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Mandy makes her mark in New York

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Mandy makes her mark in New York

From exhibiting at an international art fair in New York to encouraging young people with disabilities to follow their dreams, artist Mandy White is shining bright.

26 February 2024

Place Names Walyalup wins History Council award

News, Perth

Place Names Walyalup wins History Council award

We’re thrilled to announce that our Place Names Walyalup project has won a 2023 History Council of WA Award, for its significant contribution to understandings of and advocacy for Indigenous histories in Western Australia.

18 October 2023

‘That’s magic’ - Decoding Noongar Place Names in Melville

News, Mandurah, Melville

‘That’s magic’ - Decoding Noongar Place Names in Melville

Weaving together a process driven framework with a Noongar-led community arts approach, Place Names Melville has been an incredible journey of reconciliation and Noongar language revival since its beginnings in April.

28 September 2022

Place Names in Katanning

News, Katanning

Place Names in Katanning

Following extensive consultation and community engagement, the Katanning Noongar Leadership Group and the Place Names Project Working Group undertook a process of collating, recollecting and remembering cultural knowledge to put back together the story of Mulka.

19 February 2020

Andalap Djedi

Process, Busselton

Andalap Djedi

CAN engaged a local language consultant to work alongside Busselton Primary School students and 22 community members to co-create Andalap Djedi (Busselton Jetty), a colourful language poster featuring a collage of painted sea creatures and their Noongar names.

11 February 2016

Keyen Koondarm

Process, Busselton

Keyen Koondarm

Beginning in late-2015, CAN engaged with the Busselton community to create paintings and oral history recordings that preserve the personal histories and journeys of the participants.

03 February 2016

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