
Public Programs & Events

Marlu Workshop: Making Kangaroo Skin Bags
In this workshop, participants will be invited to design their own kangaroo bags using kangaroo pelts and emu feathers. Learn stitching, lacing, weaving, and leather punching techniques, and engage in an afternoon of making and knowledge sharing.

Workshop: Bush Jewellery with Debra Beale
Join Debra Beale as she shares technical knowledge and cultural connections to Country through participatory workshops in bush jewellery making.

Boorongur Workshop: Weaving with Sharyn Egan
Learn how to make your own Boorongur or ‘totem’ in this weaving workshop with Nyoongar artist Sharyn Egan.

Workshop: Tool-making with Luke Russell
Learn about the practice of traditional tool-making in a demonstration and workshop led by proud Gringai/Worimi man and Cultural Knowledge Holder Luke Russell.

Yarning with Sharyn Egan & Beau James
Nyoongar painter, weaver, and sculptor Sharyn Egan joins Beau James, Head of First Nations Programming, Sydney Opera House, for a yarn.

Barangga Gathering Day
First Nations creatives come together for a professional development and knowledge-sharing event, with the aim of developing a national First Nations design network.

Yarning with Luke Russell & Matt Poll
Gringai Worimi man Luke Russell joins Matt Poll, Manager Indigenous Programs at Australian National Maritime Museum for a yarn.
Workshop: Fishing Spear-Making with Luke Russell
In this workshop, participants had the opportunity to learn from Gringai/Worimi man and Cultural Knowledge Holder Luke Russell, and participated in making fishing spears using sourced and natural materials.

Yarning with Travis De Vries & Dakota Dixon
Award-winning Gamilaroi digital designer and creative Travis De Vries joins Dakota Dixon, First Nations Creative Programs Producer at Australian Design Centre for a yarn.

Workshop: Building a Digital Practice
Travis De Vries guide a workshop on turning a practice towards a digital audience, and discusses the development of his the creative social enterprise Awesome Black.

Yarning with Leanne Tobin & Coby Edgar
Dharug multidisciplinary artist and designer Leanne Tobin has a yarn with Coby Edgar, Curator Strategic Projects First Nations, Powerhouse Museum

Weaving Workshop: Emu Adornment with Nicole Monks
Led by trans-disciplinary creative Nicole Monks, this workshop offered participants an opportunity to engage in a communal activity, and learn how to weave adornments with emu feathers and raffia.