What's On

THE KOORIE HERITAGE TRUST IS RE-OPENING

WHEN: MONDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2020

WELCOME | WOMINJEKA to all our friends and supporters to our December edition of our monthly What's On e-newsletter.

We are pleased to finally announce the re-opening of our doors to the public after 8 long months of closure. We sincerely hope that from Monday, 7 December 2020, you will be able to visit us in person, and we will be able to once again connect and reconnect with our many friends and supporters. In our first week, we will be open Monday-Friday, closed on the weekend.

As we enter into what is traditionally the festive season, a time for family and celebration, we, as a community, have a lot to reflect on and be thankful for. We wish to particularly acknowledge all members of our community, especially members of our Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities whose lives have been touched and impacted by the COVID virus. 

On re-opening, we are pleased to present the 8th Koorie Art Show as our first on site exhibition. Despite restrictions imposed by COVID, we acknowledge and thank all of our many Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists who have submitted works for the exhibition. All works are eligible for a number of awards generously sponsored by Creative Victoria, the Metro Tunnel Creative Program, Viva Energy Australia, and the City of Melbourne. We also acknowledge entries to the 3rd Koorie Art Show for kids and youth. This year, we have received an unprecedented number of entries from our up and coming young artists.

The launch of our Koorie Art Show and Koorie Art Show for kids and youth will take place online this year. Please join us on Saturday 5 December for the online launch and announcement of Award recipients.

Following the Koorie Art Show, we also invite you to join us online for our annual Koorie Krismas celebrations on 12 December 2020. Our virtual Koorie Krismas will include performances by the Djirri Djirri Dances, The Merindas, Bumpy and Aaron B, as well as a virtual art market offering a range of authentic First Nation products that will make ideal and unique Christmas gifts.

While we look forward to welcoming you back to the KHT, based on the Victorian Chief Health Officer’s guidelines, we will have in place a range of public health safety measures to protect all visitors. This means we can only accomodate 20 visitors at any one time in our building. All visitors will also be required to provide us with their details for contact tracing purposes, and to adhere to the 1.5m social distancing guideline when in our public spaces.

As 2020 draws to a close, we wish you all a very merry and safe Christmas and we look forward to sharing a new and exciting year in 2021.

Thank you for your ongoing support, and we look forward to seeing you when we re-open.

Gnokan danna murra kor-ki | Give me your hand my friend

From the Board and Staff of the Koorie Heritage Trust

THE 8TH KOORIE ART SHOW EXHIBITION LAUNCH

Saturday, 5 December 2020, 2-4pm

The Board and Staff of the Koorie Heritage Trust invite you to the online zoom launch and announcement of awards for The 8th Koorie Art Show 2020 and The 3rd Koorie Art Show 2020.

The Koorie Art Show is our annual open-entry, non-acquisitive Award exhibition, presenting the works of emerging, mid-career to senior, Koorie and Victorian based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 17 years and above. In addition, the Koorie Art Show Kids and Youth showcases the talent of our young and upcoming artists aged 16 years and under.

All artworks in the adult category are eligible for the following Awards:

• Creative Victoria Award for Excellence in Any Media, $10,000
• Metro Tunnel Creative Program 2D Award, $5,000
• Viva Energy Australia 3D Award, $5,000
• City of Melbourne Aboriginal Melbourne Award, $5,000
• KHT Emerging Artist Award, $5,000
• KHT Encouragement Awards, $500 x 2
• KHT People’s Choice Award, $1,000

Category Award winners will be announced on the day. Voting for the People’s Choice Award will open on the day and the winner announced at the end of The Koorie Art Show. All artworks will be available for sale online following the announcement of the awards.

All artworks in the 3rd Koorie Art Show for Kids and Youth will be eligible for the following gift pack category Awards:

• 5-10 years Koorie Heritage Trust award, 2 x gift cards to the value of $250 each
• 5-10 years Koorie Heritage Trust encouragement award, 2 x gift cards to the value of $100 each
• 11-16 years Koorie Heritage Trust award, 2 x gift cards to the value of $250 each
• 11-16 years Koorie Heritage Trust encouragement award, 2 x gift cards to the value of $100 each

While the exhibition launch will be online, you will be able to physically visit us and view the exhibition when we re-open on Monday, 7 December 2020.

As part of the launch, we will be Zooming across to Award winners, sharing entertainment from the wonderful Kee'ahn and chatting with Tom Mosby (KHT CEO) and Johnny Harding (Meriam, Gu-Gu Yimidir).

We acknowledge the generous support of our Award sponsors: Creative Victoria, Metro Tunnel Creative Program, Viva Energy Australia and the City of Melbourne. We also acknowledge the generous support of our precinct partner Federation Square.

WHEN: Saturday, 5 December 2020, 2-4pm

WHERE: Online via zoom (Meeting ID: 860 0903 9206 | Passcode: Art)

COST: Free

KOORIE KRISMAS 2020

SATURDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2020, 11am - 2pm

Why not join us to celebrate the end of a tough year. This year, we will be celebrating our annual Koorie Krismas a little differently. In order to stay on the safe side of things, we will be bringing our Koorie Krismas to your home via Zoom. 

Presented in partnership with Federation Square, our MC, John Harding, poet, actor and award-winning playwright will bring special cheer to celebrate this time of the year.

The day will feature a special appearance from our own Koorie Klaus as well as performances by:

• Djirri Djirri Dancers
• The Merindas
• Bumpy
• Aaron B

We will also be hosting online a virtual Christmas marketplace where you will have the opportunity to purchase a range of authentic First Nation gifts to give to family and friends.

This will not be recorded so lock it in your calendars today!

We acknowledge our precinct partner Federation Square for their support of Koorie Krismas 2020.

WHEN: 12 DECEMBER 2020, 11AM - 2PM

WHERE: Online via zoom

COST: Free

KHT VOICES

NEW ADDITIONS

Even though we will be re-opening, and look forward to having you physically in our building, we will however continue with KHT Online. In case you have missed the latest instalments in our KHT Voices series, we have added the following new 5 minute reads to our library of essays reflecting the state of our times from a First Nations perspective:

• A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings - Kait James
• Interview with Uncle Rick Nelson
• Fed Square Podcast with Rob Hyatt 
   

BUILDING ABORIGINAL CULTURAL COMPETENCY

FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL GROUPS

We are leaders in Building Aboriginal Cultural Competency (BACC) through our cultural awareness workshops.

Throughout the year, we offer sessions for individuals and small groups.

The learning outcomes of our workshops are to: develop awareness of Aboriginal culture and identity; develop awareness of the strengths of Aboriginal culture and people; assist in making the connection and understanding the impact of colonisation and past policy for Aboriginal people today; develop capacity to be more understanding and responsive to Aboriginal peoples and communities; and motivate and support participants in their cultural competence journey.

WHEN: 7 December 2020

WHERE: Online via zoom (bookings essential)

CONTACTING THE KOORIE HERITAGE TRUST

We are excited to re-open and welcome you back to the KHT from Monday, 7 December 2020.  Until then, our staff will continue to work remotely and unfortunately we are unable to regularly access our office phone during this time. If you are unable to reach us by telephone, please email us directly or via our website Contact Form (see button below).