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From concept to product: designing a brand

Process, Midland

From concept to product: designing a brand

Fresh from editing their music videos, it was time for the young artists taking part in the Strange Times project to immerse themselves in the world of branding.

08 October 2025

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

Map-making process transforms Bayswater back to Birralyn

Process, Bayswater

Map-making process transforms Bayswater back to Birralyn

A rich and fruitful cultural mapping process has produced artworks that invite the viewer to step into a pre-colonial Noongar world.

10 March 2025

Step into Noongar culture at Birralyn Kaartadjin | Bayswater Knowledge

Event, Bayswater

Step into Noongar culture at Birralyn Kaartadjin | Bayswater Knowledge

You are invited to celebrate the opening of Birralyn Kaartadjin | Bayswater Knowledge, an exhibition celebrating Noongar culture in the Birralyn (Bayswater) area.

25 February 2025

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

Creating a springboard for language revival

Event, Harvey

Creating a springboard for language revival

Bringing together 5 generations of Noongar community, the Place Names Korijekup map represents both the culmination of a project and the start of something new.

10 July 2024

Bindjareb map is a treasure trove of Noongar knowledge

Process, Harvey

Bindjareb map is a treasure trove of Noongar knowledge

Intricately dyed, stitched, printed and painted, the vibrant Place Names Harvey map is a repository of ancient Noongar culture, knowledge and traditions.

24 June 2024

Al Watan to Home

Process, Perth

Al Watan to Home

Alwatan to Home sought to create a welcoming space for women from Arabic-speaking backgrounds to come together and share their stories.

02 August 2021

Palestinian Community of WA

Process, Perth

Palestinian Community of WA

As a part of the 2019 Dream Plan Do program, the Palestinian Community of Western Australia invited Palestinian women to learn and practise traditional tatreez embroidery under the guidance of art therapist Sabrina Odeh.

02 August 2019

Place Names process in Langford

Process, Langford

Place Names process in Langford

A series of workshops inspired by the research of Professor Len Collard encouraged participants to use textiles to explore their culture, language, history, identity and sense of place and Elder Geri Hayden shared local stories with the group.

19 August 2018

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