Barangga First Nations Design Yarning: Luke Russell & Matt Poll

UNSW Galleries brings together the work of leading Australian and international practitioners, curators and writers working in the fields of contemporary art and design. It is a space for the presentation and interpretation of contemporary visual and material culture, and a site for gathering, conversation and learning. The program stresses the importance of learning through exhibition-making, using integrated projects and events across the year to engage audiences in conversation with commentators from a range of disciplines.

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Learn about fishing spear-making from Gringai Worimi man Luke Russell yarning with Matt Poll, Manager Indigenous Programs, ANMM

Australian National Maritime Museum

Barangga First Nations Design Yarning Series

Presented at key design institutions across Warrang/Sydney, 'Barangga' is a yarning series that celebrates culture and community in First Nations design and making practices across Australia.

Presented over four weeks at key design institutions across Warrang/Sydney, 'Barangga' is a yarning series that celebrates culture and community in First Nations design and making practices across Australia. The program connects leading First Nations designers and creatives working in graphics, digital design, object, tool making, weaving, sculpture, painting, and more, with Australia's most renowned First Nations curators and producers to discuss the power of creative practice.Luke Russell is a proud Gringai/Worimi man and Cultural Knowledge Holder. Luke's practice and research is focused on learning and passing on the Indigenous knowledge of his Elders. This includes sharing his knowledge of the practice of Kuueeyung, traditional bark canoe-making, and tool making utilising sourced and natural materials. Luke is dedicated to re-awakening the true language, stories, artefacts and practices of the Worimi people, and those within the Kattung language group.Matt Poll is Manager Indigenous Programs at the Australian National Maritime Museum. Prior to this he was Curator Indigenous Heritage Collections at Chau Chak Wing Museum. For more than a decade, Matt has also worked as a repatriation project officer at the University of Sydney. Previously Matt has worked as Artistic Director of Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative Gallery and has published widely on south-east Australian Aboriginal art. Matt is also the chairperson of Orana Arts mid-western regional NSW and has been a long term member of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Advisory Board member for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.—Presented by <a href="https://www.unsw.edu.au/arts-design-architecture/our-schools/art-design" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">UNSW School of Art &amp; Design</a> and <a href="https://artdesign.unsw.edu.au/unsw-galleries" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">UNSW Galleries</a>T﻿his conversation will take place at the <a href="https://www.sea.museum/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Australian National Maritime Museum</a>. For information on how to access the Maritime Museum, please visit their <a href="https://www.sea.museum/visit/plan-your-visit" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">website</a>.'Barangga' is a Dharawal word meaning 'large vessel' or 'island'. It speaks to the significance of design and crafts in First Nations practices, while embodying the notion of bringing people together and holding space for community.This four-week program of workshops and conversations will be presented onsite at UNSW Galleries as well as at key design institutions across Sydney including the Australian Design Centre and the Australian National Maritime Museum. <a href="https://artdesign.unsw.edu.au/unsw-galleries/programs/barangga" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">E﻿xplore the full program</a>

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