The Armidale and Regional Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place
30th Anniversary Celebrations
96-104 Kentucky Street Armidale
17th Nov 2018
- 12.00-12.30pm Ceremony
- Smoking ceremony by Bruce Cohen
- Welcome to country by Steve Widders and Rose Lovelock
- Flag-raising by Lorna Hague and Margaret Walford
- Didgeridoo by Bevan Quinlin
- Aboriginal dance by Duval High School
- 12.30-3.00pm Food stalls
- Coffee Truck
- Barbecue
- 12.30-4.30pm Aboriginal Markets
- 12.30-4.00pm Workshops (gallery)
- 12.30-1.00pm Music production by Nathaniel Weatherall
- 1.30-2.00pm Basket weaving by Gabby Widders
- 2.30-3.00pm Anaiwan Language Lab by Callum Clayton-Dixon
- 3.30-4.00pm Painting demonstration by Nick Levy
- 1.30-3.30pm Children’s Carnival
- 1.30-2.00 Music production: Nathaniel Weatherall
- 1.30-2.00 Treasure hunt: Caroline Chapman
- 2.00-2.30 Javelin throwing: Bevan Quinlin
- 2.30-3.30 Footy passing challenge: Narwan
- 2.30-3.30 Storytelling: Veronica Walford/Laurel McHenzie
- 2.30pm-4.30pm Aboriginal Concert
- 2.30-2.45 Opening act 1: Jamilea Helly
- 2.45-3.00 Opening act 2: Lettona Pitt
- 3.00-3.45 Main act 1: Terra Firma
- 3.45-4.30 Main act 2: Dennis Pitt
- 5.00pm Welcome to country
- Launch of New Gallery
- Launch of Publication
- 5.15pm
- A Celebration of Heritage: New England Aboriginal Art Award
- Harrali Sweet Black baby: an exhibition of painted belly cast by Aboriginal mothers
- A black and White photographic exhibition of Aboriginal Families of Armidale
