Southeast Aboriginal art market at Carriageworks
Image: Margaret Torrens, Casino Wake Up Time, Southeast Aboriginal Arts Market, Carriageworks, Image Anna Kucera 2019.
Over 250 artworks from a total of 30 independent Aboriginal artists and collectives will be available for sale at the sixth annual Southeast Aboriginal Arts Market at Carriageworks.
On the weekend of November 19 and 20 the grounds of the historic re-purposed railway sheds will become a gallery space for ceramics, jewellery, weaving, carving, textiles, photography, painting and prints.
The hugely successful markets have attracted large crowds in previous years and even the digital versions in 2020 and 2021 achieved near complete sellout.
Complementing the markets will be several other cultural activities and offerings. You can register for a series of weaving circle sessions with Burramattagal and Dharug artists and community members and learn traditional First Nations weaving techniques.
Listen to one of the talks given by leading indigenous curators and directors from galleries around the state. They’ll discuss the particular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art practice and styles unique to their region.
And, for a totally new experience, head over to the Warakirri by Indigiearth pop up cafe. The 100% Aboriginal owned and operated Mudgee business creates dishes made from native ingredients with a bit of Modern Australian fusion.
The menu includes damper with native jam and wattleseed cream, kangaroo sliders, lemon myrtle squid with finger lime pearls and green ants, bush tomato, pumpkin and fetta quiche and crocodile salad.
Round it off with a cup of Indigenous-owned Dhuwa coffee. Dhuwa (pronounced dee:wah) means “to feel alive” in Bidjara language. The brand will continue to be the bean of choice in Carriageworks’ cafe.
“Our aim at Carriageworks is to bring First Nations stories and culture to the heart of what we do, and SOUTHEAST is a truly unique opportunity each year to meet First Nations artists from all across the south-eastern region of the country and learn more about their practice and traditions,” says Jacob Boehme, Director, First Nations Programs at Carriageworks.
