Friday, October 25

Barangga: First Nations Design Gathering (First Nations only)

This private program is exclusively for First Nations creatives to openly share experiences of designing for Country in the public realm.

Date and time

Friday, October 25 · 9am - 6pm AEDT

Location

UNSW Art & Design, A101 A Block

Cnr of Oxford St and Greens Rd Paddington, NSW 2021 Australia

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome to Country

Aunty Maxine Ryan, La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Introduction

Coby Edgar

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Designing with Country

Teangi Brown, Megan Cope, Aunty Maxine Ryan, and Kaylie Salvatori

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Morning Tea

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Connecting with Country on Someone Else's Country

Debra Beale, Sharyn Egan, Djon Mundine OAM, and Zoe Sims

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Public Art(ists)

Maddison Gibbs, Dylan Mooney, Lisa Waup, and Jason Wing

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Afternoon Tea

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Supporting One Another, Working with Community

Coby Edgar, Tyson Frigo, and B Hardy

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Thoughts

Nicole Monks

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Catch Up Event

About this event

Event lasts 9 hours

'barangga' is an ongoing community engagement program that celebrates design and making practices as a vital form of cultural knowledge in First Nations Communities. Taking place on Bidjigal and Gadigal Country, this year's two-day gathering focuses on designing for and with Country, and considers how Cultural Custodians transform the precious for the public realm.

The first gathering day is exlcusively for First Nations participants, and sessions are designed to invite unrestricted conversation among creatives working in the public realm. Presentations and panel discussions with leading First Nations designers, practitioners, and institutional representatives will focus on best practices for designing with Country, working on someone else’s Country, respectful collaboration, and consultation with Community.

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Led by Nicole Monks, Coby Edgar and Zoe Sims.

The project’s title is drawn from the Dharawal word ‘barangga’ meaning ‘large vessel’ or ‘island’. It speaks to the significance of design and making in First Nations practices, while embodying the notion of holding space for Community.

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Image: Travis De Vries, 'Pop Spears' 2021. Image courtesy: the artist.

‘barangga: First Nations Design’ is presented in partnership with UNSW Galleries and UNSW Art & Design. The program is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

Organized by

UNSW Galleries

UNSW Galleries stands on an important place of learning and exchange first occupied by the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples. It brings together the work of leading Australian and international practitioners, curators, and writers working in the fields of contemporary art and design. UNSW Galleries is a space for the presentation and interpretation of contemporary visual and material culture, and a site for gathering and conversation. 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.

Free