Immerse yourself in Aboriginal culture and support local Aboriginal-owned businesses at UniSA’s first ever Aboriginal Makers & Creators Day.
Create an artwork, make your own jewellery, learn about Aboriginal tools, taste some native plants, and browse through Aboriginal handmade goods that you can purchase. Plus, listen to beautiful tunes from Katie Aspel, an emerging First Nations artist and a proud Ngarrindjeri/Gunditjmara woman whose songs artfully convey themes of love, heartbreak and culture.
Don't forget to grab a box of delicious lunch made using native ingredients, available for a gold coin donation, with all proceeds going to Literacy for Life.
Join Micky Barlow, a Kokatha woman, Aboriginal contemporary artist and basket weaver, as she teaches a modern contemporary style that she uses in her own art practice. You will learn a little of her culture and style, the dos and don'ts for non-Aboriginal people doing dot paintings, and create your own dot painting that reflects your own story.
There are two sessions available:
Session 1: 11:20am - 12:20pm
Session 2: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Join Violet Buckskin from Winda Creations who will guide you as you craft your own jewellery and keychains using a variety of native materials, such as emu feathers, quandong seeds, gum nuts, and beads.
Session will run from 11:30am - 1:00pm.
Want to try your hand at Aboriginal artwork but don't have the time to join a workshop? Marra Dreaming will be facilitating a group canvas painting session, available throughout the event, where you can paint a section of a pre-designed canvas, contributing to an artwork that will be displayed on campus.
Learn about Aboriginal tools with Uncle Frank Wanganeen, and find out what they are used for. You'll get to see a range of tools and instruments, such as possum skin bag, digging stick, boomerangs and clapping sticks.
Chat with Billie from Meez on Plus* about native plants and their use as food ingredients. All these plants are edible, so you can also do some tasting!
*Meez on Plus is not an Aboriginal-owned business.
Grab some Aboriginal merch and handmade goods from Ngarrindjeri Dreaming, with a selection of coffee mugs, drink tumblers, jewellery, t-shirts, and leather bags available to purchase. All items are designed and created by Sharon Karpany, a proud and strong Ngarrindjeri woman, mother and grandmother, who uses her art to continue storytelling in her own form.