing 13 October 2020 Full details on how to apply via our website http://ow.ly/IfTP50BF0CK Blak Design is proudly supported by the Ian Potter Foundation, and has been developed in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria and RMIT University. Credit: Lisa Waup (Gunditjmara/Torres Strait Islander), Journeys, 2019, Ceramic, Glaze, Aloe Vera Fibre, Assorted Shells, Shell Money, Copper Hair Wire, Jewellery Wire. 520 x 150mm Exhibited in They Shield Us at the Koorie Heritage Trust, 3 August - 29 September 2019. Photographer: Christian Capurro

23.01.2022 The 8th Koorie Art Show is on now ... Artwork credit: Susan Carroll Kunanyi, Nipaluna" 2020 Acrylic paint on canvas... "Kunanyi a mountain that looks over Nipaluna. A place that holds strength and power. A reminder of the strength and power of the Palawa/Pakina peoples. May they remain as powerful and resilient as the always have been." Support our local artists by seeing the stories they tell through their art - by voting for them in the People’s Choice Award - by buying their artworks - and by sharing their works in your networks. Visit The Koorie Heritage Trust, The Yarra Building, Fed Square to experience the exhibition in person until 21 February. View the Koorie Art Show online: http://ow.ly/n8hs50DkkYU You can also vote for the People’s Choice Award in person and online. The Koorie Art Show is our annual open-entry, non-acquisitive Award exhibition, presenting the works of emerging, mid-career to senior, Koorie and Victorian based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 17 years and above. In addition, the Koorie Art Show Kids and Youth showcases the talent of our young and upcoming artists aged 16 years and under. Photo by Christian Capurro Special thanks to our Award and Exhibition Partners: Viva Energy Creative Victoria City of Melbourne Metro Tunnel and to our Precinct Partner Fed Square

22.01.2022 Take inspiration from all the contemporary Blak designers in an epic list by Amy Thunig "21 Indigenous-Owned Brands You’ll Love To Support And Wear Right Now" ..... Then put yourself in the picture and apply for the first year of our Blak Design Program with a jewellery focus. If you are an artist, craftsperson or designer living in Victoria we want to support your long-term sustainable design practice. This program is an important step in this process by bringing together m...entors and industry leaders to work with and nurture talented Indigenous makers like you. See our website for more information and the application form. Deadline 13 October. Blak Design is underpinned by the International Indigenous Design Charter Protocols for sharing Indigenous Knowledge in professional design practice. Blak Design: KHT Jewellery Program is proudly supported by the Ian Potter Foundation, and has been developed in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria and RMIT University. http://ow.ly/yh9F50Bxq93

22.01.2022 FREE FRIDAY KIDS ZOOM with Peter Waples-Crowe. It’s not too late to book in. It’s school holidays, and in some parts of the state we are still under restrictions - so hop on line with your kids with Peter Waples-Crowe (Ngarigo) for some old school cut n paste. We’ll be making a collage artwork based around animals inspired by identity and heritage In this free session, Peter will guide and inspire kids in creating a personal 2-D artwork which will be suitable for en...try into the Kids’ Koorie Art Show in December. Kids will be asked to come to the session with a collection of materials which they should be able to gather from the around the home and craft cupboard. Book for free via our website for Friday 2 October 2020 http://ow.ly/UAgT50BCDgQ This workshop is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their carers only.

22.01.2022 Did you know that the Blak Design / KHT Jewellery Program is completely free? That includes all the materials and your own jeweller's toolkit to keep. We’re giving you the opportunity to be mentored by leading industry practitioners in a program designed to teach you the skills to assist you in launching your business. Financial assistance available for regional applicants. Tools and materials all supplied.... Applications are now open, closing 13 October 2020 Full details on how to apply via our website http://ow.ly/Hye550BDOVf Blak Design is proudly supported by the Ian Potter Foundation, and has been developed in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria and RMIT University. Credit: Beyonce hoops and 100% river reed necklace by Cassie Leatham from the collection So Murrup Manggii (Spirit Within) for the NGV design store. Image courtesy NGV. the artist. Photography by Selina Ou; Styling by Nat Turnbull; Hair and Make Up by Lily Swan; Model, Cianne at People Agency

21.01.2022 Are you an artist wanting to tell your story and present yourself to the world? Tomorrow (24 September) KHT are hosting a Zoom with Bridget Caldwell-Bright on writing and editing your ARTIST BIO. Get your bio into shipshape so it's unique, special and interesting - just like you. Perfect timing if you are preparing your entry for the Koorie Art Show. This session is FREE for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. There are spots available, but you need to book.... http://ow.ly/wwgc50Byvy9 Bridget Caldwell-Bright is a Jingili and Mudburra writer and freelance editor based in Melbourne. She has previously worked for Hardie Grant Books, Mascara Literary Review and The Lifted Brow. She was previously co-editor for Archer Magazine First Nations Edition and managing editor for Blak Brow, a Black Women's Collective edition of The Lifted Brow.

20.01.2022 Bumpy is bringing her trio to Koorie Krismas this year. And we are bringing Koorie Krismas straight to your house via Zoom! Yep, for 2020’s Koorie Krismas, we are staying safe and presenting our celebrations online. Our MC, John Harding, poet, actor and award-winning playwright will bring special cheer to celebrate this time of the year.... SPECIAL APPEARANCE from KOORIE KLAUS PERFORMANCES by Djirri Djirri The Merindas Bumpy Aaron B MARKETPLACE A range of authentic First Nation gifts. Book your FREE ticket via our website in order to Zoom in on 12 December http://ow.ly/doOp50Cu1Q8 This will not be recorded, so save the date! ABOUT BUMPY! Emerging out of Melbourne’s expansive music scene with her own independent artistry, BUMPY, a proud Noongar woman presents an introspective view into her truths as a First Nations artist whilst delving into a world where vulnerability is power. Lead vocalist in Melbourne's Soul/Psychedelic outfit 'Squid Nebula' and performer in First Nations Hip Hop Collective, DRMNGNOW, she furthers her solo expressions, presenting as a raw and powerful performer in her own right. IMAGE: Bumpy Captured by Georgia Mein aka bbfevvr Mua Merewalesi Myrle Clothing from R E M U S E Earrings from Gillawarra Arts We acknowledge the generous support of our public programming partners: Viva Energy Australia, Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and Family, and the Jon Faine Farewell Broadcast Fundraising Appeal. Plus our special event partner Fed Square. #vivaenergy Creative Victoria City of Melbourne Metro Tunnel Fed Square

19.01.2022 This week in KHT Voices we hear from Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin AO (Wurundjeri) in an interview with Tabitha Lean about living through Covid-19 restrictions. No matter where I have travelled across the world, I am at home here, and I have that sense of belonging. The ancestor spirits are always with me. Aunty Joy tells me that especially during COVID, she has felt that culture has really been helping keep her afloat: When I spiral down, it is Country that will bring me back.... Read the full interview on our website http://ow.ly/1qTL50BCBpK Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin is a Senior Wurundjeri Elder. A dedication to community is reflected in her extensive leadership roles: honorary Professor at Swinburne University; Chair of the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the Victorian College of the Arts University of Melbourne; Board Member of Fraynework Multimedia (Sisters of Mercy); Copatron for Keeping Koori Kids in Catholic Education; Patron for Parliament of World Religions; and, inaugural University Elder for La Trobe University. She is also an Ambassador for BreastScreen Victoria, Australia Day Victoria and an Animis Ambassador for Zoos Victoria. In 2001, Aunty Joy was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. In 2002, she was awarded the Victorian Aboriginal Women's Award, and in 2006 she was made and officer of the Order of Australia.

19.01.2022 To celebrate the end of NAIDOC Week, we invite you to zoom in from your kitchen to join Melbourne based Torres Strait Islander (Meriam) chef, Nornie Bero, Mabu Mabu for a free cook-along to make a refreshing summer Wattleseed and Chocolate Pavlova with Strawberry Gum Cream. A twist on the classic Australian dessert, Nornie will lead you in making a delicious full-sized pavlova full of Australian Indigenous flavours: wattleseed, strawberry gum and lemon myrtle. Go ...to our website to sign up for free for this fun session http://ow.ly/jw4W50ChfIt Nornie Bero is the head chef and business owner at Mabu Mabu. Originally from Mer Island in the Torres Strait, Nornie has been a professional chef for over 20 years. Her style of cooking is all about generosity and flavour. She has been creating dishes using specialty ingredients for much of her career, and is currently on a mission to make Indigenous herbs, spices, vegetables and fruits part of everyone's kitchen pantry. Mabu Mabu

18.01.2022 SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN These school holidays join KHT online with the Indigenous Outreach Projects Hip Hop Crew for a free Indigenous Hip Hop Performance and Workshop. Learn some moves in an interactive dance workshop which embraces strong mind, body, spirit and culture for all kids. Thursday 15 April 2021, 12noon for an hour of action... Book your free spot here: http://ow.ly/8LUz50EcT0M We acknowledge the generous support of our public programming partners: Viva Energy Australia and Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and Family IOP, Jordan

18.01.2022 FREE SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN Another cold day? Tomorrow for the school holidays, join us online with the I-OP Hip Hip Crew for a FREE Indigenous Hip Hop Performance and Workshop. Learn some moves in an interactive dance workshop which embraces strong mind, body, spirit and culture for all kids. Thursday 15 April 2021, 12noon for an hour of action... Book your free spot here: http://ow.ly/pdZO50Eo0Jt We acknowledge the generous support of our public programming partners: Viva Energy Australia and Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and Family. IOP, Jordan

18.01.2022 In our Project Gallery we are loving the new exhibition "Let the Light Shine by Cameron Benson. The show is open until 23 May 2021. ARTWORK CREDIT: Cameron Benson Tasmanian Devil" 2021 (detail) acrylic on canvas... The Koorie Heritage Trust is proud to acknowledge exhibition partners Creative Victoria City of Melbourne Australia Council for the Arts The Indigenous Visual Arts and Industry Support Program

18.01.2022 Being part of the Koorie Art Show is more than just exhibiting your artwork or winning prizes. For Wadawurrung artist Deanne Gilson - Entering the Awards is a family affair with my mum Marlene Gilson and sister Tammy Gilson, all looking forward to the event. The show is as much social as it's about art and is my fave show of the year. It shows how connected we all are and how we are keeping culture alive. I love that so many people get to engage with my work and for me to... see what else is happening across the State. Deanne Gilson (Wadawurrung) Entries are now open, and we’d love to see artworks from artists from right across the community. See our website for the online entry form and more information. Accepting entries until 18 October 2020 http://ow.ly/5nMr50BklVX If you need any assistance making your application - we are happy to help. Just shoot us an email or DM

17.01.2022 Listen into Raf Epstein on ABC Radio Melbourne 774 this afternoon (10 November) at 3:45pm to hear him chatting with our very own Rob Hyatt (Manager of Education and Visitor Experience at KHT) on their "Unofficial History" segment. Rob will be shining a light on the history of Birrarung Marr, where KHT is situated at Fed Square

14.01.2022 We've been receiving lots of inspiring artworks from all across the community for the 8th Koorie Art Show! Thank you to Ngarrindjeri artist Emma Stenhouse of Mint Willow Studio for her entry "The Woven Wanderer" 2020, acrylic painting. YOU can enter too. And there's still time to get your entry form completed. You have until 18 October 2020.... But, don't worry, you do not need to deliver your actual artwork until later. To apply you need a few things ready: a photo of your artwork a short Artist Bio a few words about your artwork You can apply via ONLINE FORM or PRINT OUT THE FORM AND COMPLETE THE OLD FASHIONED WAY If you need any assistance making your application - we are happy to help. Just shoot us an email or DM Entries are still open. See our website for the online entry form and more information. http://ow.ly/qXkE50BHhy2 Complete the form by 18 October. Deliver your artwork between 26 October 15 November

14.01.2022 COME WORK WITH US Positions Available at KHT Are you looking for work in a dynamic and innovative arts and cultural organisation dedicated to telling the story of Victorian Aboriginal peoples and communities? Look no further. Working with, reporting to, and supported by the Curatorial Manager, the Koorie Heritage Trust is currently recruiting to fill the roles of:... Curator, Exhibitions and Collections Assistant Curator, Exhibitions and Collections (Indigenous-identified position) Find out more on our Positions Available page: http://ow.ly/MeWO50E4Fpx CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED: 16 April 2021

14.01.2022 Blak Design Jewellery Program Are you an aspiring designer? Do you love making and creating all things jewellery? We’re giving you the opportunity to be mentored by leading industry practitioners in a program designed to teach you the skills to assist you in launching your business. Applications are now open, and are closing soon! Financial assistance available for regional applicants. Don’t hesitate and enter now... https://koorieheritagetrust.com.au//blak-desi/blak-design/ No previous design training necessary, just a passion for innovative and sustainable design.

13.01.2022 KOORIE KIDS! Your art can be part of the 3rd Kids and Youth Koorie Art Show at the Koorie Heritage Trust at Fed Square at the end of the year. Entries close on 25 October (plenty of time to make something!) It can be ANY medium - so get creative... drawing collage painting bushcraft sculpture printmaking All you need to do is: Make some deadly art Take a photo of your artwork Get a grown-up to complete the entry form by 25 October Later on you’ll need to send or deliver your artwork to us. Email us if you need assistance with this! PS - there are prizes too See our website more info and the entry form http://ow.ly/zSnE50BG3NZ ARTWORK: Bunjil's Nest, group kids' project with Donna Blackall @donnablackall at @artplay 2017

13.01.2022 KHT’s Rob Hyatt on Urban Aboriginal Experiences. Watch this beautiful film made by Visit Melbourne http://ow.ly/WqYM50EcU9J You don't have to travel too far to connect with and experience Aboriginal culture in Melbourne.... Meet Rob Hyatt from the Koorie Heritage Trust. Located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people in Melbourne's Federation Square, the Koorie Heritage Trust is an organisation dedicated to creating experiences that connect the broader public to Aboriginal culture and providing spaces for local Aboriginal communities to engage with history and culture in their own way. Through the city's natural surrounds, its art, food, fashion and stories, you've only to look around while you're in Melbourne to see the influence of Aboriginal Culture on the city. One incredible example is Melbourne's largest piece of artwork, a 32-story tall portrait of William Barak that hides in plain sight on the Barak Building, looking out across Melbourne and capturing the story in the city's landscape. For a 'taste' of Aboriginal culture, the Royal Botanic Gardens Aboriginal Bush Food Tour offers a hands on tasting experience or, for a modern twist on Aboriginal food, Charcoal Lane offers a bush to table fine dining experience that can only be described as a celebration and expression of Aboriginal culture ...

12.01.2022 Thank you to Jenna Rain Warwick for the deep and thoughtful reflection on our current exhibition "Affirmation" over at Un Projects "The camera as a tool to engage with the past and with Indigenous memory is integral to the Affirmation exhibition. Whether or not it is present in the same space as the exhibition, the Trust’s photographic archive exists as a cerebral appendage of Aboriginal memory. Fifteen years ago, Marcia Langton argued that ‘[t]he problem with analysis of th...e visual representation of Aborigines lies in the positioning of us as object, and the person behind the camera as subject’" Read the whole piece here http://ow.ly/hxai50BF6Gm View Affirmation online over at the KHT website Affirmation is an exhibition curated by KHT of work by Indigenous photo-based artists: Paola Balla (Wemba Wemba, Gunditjmara) Deanne Gilson (Wadawurrung) Tashara Roberts (DjaDja Wurrung, Yorta Yorta) Pierra Van Sparkes (Pibbulman) Jenna Rain Warwick is a proud Luritja woman, emerging artist and publishing writer whose work speaks to her desire to champion the creative imagination of First Nations peoples. Jenna is the 2020 un Writer in Residence. IMAGE CREDIT: Deanne Gilson, 'Interrupted Dreaming, Our Bones Are Sacred. Would you allow me to dig up your ancestors?', 2020, digital aluminium, 505 x 355 mm (detail)

12.01.2022 The 8th Koorie Art Show is on now and we have interviewed a number of the winners to learn more about them and their art practice. Clinton Naina (Meriam Mir) won the Creative Victoria Award For Excellence In Any Media for his piece Landfill" 2020, bleach on cotton. "I was seeing these discarded surgical masks everywhere, Naina says. I was noticing how they reappeared in the landscape, hanging in trees, wrapped around birds’ legs, floating in the gutter. They were ev...erywhere, in a sinister sort of way It felt like we were making things worse instead of healing. It made me look at the way we are living and the things we need to change. #ClintonNaina #MeriamMir Read this interview in full here: http://ow.ly/3eXG50DklAY Visit The Koorie Heritage Trust, The Yarra Building, Fed Square to experience the exhibition in person until 21 February. The Koorie Art Show is our annual open-entry, non-acquisitive Award exhibition, presenting the works of emerging, mid-career to senior, Koorie and Victorian based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 17 years and above. In addition, the Koorie Art Show Kids and Youth showcases the talent of our young and upcoming artists aged 16 years and under. Special thanks to our Award and Exhibition Partners: Viva Energy Creative Victoria City of Melbourne Metro Tunnel and to our Precinct Partner Fed Square

12.01.2022 Always Was, Always Will Be: ABC Melbourne presents a NAIDOC Week music celebration Jacinta Parsons and Shelley Ware present a music special for NAIDOC Week on Tuesday, 10 November for ABC Radio Melbourne, featuring some of Australia’s most talented and exciting Indigenous musicians. This special broadcast will feature the multi-award winning singer-songwriter Kutcha Edwards performing his latest single from his forthcoming album Circling Time, as well as two em...erging female artists flooring audiences around the country with their soulful vocals - Kee'ahn and Bumpy both soon to be household names. Finally, ABC Melbourne was not going to let border closures stand in the way of a performance by Emma Donavan and The Putbacks. In a radio first, soul powerhouse Emma will perform her rousing release Mob March in the ABC Sydney studio while her funk band, The Putbacks play in our Melbourne studio. Recorded from Studio 31 at ABC Southbank, the special performance will be broadcast on ABC Radio Melbourne & Victoria on Tuesday, 10 November, on-air from 2-3pm and streamed on via the KHT Facebook Page 8-9pm. Log onto the KHT Facebook Page right here - or use this link: http://ow.ly/oEH650CeUEG Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2020, 8 15 November, Always Was, Always Will Be. NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week

10.01.2022 The 8th Koorie Art Show is exhibiting now at The Koorie Heritage Trust ... Artwork credit: Heather Shawe (Wiradjuri) Childhood Friends" 2020 Acrylic paint on canvas... "Dreams of days gone and the childhood friend I treasure so much." Support our local artists by seeing the stories they tell through their art - by voting for them in the People’s Choice Award - by buying their artworks - and by sharing their works in your networks. Visit The Koorie Heritage Trust, The Yarra Building, Fed Square to experience the exhibition in person. View the Koorie Art Show online: https://koorieheritagetrust.com.au//the-8th-koorie-art-sh/ You can also vote for the People’s Choice Award in person and online. The Koorie Art Show is our annual open-entry, non-acquisitive Award exhibition, presenting the works of emerging, mid-career to senior, Koorie and Victorian based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 17 years and above. In addition, the Koorie Art Show Kids and Youth showcases the talent of our young and upcoming artists aged 16 years and under. Photo by Christian Capurro Special thanks to our Award and Exhibition Partners: Viva Energy Creative Victoria City of Melbourne Metro Tunnel and to our Precinct Partner Fed Square

10.01.2022 The 8th Koorie Art Show is on now ... Artwork credit: Amanda Meric (Trawlwoolway) Pieces" 2020... Stoneware "My ceramic vessels titled Pieces are carriers. Places to hold the pieces. There are layers in the pieces. They have been put under pressure, rolled, split apart, and put back together. One vessel shows the clear patterns of time, of generations, of history. The other is muddy, battered, cracked and heavy. I am seeking to express and explore the fragments of me and my family history- the unavailable, invisible, silent, known, discovered and emerging." Support our local artists by seeing the stories they tell through their art - by voting for them in the People’s Choice Award - by buying their artworks - and by sharing their works in your networks. Visit The Koorie Heritage Trust, The Yarra Building, Fed Square to experience the exhibition in person until 21 February. View the Koorie Art Show online: http://ow.ly/fq3Z50Dkk0S You can also vote for the People’s Choice Award in person and online. The Koorie Art Show is our annual open-entry, non-acquisitive Award exhibition, presenting the works of emerging, mid-career to senior, Koorie and Victorian based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 17 years and above. In addition, the Koorie Art Show Kids and Youth showcases the talent of our young and upcoming artists aged 16 years and under. Photo by Christian Capurro Special thanks to our Award and Exhibition Partners: Viva Energy Creative Victoria City of Melbourne Metro Tunnel and to our Precinct Partner Fed Square

09.01.2022 The 8th Koorie Art Show is on now ... Artwork credit: Renay Barker (Biripi/ Dunghutti) Uncle" 2020 Digital print on canvas... "I have always loved being and identified as an artist. As a child I would sit with my head buried in a project and a ring of creativity exploded around me." Support our local artists by seeing the stories they tell through their art - by voting for them in the People’s Choice Award - by buying their artworks - and by sharing their works in your networks. Visit The Koorie Heritage Trust, The Yarra Building, @fed.square to experience the exhibition in person until 21 February. View the Koorie Art Show online: http://ow.ly/2Y2U50DkeYN You can also vote for the People’s Choice Award in person and online. The Koorie Art Show is our annual open-entry, non-acquisitive Award exhibition, presenting the works of emerging, mid-career to senior, Koorie and Victorian based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 17 years and above. In addition, the Koorie Art Show Kids and Youth showcases the talent of our young and upcoming artists aged 16 years and under. Photo by Christian Capurro Special thanks to our Award and Exhibition Partners: Viva Energy Creative Victoria City of Melbourne Metro Tunnel and to our Precinct Partner Fed Square

08.01.2022 ONE MONTH LEFT to enter your artwork in the 8th Koorie Art Show! Did you know that you have one more month to complete your entry form? That's 18 October 2020. That might even be enough time to make a brand new artwork??? Or finish off a work in progress!... But, don't worry, you do not need to deliver your actual artwork until later. - To apply you need a few things ready: - a photo of your artwork - a short Artist Bio - a few words about your artwork You can apply via ONLINE FORM or PRINT OUT THE FORM AND COMPLETE THE OLD FASHIONED WAY If you need any assistance making your application - we are happy to help. Just shoot us an email or DM Entries are still open. See our website for the online entry form and more information. http://ow.ly/79lS50Bkhfz Complete the form by 18 October. Deliver your artwork between 26 October 15 November.

08.01.2022 This week in KHT Voices we hear from Uncle Ron Marks (Wergaia, Dja Dja Wurrung) in an interview with Andrew Stephens about living through Covid-19 restrictions. If you are patient like the fisherman, COVID goes by, Uncle Ron says. You don’t think about negativity. COVID will pass, I will wait for the fish to come to me. The hunters, though, are too impetuous and impatient. People have got to stop going shopping for their dresses and beautiful suits and wait for life to occ...ur again, and not bite off more than they can chew. Then we all win." Read the full interview on our website http://ow.ly/boEE50Bxpw3 Uncle Ron Marks is Wergaia and Dja Dja Wurrung man. He has spent most of his life involved in community projects, and primary and secondary school education. This includes mentoring Aboriginal students, teaching Aboriginal Studies, facilitating school camps, and planning and implementing education projects and programs. In 2018, Uncle Ron founded Wergaia Industries, which forms partnerships with regional industry, businesses and the tertiary sector. He acts as a consultant, drawing on his immense knowledge and experience gained working in local communities and the education sector.

08.01.2022 Still time to enter your artwork in the 8th Koorie Art Show! Have a look at this entry by Wiradjuri, Ngunnawal artist Will Carter Buugang kangaroo skin, 2020 Did you know that you have 12 more days to complete your entry form? Entries close on 18 October 2020. ... And! you have until 15 November to deliver your artwork. To apply you need a few things ready: a photo of your artwork a short Artist Bio a few words about your artwork You can apply via ONLINE FORM or PRINT OUT THE FORM AND COMPLETE THE OLD FASHIONED WAY Entries are still open. See our website for the online entry form and more information. http://ow.ly/JhIi50BKjSU Complete the form by 18 October. Deliver your artwork between 26 October 15 November. If you need advice or assistance in getting your artwork to the Trust, please let us know

07.01.2022 Entries are coming in for our next KOORIE ART SHOW! This work is a digital print by Laila Thaker (Meriam, Badulaig) titled Young Moss". She explains the artwork beautifully - 'Young Moss' is part of a series I created called the 'Moss Series'. It began from photos I took of my homelands. Capturing the moss on sands, rocks, muds, bark - every unique part of the land that took care of me growing up. Using acrylic and water, I would mix and create the colours captured then use... the "fluid technique" to paint on canvas. I'm fascinated with the variables of this technique an medium where the final product is mostly never contrived. Each piece can take 3 - 7 days to create, and is dedicated to the stories and strength of my ancestors. If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander living in Victoria, you can enter your artwork too! See our website for the online entry form and more information. http://ow.ly/EbqG50Bs1k1 Complete the form by 18 October. Deliver your artwork between 26 October 15 November.

07.01.2022 Sunday tune-in to JOY 94.9 for The Sunday Arts Magazine to hear KHT CEO Tom Mosby chatting with David Hunt & Brendan Bale about our forthcoming exhibition Deadly Narratives. Sunday 21 March 2021 from 3pm JOY can be found at 94.9 on the FM dial http://ow.ly/oAuj50DZIRp... The exhibition features artworks brought into the KHT collection over the past 5 years. Deadly Narratives: Recent Collection Highlights is now on until Sunday 30 May 2021 http://ow.ly/G2vK50DZIRq Image Credit: Josh Muir (Yorta Yorta, Guntitjimara) MOOB 2018 digital print on aluminium 150 x 100 cm Gift of Josh Muir, 2019. AH 04004 Christian Capurro The Koorie Heritage Trust is proud to acknowledge exhibition partners Creative Victoria City of Melbourne Australia Council for the Arts The Indigenous Visual Arts and Industry Support Program Gandel Philanthropy

05.01.2022 This week in KHT Voices we hear from another Mori writer, Rangimarie (Waikato-Tainui) on her experience of Covid19 isolation, reflections on identity and hope. This terrible disease has affected humanity in ways that none of us could have imagined. Our Indigenous communities have thrived in ways that the coloniser certainly couldn’t have anticipated. Many are sharing, talking and whispering about the changes to come, following our collective incubation, which is exciting. I... only hope that a whole new wave of invisible kids becomes liberated by this change, so that these manifested intentions are the final cure for the infected muskets and blankets of our rangatahi. As we say: he waka eke noa. We’re all in this together. - Rangimarie (Waikato-Tainui) Click through to our website to First Nations International Voices - where you can read this piece in full. http://ow.ly/9lLu50BucPV Rangimarie is a writer, poet and storyteller based in Porirua, Wellington. She is a founding member of the Hine Pae Kura and Toi Whine Mori female artist collectives. In 2015 she published a collection of short stories for children alongside Robyn Kahukiwa, and has since been involved in numerous storytelling workshops and poetry readings. Her poetry has been included in exhibitions in Porirua, Wellington, Auckland, Tneatua, Melbourne and New York. She has also contributed poetry to the Wellington Museum, and magazines throughout Aotearoa. Her work focuses on exploring the perspectives of Mori Women.

04.01.2022 Join us on Zoom on Monday KHT X MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK::: Join artist Peter Waples-Crowe (Ngarigo) for a rare glimpse inside the collection room of the Koorie Heritage Trust where the objects and artworks which form part of our unique and important collection are cared for and stored. Our artworks and objects collection contain over 3,900 items (within our overall collection of 65,000 material items), including historic artefacts and contemporary artworks ranging fr...om boomerangs, shields, spear throwers, clubs, canoes, baskets, eel traps and possum-skin cloaks to carved emu eggs, ceramics, t-shirts, jewellery and sculpture. This event is happening on Monday 29 March at 1pm via Zoom Book here for this online event: http://ow.ly/DIkR50E6UAS We acknowledge the generous support of our public programming partners: Viva Energy Australia, Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and Family, and the Jon Faine Farewell Broadcast Fundraising Appeal. This event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2021, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV. Explore the full program at: http://ow.ly/65G450E6UAR

03.01.2022 KHT KIDS CLUB It’s school holidays lockdown-style, we know! So TOMORROW we have the amazing Cassie Leatham coming onto Zoom to join all you Koorie Kids. It’s not too late to book in. Cassie will be guiding you through making your own inspired animal from found materials (which you should be able to gather from the outdoors and in the craft cupboard!). You can then enter this creation into the Kids’ Koorie Art Show where it will be exhibited at the Trust (and be in t...he chance to win prizes too) This session is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their carers only. Book for free via our website for 29 September 2020 http://ow.ly/lhgc50BCBQQ

03.01.2022 This week in #KHTVoices we hear from artist Kait James (Wadawurrung, Wathaurong) in an interview titled "A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings reflecting on the times of COVID-19 with Monique Grbec. "Colonial Virus is one of many Aboriginal-centric cloth patches James made especially for the #ournameamongstothers project guest-edited by Raquel Ormella. Curated by Ormella, the project involved artists posting small artworks to each other. Given this wonderful opportunity to share s...pace with some of Australia’s creative greats, James addressed all of her artworks with the Aboriginal name of the Country the recipient works on. She relished the experience and privilege of looking up maps to re-learn traditional Country names, and plans on continuing this practice throughout her life." Read the full interview via KHT Voices on our website: http://ow.ly/u88V50CeXll Kait James is a proud Wadawurrung woman and visual artist based in Melbourne. Kait obtained a Bachelor of Media Arts (Photography) from RMIT University in 2001, but only recently returned to making art, through her love of culture, textiles and colour. In 2019, Kait was awarded the Craft Victoria Emerging Artist award, and the Lendlease Reconciliation Award at the Koorie Art Show. Her exhibition Dry Your Dishes on My Culture was held at the Koorie Heritage Trust’s Emerging Artist Space, in 2019. IMAGE: Cover of Art Monthly Australasia featuring Kait James, Spring, 2020

02.01.2022 KOORIE KIDS! Your art can be part of the 3rd Kids and Youth Koorie Art Show at the Koorie Heritage Trust at Fed Square at the end of the year. Entries are now open. It can be ANY medium - so get creative. Drawing, collage, painting, bushcraft, sculpture, printmaking ... All you need to do is:... Make some deadly art Take a photo of your artwork Get a grown-up to complete the entry form by 25 October Later on you’ll need to send or deliver your artwork to us. PS - there are prizes too http://ow.ly/n2ne50BxqEs

02.01.2022 NOW SHOWING:: Deadly Narratives: Recent Collection Highlights Story-telling in all forms is crucial to sharing and understanding historic and popular culture. Deadly Narratives brings together Victorian stories represented by 5 years of art acquisitions to the KHT Collection. Deadly Narratives also celebrates the KHT’s 5th year located at Fed Square Deadly Narratives: Recent Collection Highlights now showing until Sunday 30 May 2021. ... Deadly narratives are told through a range of media including acrylic on canvas and board, prints, ceramics, textile, pokerwork possum skin, weaving and jewellery. Featured artists: Frank Hood, the Pitcha Makin Fellas, Mandi Barton, Patrice Mathaymiles Mahoney, Marlene Scerri, Lisa Waup, Lucy Williams-Connelly, Steaphan Paton, Josh Muir, Monique Grbec, Marlene Gilson, Kait James, Uncle Greg Muir, Lee Darroch, Raymond Young, Cassie Leatham, Isobel Morphy-Walsh, Peter Waples-Crowe, Marilyne Nicholls, Laura Kirby and Daniel Kelly. The exhibition showcases the unique and important place the Koorie Heritage Trust Collection holds in Victoria and nation-wide. These key acquisitions reflect a strong and vibrant culture in the south east of Australia, a thriving culture and connection to country and a considerable breadth and style in works. Holding the only collection solely dedicated to Koorie cultural heritage in Victoria with over 65,000 items relating to South-Eastern Australian Aboriginal communities, including oral histories, photographic archives, a reference library, and over 3900 historic and contemporary artworks and objects. IMAGE CREDIT: Lucy Williams-Connelly (Wiradjuri) Two Houses 2016 pyrography on particle board 17.5 x 26 cm Gift of Tom Mosby, 2017. AH 03973 Christian Capurro The Koorie Heritage Trust is proud to acknowledge exhibition partners Creative Victoria City of Melbourne The Indigenous Visual Arts and Industry Support Program Gandel Philanthropy

01.01.2022 Come online on Saturday 5 December for our ONLINE ZOOM LAUNCH and announcement of awards for ::: THE 8TH KOORIE ART SHOW 2020 and THE 3RD KOORIE ART SHOW KIDS AND YOUTH... Saturday, 5 December 2020 from 2pm The Koorie Art Show is our annual open-entry, non-acquisitive Award exhibition, presenting the works of emerging, mid-career to senior, Koorie and Victorian based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 17 years and above. In addition, the Koorie Art Show Kids and Youth showcases the talent of our young and upcoming artists aged 16 years and under. We’ll be Zooming across to winners, sharing entertainment from the wonderful Kee'ahn and chatting with Tom Mosby (KHT CEO) and Johnny Harding (Meriam, Gu-Gu yimidir) Check our link on our website for all info of how to tune in via Zoom: http://ow.ly/kYYS50CsSVo We acknowledge the support of our exhibition and award partners: Viva Energy Creative Victoria City of Melbourne Metro Tunnel Fed Square IVIAS

01.01.2022 Are you an aspiring designer? Do you love making and creating all things jewellery? Have you heard about the Blak Design / KHT Jewellery Program? We’re giving you the opportunity to be mentored by leading industry practitioners in a program designed to teach you the skills to assist you in launching your business. This is a free program. ... Financial assistance available for regional applicants. Tools and materials supplied. Applications are now open, closing 13 October 2020 Full details on how to apply via our website http://ow.ly/V82L50BF0tH Blak Design is proudly supported by the Ian Potter Foundation, and has been developed in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria and RMIT University. Credit: Isobel Morphy-Walsh (Taun Wurrung), Munda-ngat gumayl (to protect, to hug, to hold all Lomandra #4) 2019. Lomandra. 24 x 20mm Exhibited in They Shield Us at the Koorie Heritage Trust, 3 August - 29 September 2019. Photographer: Christian Capurro

01.01.2022 FREE KIDS ZOOM with Peter Waples-Crowe As part of our preparations for the 3rd Kids’ Koorie Art Show, we are inviting local Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children to come online to join Peter Waples-Crowe (Ngarigo) in making a collage artwork based around animals inspired by identity and heritage. In this free session, Peter will guide and inspire kids in creating a personal 2-D artwork which will be suitable for entry into the Kids’ Koorie Art Show in Decem...ber. Kids will be asked to come to the session with a collection of materials which they should be able to gather from the around the home and craft cupboard. Book for free via our website for Friday 2 October 2020 http://ow.ly/IbkI50BAYsN This workshop is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their carers only.

01.01.2022 In a NAIDOC Week special, this week in KHT Voices we hear from Rob Hyatt, Manager of Education and Visitor Experience at KHT in a podcast with Fed Square Talking about naming, Aboriginal language, the area around Federation Square, Birrarung and Birrarung Marr, sites of ceremony in the area, Tanderrum, waterfalls and more. A great 12 minute chat! Listen to the full podcast via KHT Voices on our website:... http://ow.ly/3IdY50Cg2zz Rob Hyatt is the Education and Visitor Experience Manager at Koorie Heritage Trust and an Aboriginal man with ties to the Lake Tyers community and the Wotjobaluk in western Victoria.