During 2009 Buninyong Primary School engaged with the local Indigenous community to develop programs and cultural activities that educated students, teachers and parents about the Indigenous history of the Buninyong area.
Client: Silcar/RMIT Koori Cohort
Duration: 2hr (4 x 1.5hr)
A Creative Cross-cultural Exchange Project that brought together artists, researchers and community leaders to engage in Deep Listening, learning and dialogue through arts-inspired activities.
Indigenous Deep Listening Project is a series of several exhibitions and performances which combine art, music, multi-media and Indigenous culture over a 2 year period from May 2008 - May 2010. The events feature high profile Indigenous and non-Indigenous musicians, performers and artists who are also researchers. The purpose of these events is to creatively celebrate Indigenous culture and to build community across artistic genres and cultures.
Production of 44 Digital Stories with Victorian Indigenous Communities.
An innovative and cutting edge new view of indigenous imagery that not only celebrates 'their being', identity, culture and land, but more importantly, directly refutes the constant negative portrayal of Indigenous people in today's Australian Media.
Winner 2007 Vic Health Awards (Mental Health & Well Being)
Client: Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Vicki Couzens as Artistic Director with fellow artists Treahna Hamm, Maree Clarke and Lee Darroch. This team would work with 35 traditional language groups in Victoria and southern NSW to produce possum skin cloaks that would capture important local stories and later remain the property of the community to be used for ceremonies.
The project aimed to reinvigorate a contemporary engagement with a cultural practice that had been an important part of pre- colonial daily life.
The cloaks were all made during 2005 and, in 2006, RAV brought the Elders from each participating community to Melbourne for a period of rehearsal with the Director of the Indigenous segment of the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, Wesley Enoch.
Client: Melbourne Workers Theatre
An exquisite musical evening of high glamour and drama as Yorta Yorta/Dja Dja Wurung soul tidda (sister), Lou Bennett, sings and yarns her way through her amazing life. From small-town black chick playing doo wop in her Uncle's band to the big city lights worldwide with the ragingly successful trio "The Tiddas", Lou's stories and divine singing are an inspiration. Infused with her grandmother's wisdom and a pure essence of Yorta Yorta/Dja Dja Wurung spirit, Lou's performances are always captivating and completely heartwarming. A funding promotion.
Uncle Sandy Atkinson - Koorie Heritage Trust
Client: Koorie Heritage Trust
Celebrating 25 years. Presented by Uncle Jim Berg of the Koorie Heritage Trust
Client: Koorie Heritage Trust, Melbournce Commonwealth Games.
An event showcasing Victoria's Rich Indigenous Culture. An important part of Aboriginal culture is the practice of welcoming visitors to country by the traditional owners - Welcome Place continued this tradition.
Victoria is home to over 30 unique Aboriginal nations; each with its own culture, traditions and customs. Wominjeka provided a powerful, informative, fascinating insight into the rich diversity of Victorian Aboriginal culture
Client:YAPPERA
Documentary covering the history of YAPPERA Aboriginal Children's Services.
Client: To be added.
Client: Regional arts Victoria
Visiting for communities and producing 48 short digital story's launched at ACMI - Federation Square
Client: Stan Yarramunnua.
How to Find and play the didj!
Client: Canberra Broadcasting & Language
A documentary on cultural revival. Supplied Footage on Victoria.
