First Nations

Free exhibitions in New South Wales August 2025
Your guide to free exhibitions in New South Wales this August, spanning jewellery, painting, installations, sculptural relief and more.

Bangarra Rehearsal Director – so you want my arts job?
Rehearsal Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre shares his transition from performer to leader, and why culture matters.

What is Aboriginal Gothic? Ask The Chosen Vessel playwright Dylan Van Den Berg
Palawa playwright Dylan Van Den Berg and Kalkadoon director Abbie-lee Lewis discuss the emerging theatrical genre, Aboriginal Gothic.

Indigenous Arts Officer – so you want my arts job?
Two Indigenous Arts Officers at The Torch share how they empower incarcerated mob through art and why they love their…

The Visitors review: a play's reimagining of the First Fleet from an Indigenous perspective
'The Visitors' invites us to see our past from a different storyline.

Neighbour at the Gate review: NAS Gallery exhibition
The Neighbour at the Gate exhibition unpacks connections and truth telling between First Nations and Asian Australians.

Yolŋu power review: the Art Gallery of NSW's landmark look at Yirrkala innovation
Eight decades of Yolŋu art and culture take viewers through an art movement that has garnered world acclaim.

My Cousin Frank review: Rhoda Roberts engages at Arts Centre Melbourne
A tribute to the first Aboriginal person to represent Australia at the Olympics.

6 things to do this NAIDOC week
6 ways that you can centre and support First Nations artists this NAIDOC Week.

First institution survey for Kaylene Whiskey announced
The National Portrait Gallery announces major summer exhibition of empowered APY Lands artist Kaylene Whiskey.