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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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.

Credit to: Dharug woman Rhiannon Wright, daughter of Leanne ‘Mulgo’ Watson Redpath and granddaughter of Aunty Edna Watson

Weaving with Steven Russell & Phyllis Stewart

Weaving with Steven Russell & Phyllis Stewart

Saturday 16 March | Saturday 23 March | Monday 15 April
11am – 2pm

Master weavers Steven Russell and Phyllis Stewart will present a number of workshops alongside our current exhibition kanalaritja: An Unbroken String. 

Workshop participants will learn a range of techniques and create unique woven objects.

These workshops are suitable for all ages and skill levels.
Parents and carers are invited to bring their children along.
Morning tea will be provided. Please bring your own lunch.

Cost: $5 per session. Bookings essential.

The workshops will run on the Saturday 16 March, Saturday 23 March, Monday 15 April from 11 am to 2 pm at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.

Saturday 16 March | Saturday 23 March | Monday 15 April
11am – 2pm
The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

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Image Credit: STEVEN RUSSELL & KRISTINE STEWART, Eel Traps, 2015
Lomandra grass, Running postman vine, red hot poker plant, 35 x 30 x 160 cm

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