Acknowledgement of Country

Dharug

Bayadyinyang budyari Dharug yiyura Dharug Ngurra.
Bayady’u budyari Dharug Warunggadgu baranyiin barribugu.
Bayady’u budyari wagulgu yiyuragu Ngurra bimalgu Blacktown City. Flannel flowers dyurali bulbuwul.
Yanmannyang mudayi Dharug Ngurrawa. Walama ngyini budbud dali Dharug Ngurra Dharug yiyura baranyiin barribugu.

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English

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land, the Dharug people, and their continued connection to Country.
We pay our respects to Elders from yesterday to tomorrow.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Blacktown City where the flannel flowers still grow proud and strong.
We will walk softly on this land and open our hearts to Country as the Dharug people have for tens of thousands of years.

Join us for an afternoon tea with artists Louise Zhang, Jess Bradford and HOSSEI this Saturday 27 July from 1pm to 3pm! Register here

Free community workshops

People of all ages and backgrounds are invited to join a series of free community workshops.

Mother Tongue is a new dance, music and technology performance work that explores how we can share a vision of ourselves as Australians in a rapidly changing world.
Our need for belonging and identity are essential in this place we call home. How do we come together with different languages, migration and ancestral stories?
In these workshops, we will chat, write, draw, dance, make collages, take photos and create a vision for the future together.
Ages 8 to 80+ are welcome, and if you like meeting new people, this is for you.
We only ask that you commit to 4 sessions: once a week over a month.

There are three options available:

Workshop A:

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
Tuesdays November 10, 17, 24 and December 1
11 am – 1 pm
FREE

Workshop B:

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
Tuesdays November 10, 17, 24 and December 1
2.30 pm – 4.30 pm
FREE

Workshop C:

Bankstown Arts Centre
Thursdays November 5, 12, 19, 26
11 am – 1 pm
FREE

Here’s how you can participate and register:

  • Watch the video of Mother Tongue
  • Select one workshop block: i.e. A, B or C
  • Let us know if you have any special requirements relating to accessibility or language
  • Registration is essential. We have only 8 spots per workshop. No walk-ins allowed.

To register, email annalouise@annalouisepaul.com.au or call 0408 664 199

Image Credits:

Shane Rozario

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