Maliyan Cultural Centre project updates
The Maliyan Cultural Centre in Wellington NSW is dedicated to showcasing, exploring and elevating the rich cultural history of the Aboriginal people of the Central West of NSW. Read more about the Maliyan Cultural Centre
Murrayalalinya opens in Wellington on National Sorry Day
26 May 2023: On National Sorry Day, a special exhibition opened at the Maliyan Cultural Centre in Wellington, drawing a crowd keen to engage with visiting artists, Jason Wing and Maddie Gibbs at the opening of Murrayalalinya (Raising Voice).
Jason Wing is an artist who strongly identifies with his Chinese and Aboriginal (Biripi) heritage. Maddison Gibbs is a proud Barkindji woman who grew up in Dubbo, NSW. Both made visits to Wellington prior to the exhibition opening to talk with the local community in preparation for the work.
Murrayalalinya is an installation and public program that invites the community and audiences to build a communal voice, each contributing to a complex, multi-faceted, multi-lingual chalk tapestry. Murraylalinya is a declaration of Wellington and a rich intertwining of its past, present and future.
At the opening, community and visiting school groups added their voice to the walls in the space, with more voices expected to be added in the coming weeks and months.
The exhibition will be open until the end of August. Check the Maliyan Cultural Centre page for opening times. The cultural programming in this space is a partnership between the Wellington Local Aboriginal Land Council and Orana Arts. Murrayalalinya was funded by the Australian Government’s Indigenous Languages and Arts (ILA) program.
Photos from the opening of Murrayalalinya at the Maliyan Cultural Centre showing Uncle Barry Smith with our Maliyan Cultural Centre-based Community Curator, Emah Guihot, Executive Director of Orana Arts, Alicia Leggett with artists Jason Wing and Maddie Gibbs, and visitors and school groups attending the opening.
CLOSED: Ngiyangarra (Look Up)
We are looking for emerging (early stages or just beginning) and mid-career (more established who have perhaps exhibited) artists with a connection to Wellington to take part in an exciting development program that will expand your creative vision and broaden your contacts within the sector. In this program you will:
● Connect with community
● Attend 4 weekend workshops on different creative practices (Visual Art, Performance, Digital Media, and Literature). Each workshop will be led by an experienced Wiradjuri artist from that field.
● Learn about creative processes and possibilities
● Explore how culture and lived experiences inform the creative process
● Develop work for exhibition at the Maliyan Cultural Centre
This program is ideal for artists serious about expanding their creative horizons, and making connections with the sector that can help you in your career. The program is not intended to teach participants specific skills or techniques in each field. Instead, it is about how each lead artist uses their particular practice to explore themes of culture, community and individuality.
There are six places available in this program.
For more information contact Andrew via email.
KEY DATES
Resulting exhibition: December 2023
