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A publicity image for The Street Theatre's production of 'The Chosen Vessel', a new Aboriginal Gothic play by Dylan Van Den Berg. The photo depicts an Aboriginal woman staring at the camera; a white man stands ominously behind her, disappearing into the shadows.
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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.

Felicity (Flick) Chafer Smith and Matty Chilly, Indigenous Arts Officers at The Torch. Two portrait photos rendered in black and white on a gradient orange background.
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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 cast of The Visitors - Seven people in suits either sitting or standing on a rock-like formation.
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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.

view of an art installation of a traditional chinese gate made from paper. NAS Gallery. Neighbour at the Gate.
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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.

Gallery with black painted walls displaying Australian Aboriginal bark paintings. Yirrkala
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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.

A woman in black with blue glasses sitting against a grey wall. Performer of 'My Cousin Frank'.
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My Cousin Frank review: Rhoda Roberts engages at Arts Centre Melbourne

A tribute to the first Aboriginal person to represent Australia at the Olympics.

group of female Indigenous dancers with one applying face ochre using phone. NAIDOC
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6 things to do this NAIDOC week

6 ways that you can centre and support First Nations artists this NAIDOC Week.

First Nations artist Kaylene Whiskey in her studio with wonder woman.
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First institution survey for Kaylene Whiskey announced

The National Portrait Gallery announces major summer exhibition of empowered APY Lands artist Kaylene Whiskey.

A digital render of a large bronze sculpture of a woman emerging out of the water, only showing the top half of her body, in a public space next to a building.
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Sydney’s new landmark sculpture is a First Nations woman rising out of water

A part woman, part whale figure that represents Country will be situated in Sydney’s central district in 2026.

Digital render of a large oval cylinder tapestry with dots and curves hanging from the ceiling of the second floor and reaching down to the first floor. There are wood panelling inside the architectural foyer with people looking at the tapestry.
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Australia’s 'first 3D tapestry' took over 10,000 hours and used 270 kilometres of wool

Locally sourced and crafted, the ‘Welcome to Country’ tapestry will become a Victorian landmark.

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