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Take a virtual tour of Birralyn | Bayswater

Event, Bayswater

Take a virtual tour of Birralyn | Bayswater

The Birralyn Kaartadjin | Bayswater Knowledge exhibition may be over but you can still be transported back in time to explore Noongar life and culture pre-colonisation.

19 May 2025

Boorloo Elders pave the way for the next truth-telling project

Event, Kalgoorlie

Boorloo Elders pave the way for the next truth-telling project

The opening night of Ngaluk Waankiny at the Museum of the Goldfields was both a celebration and a passing of the baton, writes CAN executive producer Michelle White.

02 April 2025

Conference explores the power of the arts to make change

Event, Bayswater

Conference explores the power of the arts to make change

Exploring the theme “stronger together”, the 2024 edition of CAN’s Making Time conference explored the vital role that creative collaboration plays in the arts, particularly for those of us seeking to make change through our work.

03 December 2024

It’s time… to get creative

Event, Bayswater

It’s time… to get creative

Jewellery-making, storytelling, eco-dyeing, cyanotype printing, collaborative mark-making… check out the fabulous workshop line-up at Making Time then book your ticket!

24 September 2024

Celebrating 'Doontanboro Kura | Melville Waters Dreaming'

Event, Melville

Celebrating 'Doontanboro Kura | Melville Waters Dreaming'

Four evening events held during Doontanboro Kura invited visitors to hear from the Elders and artists and dive deeper into the exhibition’s artworks.

04 September 2024

Travel back in time with Bruce Denny

Process, Melville

Travel back in time with Bruce Denny

Renowned Yamatji/Native American playwright Bruce Denny is scripting an animation that will transport viewers through millenia, into an ancient Noongar creation story.

05 August 2024

From claymation to education

News, York

From claymation to education

CAN is thrilled to announce that we are partnering with SharingStories Foundation to create a series of educational resources about Ballardong culture and history.

28 May 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

Ngaluk Waangkiny launched at ABC Perth

Event, Perth

Ngaluk Waangkiny launched at ABC Perth

Last Friday we celebrated National Reconciliation Week and the launch of CAN's exciting new legacy project Ngaluk Waangkiny (Us Talking) which includes a short film, a series of podcasts and a book.

03 June 2022

Launching Ngaluk Waangkiny this Reconciliation Week

News, Perth

Launching Ngaluk Waangkiny this Reconciliation Week

Ten respected Elders from Boorloo (Perth) have collaborated with Community Arts Network (CAN) to share their life journey as part of a multi-media legacy project.

25 May 2022

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