DAAF 2020
Public Program
The DAAFF team have worked closely with our Art Centre members to re-imagine the Public Program, to replicate the excitement and vibrancy of the Fair for the online space.
It has been our great privilege to see firsthand, the incredible resilience and adaptability of our Art Centres as we worked together to meet this goal.
If you missed out on our artist talks, cultural performances or lunchtime concert series you can watch them again here!
ARTIST TALKS
Long water: fibre stories
Join long water: fibre stories artists: Susan Balbunga, Fiona Elisala-Mosby, Ruth Nalmakarra and Lucy Simpson with exhibition curator, Freja Carmichael in conversation, as the artists discuss their work in long water: fibre stories and their personal connections to salt water and fresh water country.
Friday 14 August
11.00am – 11:45am (ACST)
Online Event via Zoom
Tickets: FREE
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ARTIST TALKS
The Monster Net Project
Join artists Annabel Amagula and Maicie Lalara for their talk; The Monster Net Project about their Asialink Artist in Residence project. Talk facilitated by Erin Vink.
Friday 7 August
11.00am – 11:45am (ACST)
Online Event via Zoom
Tickets: FREE
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ARTIST TALKS
Artists of Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre
Join artists of Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre, Mervyn Rubuntja, Clara Inkamala and Selma Nunay Coulthard in conversation with Indigenous curator Tina Baum, as they share stories and insight into varied careers as artists and teachers.
Wednesday 12 August
1.00pm – 1:45pm (ACST)
Online Event via Zoom
Tickets: FREE
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Lunchtime Concerts
Miranda Garling
Tuesday 11 August
12.00pm – 12:30pm
Online Event via Facebook Live
Tickets: Free
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Lunchtime Concerts
Injalak Band
From Gunbalanya, West Arnhem Land, NT
Thursday 13 August
12.00pm – 12:30pm
Online Event via Facebook Live
Tickets: Free
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CULTURAL PERFORMANCE
Mornington Island Dancers
From the very first public performance in Cairns in August 1964 the Mornington Island Dancers have been bringing Traditional Lardil Culture to audiences. Everywhere the troupe perform they recreate a Lardil dance ground and apply their paint up and unique hair hats.
Monday 10 August
11:00am – 11:30am (ACST)
Online Event via Facebook
Tickets: FREE
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CULTURAL PERFORMANCE
Wugalgau Kaiin Thithui Dance Group
Wugalgau Kaiin Thithui is an Island dance group that comes from the island called Moa in the Western part of the Torres Strait. Wugalgau comes from the community name for St.Pauls known as Wug Village, Kaiin Thithui means new star which is for our emerging generation.re passed down from generation to generation.
Thursday 13 August
11.00am – 11:30am (ACST)
Online Event via Facebook
Tickets: FREE
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ARTIST MASTERCLASS
Both Ways Baskets,
Weaving
Sit with master weavers from Groote Eylandt , including Maicie Lalara who has recently returned from an art residency in Jakarta. Learn the basics to weave baskets using ghost nets, along with recycled fabrics and pandanus fibres.
Friday 7 August
12.30pm – 2:00pm (ACST)
Online Event via Zoom
Tickets: $65
Hear from the artists
ARTIST MASTERCLASS
Hands on Watercolour Painting
Join acclaimed artists from Iltja Ntjarra Art Centre, in a watercolour landscape Masterclass. Learn how to paint the beautiful desert sky, the MacDonnell Ranges, and the iconic white gumtrees. By the end of the masterclass you will have your own work on paper in watercolour.
Monday 10 August
1:00pm – 2:30pm (ACST)
Online Event via Zoom
Tickets: $65
Hear from the artists
ARTIST MASTERCLASS
Both Ways Baskets,
Weaving
Sit with master weavers from Groote Eylandt , including Maicie Lalara who has recently returned from an art residency in Jakarta. Learn the basics to weave baskets using ghost nets, along with recycled fabrics and pandanus fibres.
Thursday 13 August
11.00am – 12:30pm (ACST)
Online Event via Zoom
Tickets: $65
HEAR FROM THE ARTISTS
ARTIST MASTERCLASS
Coiled Basket Weaving
Sit and work with senior female weavers from Injalak Arts as they lead a masterclass in traditional weaving with Pandanus.
Tuesday 11 August
12:00pm – 1:30pm (ACST)
Online Event via Zoom
Tickets: $65
HEAR FROM THE ARTISTS
ARTIST MASTERCLASS
Weaving with Tjanpi Desert Weavers
Sit and work with the renowned Tjanpi Desert Weaver artists via Zoom! Ask questions in real time, as you learn to weave your own baskets using this kick-starter pack and the Tjanpi Weaver method!
Thursday 13 August
1:00pm – 2:30pm (ACST)
Online Event via Zoom
Tickets: $65
HEAR FROM THE ARTISTS
INDIGENOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE
Tastes & Tales at Aboriginal Bush Traders
Participants learned about a variety of bush foods and their seasons, participated in a fun hands-on workshop, and took home their very own flavour filled take-home pack!
Wednesday 12 August
12.00pm – 2.00pm
Attend in person at Aboriginal Bush Traders in Darwin
Tickets: $60
Thank you for joining us!
INDIGENOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE
Tastes & Tales at Aboriginal Bush Traders
Participants learned about a variety of bush foods and their seasons, participated in a fun hands-on workshop, and took home their very own flavour filled take-home pack!
Friday 14 August
12.00pm – 2.00pm (ACST)
Attend in person at Aboriginal Bush Traders in Darwin
Tickets: $60
Thank you for joining us!
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DAAFF Yarns… With Jessica Clark
We chat to curator Jessica Clark, a proud Palawa woman with English, Irish, Turkish, and French ancestry, who currently lives and works in Naarm, Melbourne…
DAAFF Yarns… with Joann Russo
Taking a moment to have a yarn and walk in someone else’s shoes can help us understand different perspectives and reflect on how we can work together. In this series, we’re connecting with people from across DAAFF’s community to learn and share in some of their knowledge about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts industry and DAAFF’s role within it. Today we chat to Art Centre Manager Joann Russo, who works out of Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre in Far North Queensland.
Words | Camilla Wagstaff