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1 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival 5 16 february 2014 Celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture 1 MELBOURNE.VIC.GOV.AU/MIAF

2 Acknowledgment of Traditional Owners The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges that it is located on the traditional land of the Kulin Nation. This special place is now known by its European name of Melbourne. Today, Melbourne is one of the great multicultural cities of the world, and a significant meeting place. For the Wurundjeri, Boonerwrung, Taungurong, Djajawurrung and the Wathaurung which make up the Kulin Nation, Melbourne has always been an important meeting place and location for events of social, educational, sporting and cultural significance. Welcome Welcome to the Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival, a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture from across the nation. The festival presents a diverse range of art forms and experiences for all ages, like Indigenous theatre, music, literature, film, cabaret, dance and visual arts. Enjoy performances from a range of popular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, like soprano and composer Deborah Cheetham at the Melbourne Recital Centre; Jessica Mauboy and Archie Roach on stage at Federation Square and Bart Willoughby in his debut on the Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ. If you re interested in dance, there s Koorioboree, a cultural dance gathering at Birrarung Marr, or experience the visual arts as you see the Ghost Net Weavers from far north Queensland weave discarded fishing nets into works of art. If vibrant discussion and debate is your thing, join in public forums that explore current issues concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. There s truly something for everyone at the Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival. See you there. 2 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

3 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival Message from the Lord Mayor and Chair, Arts and Culture Experience Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in Melbourne during the Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival. Our city has a long and rich history and this festival is our way of celebrating a culture that stretches back over centuries and millennia. During the 12 days of the festival, musicians, dancers, writers, actors and many other gifted Indigenous artists will inspire us with their talents and stories. The festival program features a range of events, including a weekend music program at Federation Square, Koorioboree: a special cultural dance gathering at Birrarung Marr, and Aboriginal Heritage Walks through our beautiful Botanic Gardens. The City of Melbourne is very proud to present the Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival and we warmly invite you to join us in this special celebration. Robert Doyle Lord Mayor Councillor Rohan Leppert Chair, Arts and Culture Portfolio 4 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

4 OPENING EVENT - MUSIC TIL THE BLACK LADY SINGS Deborah Cheetham Soprano and composer Deborah Cheetham (Yorta Yorta, VIC) shares the unique story of her journey to discover her belonging. Building on her acclaimed works, White Baptist Abba Fan and Pecan Summer, Til the Black Lady Sings is storytelling at its most intimate and personal, with music by Catalani, Cilea, Dvořák, Puccini, Richard Strauss, Vaughan Williams and Cheetham who will be accompanied by pianist Toni Lalich. Where: Melbourne Recital Centre When: Wednesday 5 February Time: 7.30pm Bookings: melbournerecital.com.au or Box Office COST: From $25 to $65 Produced by Short Black Opera. Presented by City of Melbourne with Melbourne Recital Centre 6 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

5 SCREEN CULTURE LOVE James Henry Culture Love is a photographic projection work created by young people in collaboration with artist James Henry (Yorta Yorta, VIC; Kamilaroi, NSW), as they share their unique stories about what it means to be a young Indigenous person today. Where: SIGNAL, Les Erdi Plaza, Flinders Walk Northbank When: Wednesday 5 to Sunday 16 February Time: 9pm until late Theatre THE VISITORS Jane Harrison Jane Harrison s (Muruwari, NSW) play reading of The Visitors opens with seven senior law men in suits as they meet on the shores of a harbour to discuss the 11 large boats that have just arrived. Should they be welcomed to the country or should these seven clan representatives of the Dharug nation (Sydney) combine to get rid of the unwelcome visitors? Where: Melbourne Theatre Company, Southbank Theatre, The Lawler When: Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 February Time: 7.30pm Bookings: mtc.com.au or Box Office COST: $5 to $10 DANCE 1st FRIDAY DANCE CLUB Albert David Join acclaimed Indigenous dance artist Albert David (Kala Lagaw Ya, Kulkalgal, Torres Strait) from the popular NITV show Move It Mob Style as he teaches you his best dance moves at the free, fun and family-friendly 1st Friday Dance Club. Where: Queensbridge Square, Southbank Boulevard, Queensbridge Street When: Friday 7 February Time: 6pm CABARET BLAK CABARET Blak Cabaret is back again with the deadliest mob of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performers. A cocktail of comedy, music, poetry, drag and dance, Blak Cabaret will take you on a nostalgic trip to stimulate your inner soul with black deadly talent. Where: Malthouse Theatre, The Beckett When: Friday 7 to Sunday 9 February Time: 8.30pm Bookings: malthousetheatre.com.au or Box Office COST: $20 to $25 Produced and presented by Malthouse Theatre and supported by City of Melbourne. Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company as 8 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival 2014 part of the Cybec Electric play reading series. 9

6 MUSIC FEDERATION BELLS ALL BELLS THAT ENDS WELL James Henry James Henry (Yorta Yorta, VIC/NSW) has composed a piece that reflects his heritage through the 39 computer controlled Federation Bells. All Bells that Ends Well ranges from contemplative to catchy, with an undercurrent that suggests the struggles of colonisation, ultimately erupting in a positive harmony. ETERNAL BIRRARUNG Deborah Cheetham Deborah Cheetham s (Yorta Yorta, VIC/NSW) composition celebrates the Birrarung, now known as the Yarra River. Experience her use of the enigmatic yet powerful quality of the Federation Bells to capture the spirit and the life the Birrarung. WherE: Birrarung Marr, Middle Terrace When: Friday 7 to Sunday 16 February Times: Hourly from 9am to 9pm Children s WORKSHOP GUM LEAF, DIDGERIDOO AND INDIGENOUS STORYTELLING Uncle Herb Patten and Ron Murray World-renowned gum leaf player Uncle Herb Patten (Gunai-Kurnai, VIC), and highly respected didgeridoo player and cultural educator Ron Murray (Wamba Wamba, VIC/NSW) join together to present a workshop featuring improvised music and Indigenous stories. Suitable for ages 5 to 12. Where: ArtPlay, Birrarung Marr When: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February Time: 10am and 12pm Bookings: Free. Bookings essential via melbourne.vic.gov. au/artplay markets KOORIE NIGHT MARKET Pick up some arts and crafts at the Koorie Night Market, a cultural showcase, meeting place and community builder that celebrates and promotes Indigenous arts. It gives the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community a forum to promote their arts and culture and an opportunity to build sustainable enterprises. Where: Federation Square, River Terrace When: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February Time: 12pm to 8pm 10 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

7 VISUAL ART Ghost Net Weavers Indigenous artists from remote communities weave ghost nets, creating works of art from cast-off fishing nets collected from the waters and beaches. Sit with the weavers and learn about the craft that transforms potentially destructive environmental waste material into beautiful objects. Meet the artists and make your own ghost net art. Suitable for all ages. Where: Birrarung Marr Lower Terrace When: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February Time: 12pm to 6pm 12 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

8 Book launch Indigenous Place What is an Indigenous cultural space and how is it located, identified and made visible through creative acts of placemaking? How is it defined, received, identified and what drives its creation and maintenance? An outcome of a collaborative ARC Linkage Project, Indigenous Place documents selected cultural spaces throughout Australia. Where: The Deakin Edge, Federation Square When: Saturday 8 February Time: 12.30pm CONVERSATION BLAK THEATRE: STORIES ABOUT DIVERSITY, CHANGE AND SURVIVAL One third of Australians are not from a white Anglo background, yet over 90% of our playwrights are white and most theatre is still about white culture. How can blak theatre flourish to become part of the new mainstream? Panellists will discuss how the big and established theatre companies are changing to present great art for everyone. Where: The Deakin Edge, Federation Square When: Saturday 8 February Time: 2pm CONVERSATION BLAK LITERATURE: STORIES ABOUT WRITING BLAK AUSTRALIA How do Indigenous and non- Indigenous writers go about depicting Indigenous Australians in their work? What are the ethics around depicting the blak voice? Join the conversation as leading writers consider these questions and reflect on how non-indigenous writers benefit from actively connecting with Indigenous people as part of their research. Where: The Deakin Edge, Federation Square When: Saturday 8 February Time: 3.30pm dance TORRES STRAIT Islander DANCE GROUP The Australian Capital Territory Torres Strait Islander Dance Group shares a rich blend of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, with strong links to Cape York Peninsula, Western QLD, and the Eastern, Western and Central Island language groups in the Torres Strait. Experience their culture through music, song and dance. Where: Earth Stage, Lower Terrace Birrarung Marr When: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February Time: 5pm This is a Melbourne Conversations event. This is a Melbourne Conversations event. 14 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

9 dance KOORIOBOREE Koorioboree is a cultural gathering of traditional dance groups from around Victoria, who come together to share and present the resilience of the Koorie culture through song, dance, language and ceremony. This event was developed by Roland Atkinson (Bangarang, VIC). Where: Earth Stage, Lower Terrace Birrarung Marr When: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February Time: 3pm 16 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

10 screen THE CREATURE FROM THE ID Djon Mundine Art historian and curator, Djon Mundine, (Banjalung, NSW) will discuss the relationship between dreaming and the shadow in your soul using a selection of Australian films as illustration. Mundine reflects on Freud and Jung s theory that a shadowy black figure, a dreaded being, lurks in the inner recess of every white European soul. A sentiment which is echoed by post-colonial writers. He poses the question, if white people s dreams feature a terrifying black figure, do Aboriginal people s nightmares feature an equivalent: a feared white man? Where: ACMI Studio, Federation Square When: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February Time: 1pm - curator s talk by Djon Mundine, 2pm to 6pm - screening screen THE DARKSIDE Warwick Thornton A celebrated artist, Warwick Thornton s (Kaytej, NT) new feature film presents a moving portrait of ordinary people with extraordinary tales from the other side. A fresh interpretation of a modern day ghost story, The Darkside is a funny and poignant exploration of things that go bump in the night. Where: ACMI, Federation Square When: Saturday 8 and 15 February, and Sunday 9 and 16 February A Q&A session with Warwick Thornton will take place immediately after the screening on Saturday 8 February, at 8.40pm. TIME: 5.30pm and 7pm on Saturday and Sunday Bookings: acmi.net.au or COST: $11 to $16 visual art THE KOORIE ART SHOW The Koorie Art Show highlights and showcases the diverse talent of Victoria s Indigenous visual artists in one inclusive space. Where: Koorie Heritage Trust, 295 King Street When: Monday to Friday Time: 9am to 5pm The exhibition program is supported by the Office for the Arts through its Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support Program. The Trust also acknowledges the generous support of Lend Lease, the Trust s corporate partner and principal sponsor for the show. 18 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival 2014 The Darkside is presented in association with 19 City of Melbourne and Transmission Films.

11 MUSIC Saturday Schedule Where: Federation Square, Music Stage When: Saturday 8 February Time: 1pm to 8.30pm BOOKINGS: Free. No bookings 1.45pm PAYBACK RECORDS HIP HOP SHOWCASE Enjoy a live performance by hip hop artists from Payback Records, a record label with a focus on Indigenous hip hop. DJ Riverboi will start the beats and will be joined by young and emerging talent. 2.10pm PHILLY Phillip Murray (Wemba Wemba, VIC/NSW) aka Philly, 22, was born in the golden era of hip hop in From an early age Philly s talent for writing rhymes, dubbing beats and rapping to them publically made him a star. He s frequently in demand for gigs in his hometown of Mildura and on his traditional homelands around Swan Hill. 2.45pm MISS HOOD Miss Hood (Kurnai and Gunditjmara, VIC) has been in the hip hop and urban rap scene for the past 10 years and has shared the stage with Yung Warriors, Alter Egos, Last Kinection and Outlawz. She demonstrates an amazing sound by mixing hip hop, R n B and soul. 3.30pm BRIGGS BRIGGS (Yorta Yorta, VIC/NSW) Indigenous roots and rural upbringing in the small country town of Shepparton have given him a unique perspective. Powered by a rapid-fire, melodic and direct approach, acclaimed rapper BRIGGS is as funny as he is deep. His debut album THE BLACKLIST is a genuinely unique symphony of words, thoughts and sounds. 4.30pm WHITEHOUSE Whitehouse has something to say and knows how to play. Grant Saunders (Biripi, NSW) aka Sonic Nomad shines on vocals while his cousin Allan Morris (Dunghutti, Biripi, NSW) masters the guitar. This Koorie writing team has combined with hot Sri Lankan rhythm section D Man on bass and Cha Cha on drums to form a concoction that s fresh and highly infectious. 20 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

12 5.30pm CRYSTAL MERCY Crystal Mercy (Kokkatha, SA) has been wowing audiences with her dynamic vocal style since Starting out as a fiery femme fatale rapper under the pseudonym, Lady Lash, she s now found a niche for her powerful voice by incorporating her love of blues and jazz into her repertoire. 6.30pm YUNG WARRIORS Two-time Deadly Award winners, the Yung Warriors are Tjimba Possum Burns (Yorta Yorta, Vic/NSW, Ynugu, Lavitja, Majuta, NT) and his cousin D Boy (Ynugu, Lavitja, Majuta NT). Earning their stripes by supporting the likes of Akon, 50 Cent, The Game and Outlawz, they continue to impress with their masterful lyrics and solid beats. 7.30pm JESSICA MAUBOY The multi-talented Jessica Mauboy (Kuku Yalanji, QLD) is one of Australia s hottest young creative exports. In a set that reflects who she is and where she s from, Jessica will be performing songs from her latest album, Beautiful, her most honest and confident recording to date. 22 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

13 MUSIC SUNday Schedule Where: Music Stage, Federation Square When: Sunday 9 February Time: 1pm to 8pm BOOKINGS: Free. No bookings 1pm ARCHIE ROACH Once in a lifetime an artist with extraordinary spirit and talent comes along. Archie Roach (Gunditjmara, VIC; Bundjalung, NSW) is a philosopher and storyteller in the tradition of his ancestors. Experience Archie relaying and retelling his intimate real life stories through songs that continue to touch the hearts and souls of people around the world. 2PM CHRISTINE WARD Christine Ward (Bunjalung; Dunghutti, NSW) has enjoyed many highlights during her career as a singer, songwriter and artist and has shared the stage with such greats as Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter and Nick Barker. 2.45PM COLOURED STONE Bunna Lawrie s (Mirning, SA) Coloured Stone is an Aboriginal band from South Australia. Their music blends rock, ska and reggae with a unique Aboriginal sound, giving them an appeal that led to numerous musical awards for the band, including four ARIAS and recognition in the NIMA Awards Hall of Fame. 24 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

14 MUSIC Djaban Slippery Eel Productions presents a country music showcase 26 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival pm ILLANA ATKINSON Illana (Muthi Muthi, Wemba Wemba, Yorta Yorta, VIC/NSW) performs acoustically, demonstrating a full and beautiful voice. Illana has worked alongside many of Australia s performing greats including Kutcha Edwards, Yothu Yindi, Tiddas, Paul Kelly, Frank Yamma and Rita Mills. 4.30pm JOHNNY LOVETT Johnny Lovett (Gunditjmara, VIC) is a seasoned country music performer. He s travelled all over Australia since the early 70s and had his own band, the Black Opals, and seven albums to his credit. 5.15pm ELLIE LOVEGROVE Ellie Lovegrove (Ngarrindjeri, SA) recently came to fame on The X Factor. Ellie has grown up with country music in her blood, performing across SA communities for the past fifteen years. Ellie made it into the top 10 of The X Factor with her soulful and emotionally charged performances. 6.15pm AURIEL ANDREWS Auriel (Arrernte, NT) has been singing from the age of four, having started her career in the 60s as a regular on Channel Nine s Reg Lindsey Show. In 2008, Auriel was presented a Jimmy Little Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music by the man himself, Jimmy Little. 7.15pm ROGER KNOX In the Aboriginal community, Roger Knox (Gamilaroi, NSW) is often referred to as the black Elvis. He started his musical career as a gospel singer in the early 1980s, defying the odds by surviving not one, but two plane crashes. With his band, Euraba, he has dedicated his life to sharing the gift of music with the world, spending much of his time playing to neglected Aboriginal audiences in remote communities and prisons. 27

15 CULTURAL HERITAGE ABORIGINAL HERITAGE WALK Journey into the ancestral lands of the Kulin nation and explore their rich and thriving culture on this award-winning walk in the Royal Botanic Gardens. Experience a traditional smoking ceremony with Indigenous guides and discover traditional uses of plants for food, tools and medicine. Where: Royal Botanic Gardens. Meet at the Visitor Centre, Observatory Gate When: Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 February Time: 11am to 12.30pm Bookings: Bookings required call Cost: $10 to $25 visual art ILL-FITTED: THE EXHIBITION Georgia MacGuire Ill-fitted presents a collection of sculptural works that reflect upon the history of the assimilation of Australian Aboriginal women. The process of creating these works involves taking the natural fibre of paperbark and forcing it into a western female construct, the dress. Where: Forty Five Downstairs, 45 Flinders Lane When: Exhibition opens Tuesday 11 to 22 February (closed Mondays) Time: 11am to 5pm Children s WORKSHOP MINKGILL CHASES THE RAINBOW Fiona Clarke Enjoy this storytelling and art workshop designed for children and their parents to embrace Aboriginal culture. Facilitated by Fiona Clarke (Gunditjmarra, VIC), this workshop includes drawing and playacting with costumes and props, while interacting with Fiona through the Dreaming story of Minkgill. Where: City of Melbourne libraries (various) When: Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12 and Friday 14 February Bookings: Free. Bookings required via melbourne.vic.gov. au/melbournelibraryservice theatre LITTLE BLACK BASTARD Noel Tovey In this brave autobiographical monologue, Noel Tovey (Ngarrandjeri, SA) recounts his traumatic childhood, yet his determination to survive. Having toured nationally and internationally for over 10 years, Noel will return to the city where it all began. Having conquered the ghosts of his past, Little Black Bastard has been newly developed with a sense of resolution, healing and completion. Where: Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall When: Thursday 13 to Saturday 15 February TIME: 7:30pm Bookings: artshouse.com.au or COST: $20 to $30 28 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

16 music WE STILL LIVE ON Bart Willoughby Pioneering Aboriginal reggae rock performer, Bart Willoughby (Pitjantatjara, Central Australia), was the first Indigenous artist to score a feature film and the first to sign a record deal and tour internationally with No Fixed Address. We Still Live On also sees him be the first Aboriginal artist to record and perform on the Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ. Bart Willoughby and his guest, Deline Briscoe, pay homage to the late poet and activist Kevin Gilbert in this unique event. We Still Live On melds traditional Indigenous culture, didgeridoo and the classical pipes of the grand organ. Where: Melbourne Town Hall When: Wednesday 12 February Time: 7pm Bookings: Free. Bookings essential via melbourne.vic. gov.au/grandorgan 30 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

17 visual art POSSUM SKIN CLOAK STITCHING DEMONSTRATION Today in Victoria, First Nations people are reclaiming traditional cultural practice in a contemporary setting. Meet First Nations artists as they stitch possum pelts into cloaks while describing the stories represented through the artwork. Possum skin cloaks are unique to the thirty First Nations across Victoria and southern NSW. Where: National Gallery of Victoria International, Melbourne Now Community Hall When: Wednesday 12 to Thursday 13 February Time: Wednesday 10.30am, Thursday 2.30pm Word Blackfulla Soapbox Hear the opinions of Victoria s most gifted Aboriginal leaders from the last century, as Blackfulla Soapbox recreates moments in Australia s history through the descendants and admirers of these Aboriginal leaders. Blackfulla Soapbox aims to create a dialogue between Indigenous and non-indigenous people on issues that are relevant to all Australians. Where: Parliament Gardens, Corner Spring and Albert Streets When: Saturday 15 February Time: 1pm music WILLIAM & MARY Tiriki Onus A journey to belonging, William & Mary use elements of theatre, storytelling, classical folk song and operatic performance to tell the story of activists Bill Onus and Mary Kelly and their shared struggle for the rights of Aboriginal Australians and fight against injustice the world over, often at great personal cost. Where: Malthouse Theatre, The Beckett When: Sunday 16 February Time: 2pm Bookings: malthousetheatre.com.au or Box Office COST: $20 to $30 THEATRE/MUSIC 2014 VIPA AWARDS Victorian Indigenous Performing Arts Awards ILBIJERRI, Songlines and the Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival invite you to celebrate Victoria s finest Indigenous performing artists of the past and present, as well as look to the future. Where: Arts House North Melbourne Town Hall When: Sunday 16 February Time: 4pm Bookings: Free. Bookings required via info@ilbijerri.com.au by Friday 7 February. Limited capacity. Produced by National Gallery of Victoria 32 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

18 QUICK GUIDE Festival Event/Activity Genre Venue Wed 5 Thur 6 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9 Mon 10 Tues 11 Wed 12 Thur 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun 16 Page Til the Back Lady Sings by Deborah Cheetham Opera Melbourne Recital Centre 6 Culture Love by James Henry Screen SIGNAL 8 The Visitors by Jane Harrison 1st Friday Dance Club by Albert David Blak Cabaret Theatre Melbourne Theatre Company, Southbank Theatre, The Lawler Theatre 8 Dance Queensbridge Square, Southbank 9 Cabaret/ theatre Malthouse Theatre, The Beckett 9 Federation Bells Music Birrarung Marr, Middle Terrace 10 Gum leaf, didgeridoo and Indigenous storytelling Children s workshop ArtPlay 11 Koorie Night Market Markets Federation Square, River Terrace 11 Ghost Net Weavers Visual art Birrarung Marr, Lower Terrace 12 Indigenous Place Book launch The Deakin Edge, Federation Square 14 Melbourne Conversations: Blak Theatre Conversation The Deakin Edge, Federation Square 14 Melbourne Conversations: Blak Literature Torres Strait Islander dancers Koorioboree The Creature from the Id by Djon Mundine Conversation The Deakin Edge, Federation Square 15 Dance Dance Birrarung Marr, Earth Stage: The Rocks 15 Birrarung Marr, Earth Stage: The Rocks 16 Screen ACMI studio, Federation Square 18 The Darkside by Warwick Thornton Screen ACMI cinema 1 & 2, Federation Square 19 Koorie Art Show Visual art Koorie Heritage Trust, King Street 19 Payback Records hip hop showcase Music Federation Square, Music Stage 20 Philly Music Federation Square, Music Stage 20 Miss Hood Music Federation Square, Music Stage Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

19 QUICK GUIDE Festival Event/Activity Genre Venue Wed 5 Thur 6 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9 Mon 10 Tues 11 Wed 12 Thur 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun 16 Page BRIGGS Music Federation Square, Music Stage 21 White House Music Federation Square, Music Stage 21 Crystal Mercy Music Federation Square, Music Stage 22 Yung Warriors Music Federation Square, Music Stage 22 Jessica Mauboy Music Federation Square, Music Stage 23 Archie Roach Music Federation Square, Music Stage 24 Christine Ward Music Federation Square, Music Stage 25 Coloured Stone Music Federation Square, Music Stage 25 Illana Atkinson Music Federation Square, Music Stage 26 Johnny Lovett Music Federation Square, Music Stage 26 Ellie Lovegrove Music Federation Square, Music Stage 27 Auriel Andrews Music Federation Square, Music Stage 27 Roger Knox Music Federation Square, Music Stage 27 Aboriginal Heritage Walk Cultural heritage Royal Botanic Gardens 28 Ill-Fitted by Georgia MacGuire Visual art Forty-Five Downstairs, Flinders Lane 28 Minkgill Chases the Rainbow by Fiona Clarke Children s workshop CoM libraries, various locations 29 Little Black Bastard by Noel Tovey Theatre Arts House 29 We Still Live On by Bart Willoughby Possum skin cloak stitching demonstration Music Melbourne Town Hall 30 Visual art National Gallery Victoria International, Melbourne Now Community Hall 32 Blackfulla Soapbox Word Parliament Gardens 32 William & Mary by Tiriki Onus Opera Malthouse Theatre, The Beckett 33 VIPA Awards Theatre/ music Arts House Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

20 ERROL ST 4 9 HOWARD ST CHETWYND ST LEVESON ST VICTORIA ST PEEL ST COBDEN ST LEICESTER ST QUEENSBERRY ST SWANSTON ST RUSSELL ST LYGON ST EXHIBITION ST RATHDOWN ST NICHOLSON ST FESTIVAL MAP 1 45 Downstairs, Flinders Lane 2 ACMI 3 ArtPlay ELIZABETH ST SPRING ST 4 Arts House (Nth Melbourne) QUEEN ST SWANSTON ST ALBERT ST 5 Birrarung Marr PRINCESS HIGHWAY WILLIAM ST MELBOURNE CENTRAL 20 6 Rocks 7 Lower Terrace 8 Middle Terrace LA TROBE ST LITTLE LONSDALE ST LONSDALE ST LITTLE BOURKE ST BOURKE ST LITTLE COLLINS ST COLLINS ST 16 FEDERATION SQUARE 12 RIVER TERRACE 13 FEDERATION SQUARE 11 KINGS WAY 9 QUEENSBRIDGE ST YARRA RIVER POWER ST CITY RD 9 SOUTHBANK BLVD FLINDERS ST STATION STURT ST FEDERATION SQUARE 14 CITY LINK 3 ST KILDA RD 6 5 ALEXANDRA AVE 1 BIRRARUNG MARR 7 FLINDERS LA FLINDERS ST 9 8 WELLINGTON PARADE EAST MELBOURNE LIBRARY 9 CoM libraries 10 Federation Square 11 Deakin Edge 12 Music Stage 13 River Terrace 14 National Gallery of Victoria 15 Malthouse Theatre 16 Koorie Heritage Trust 17 Melbourne Theatre Company 18 Melbourne Town Hall 19 Melbourne Recital Centre 20 Parliament Gardens 21 Queensbridge Square, Southbank 22 SIGNAL YARRA RIVER 15 39

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