NAIDOC Week 2021

Shane Pickett Waagle - Rainbow Serpent 1983
Shane Pickett Waagle - Rainbow Serpent 1983

Shane Pickett Waagle - Rainbow Serpent 1983 (detail). Oil on canvas, 91.5 x 183.5 cm (sight); 93.2 x 185.2 cm (framed). State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia. Purchased 1996. © Shane Pickett, 1983.

NAIDOC Week 2021

Heal Country!

Calls for all of us to continue to seek greater protections for our lands, our waters, our sacred sites and our cultural heritage from exploitation, desecration, and destruction.

NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each year to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

Learn more about NAIDOC Week.

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NAIDOC Week at AGWA

Storytelling with Olman Walley
10.30-11.30am, Tuesday 6 and Friday 9 July 2021  | FREE, bookings essential
Join Olman Walley for storytime and gain a deeper understanding of Noongar culture. Book your place here.

Balancing Act
10am-5pm, Tuesday - Monday | FREE
This exhibition attempts to showcase works of art that reflect the depth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture, with other aspects of the Aboriginal condition. As a result, radical observations about the ups and downs of life will, at times, weave in and out of stories about Country. Equally, across the show, visitors will encounter passages of serenity, corridors of tradition, and trails that speak to the upheavals experienced by generations of Indigenous people. Learn more about this State Art Collection display here.

Basket Weaving with Sharyn Egan POSTPONED
10am-1pm, Thursday 8 July 2021 | $65+bf
Learn how to make an original woven basket with Noongar artist Sharyn Egan in this interactive workshop.

Painting Stories with Rory Charles POSTPONED
10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30-3.30pm, Friday 16 July 2021 | $45+bf
Join emerging Aboriginal artist Rory Charles and work together to create an Aboriginal-inspired story pole. 

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On Saturday 27 August, the Gallery is open 10am-3pm only as we prepare for the AGWA Foundation Gala supporting women in the arts. Some exhibition access will be disrupted with two Tracks We Share ground floor galleries closed. AGWA Rooftop bar will be closed, reopening at 2pm Sunday. Details