Reminder: TODAY - 4th of July - NAIDOC Week Events at BAC...

> This is a friendly shout out that today is Belconnen Arts Centre's speakers event, Serving Country Creatively, featuring Jo Donovan (Bandu Catering), Michael Weir (Stik n Move), Linda Huddleston (Burrunju Gallery) and Duncan Smith (Wiradjuri Echoes) in conversation with Cara Kirkwood (National Gallery of Australia). see below for more details.
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> RSVP for assistance in catering (see below for the online registration or call 6173322).
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> And please forward to your contacts.
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> I look forward to seeing you all there.
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> Warm regards,
> Robyn
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> NAIDOC WEEK EVENTS...
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> This year's NAIDOC Week (6-13 July) theme is Serving Country: Centenary & Beyond honours all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have fought in defence of country.
> Belconnen Arts Centre will be celebrating NAIDOC week by showcasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and cultural professionals who have used creativity to 'fight in defence' of their countries and cultures through a speakers' event, a suite of exhibitions and a weaving workshop.
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> Speakers' Event: Serving Country Creatively
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> Friday 4 July » 3:00–5:00pm in the Foyer
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> Hear stories of experienced warriors from the creative frontline of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture in the ACT region. Featuring arts and cultural professionals Duncan Smith (Wiradjuri Echoes), Linda Huddleston (Burrunju Gallery), Jo Donovan (Bandu Catering) and Michael Weir (Stik n Move) in conversation with Cara Kirkwood (Indigenous Program Coordinator, Learning and Access). The event will be opened by Ngunnawal Elder, Agnes Shea.
> Free Afternoon Tea featuring Bandu Catering included.
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> More information<http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au/whatson/servingcountrycreatively.html>
> Cost > Free
> RSVP > click here <https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/speakers-event-serving-country-creatively-tickets-9902887804>
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> Patterns of the Past
> Duncan Smith
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> 4–27 July » Gallery
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> Please join us at the exhibition opening at 5:30pm on Friday 4 July by
> Mary Porter AM MLA
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> Duncan Smith makes patterns to remember the past: his Wiradjuri ancestors, the things they did and where they lived. This includes places that have special meanings, like corroboree grounds, initiation grounds and burial sites. These special places were marked by scar trees that featured strong geometric patterns. As a Wiradjuri man, he believes it is his responsibility to tell the stories of his people.
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> Exhibition opening > Friday 4 July > 5:30pm
> Meet the artist > Sunday 13 July > 3:00pm
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> See further information<http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au/exhibitions/patternsfromthepast.html> or download your invite<http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au/email/140609Patternsofthepasteinvite.pdf>.
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> [http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au/images/slides/slide_patternsofthepast2.jpg]Tree 6, 2014 (detail)
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> Regional Weave
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> 2 — 27 July 2014 » in the Foyer
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> Please join us at the exhibition opening at 5:30pm on Friday 4 July by
> Mary Porter AM MLA
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> Water is essential to life. It sustains us and energises us. We are inspired by its beauty. We are in awe of its powers to both create and destroy, to give and take life. There is an evolutionary theory that humans evolved from a semi-aquatic lifestyle; this may help to explain our innate love of water. Stretton's paintings explore her visual and emotional reaction to water and the interplay between water and light, and water and life.
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> Exhibition opening > Friday 4 July > 5:30pm
> Meet the artists > Sunday 13 July > 2:00pm
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> See further information<http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au/exhibitions/regionalweave.html> or download your invite<http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au/email/140609RegionalWeave.pdf>.
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> [http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au/images/slides/slide_regionalweave.jpg]Cuppa Time?, Alana Garwood–Huong, 2014 (detail)
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> Price's Café
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> 4–27 July » Arts Lounge
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> Please join us at the exhibition opening at 5:30pm on Friday 4 July
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> Price's Café was one of the few places on the south coast where the Aboriginal community was supported and made welcome in 1950s Australia. The café ignored the mainstream, opened its arms and became a connecting point for the Yuin and wider Aboriginal community from across NSW and the ACT. Developed through conversations with Elders, the exhibition features interviews, archival photographs and a re-created café setting developed by South East Arts.
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> Exhibition opening > Friday 4 July > 5:30pm
> Curator's Talk > Sunday 20 July > 12:00pm
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> See further information<http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au/exhibitions/pricescafe.html> or download your invite<http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au/email/140609PricesCafeeinvite.pdf>.
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> [http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au/images/slides/slide_pricescafe.jpg](l–r): Jimmy Aldridge, Shirley Aldridge, Liddy Stewart, and Ossie Stewart c1960
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> Galamban Workshop: Weave with Storytelling
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> Sunday 20 July > 10:00am–4:00pm
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> Create your own wonderful woven fish and experience Galamban storytelling in this workshop offered to indigenous people and led by Yuin mother and daughter weavers, Julie and Markeeta Freeman.
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> Cost > Free
> Enrol here<http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au/classes/galambanworkshop.html>
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> Kind regards,
> The Team at Belconnen Arts Centre
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> Contact us: info@belconnenartscentre.com.au<mailto:info@belconnenartscentre.com.au>
> Website: www.belconnenartscentre.com.au<http://www.belconnenartscentre.com.au>
> Phone: 02 6173 3300     Fax: 02 6173 3301
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> Open: 10:00am–4:00pm Tuesday–Sunday
> Street: 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen, ACT, 2617
> Post: PO Box 183, Belconnen, ACT, 2617
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