Naidoc Blak Markets at Barangaroo

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The iconic Blak Markets will return to Barangaroo Reserve to host a special Aboriginal art market on Sunday, 2 July to celebrate the start of NAIDOC Week.

Aboriginal artists from 11 remote Australian arts centres in the NT, WA and SA will bring their artworks, sculptures, textiles and accessories to Sydney to exhibit and sell at the market; host Tjanpi weaving and Rarrk painting workshops, and a Pandanus weaving demonstration.

The event is a rare opportunity for Sydneysiders to buy high quality Aboriginal art directly from a diverse range of artists. There will be artwork and products on sale to suit a range of budgets.

The lively open-air market will also feature more than 30 stalls, bush tucker cooking demonstrations by The Black Olive (Mark Olive), Indigiearth and Jody Orcher; live music by Jessie Lloyd with Emma Donovan, Marcus Corowa, Yallah Mundee Mallin-gan, and Freshwater; Aboriginal dance performances by Thikkabilla Vibrations (Dubbo), YadhaMayi (Central Coast) and Wagana Aboriginal Dancers (Greater Sydney); an Aboriginal language and culture workshop; Aboriginal Cultural Tours of Barangaroo Reserve; and a Tribal Warrior Tour to Goat Island.

NAIDOC Blak Markets at Barangaroo Program
Sunday, 2 July 2017
11.00am Opening Ceremony including Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
11.00am Weaving commences (all day /weaving tent)
11.20am Dance performance – Wagana Aboriginal Dancers (sand circle)
11.20am Rarrk painting workshop – Mimi Aboriginal Art and Craft (weaving tent)
11.30am Me-mel (Goat Island) cultural tour (departs Town’s Place, West Wharf, Walsh Bay)
11.40am Cooking Demonstration – Blak Olive (cooking demo area)
12.15am Music performance – Marcus Corowa (stage)
12.30pm Pandanus weaving demonstration – Mimi Aboriginal Art and Craft (weaving tent)
12.30pm Aboriginal Cultural Tour of Barangaroo Reserve (departs from BDA Info Tent)
12.50pm Dance performance – Wagana Aboriginal Dancers (sand circle)
1pm healing ceremony with Tucky Cooley ( book at Tucky's tent)
1.10pm Music/Dance performance – Yallah Mundee Mallin-gan (stage)
1.20pm Music Performance – Jessie Lloyd and Emma Donovan (stage)
2.00pm Cooking Demonstration – Jody Orcher (cooking demo area)
2.00pm Tjanpi Weaving Workshop – APY Art Centre Collective (weaving tent)
2.00pm Aboriginal Language and Culture Workshop (departs from BDA Info Tent)
2.30pm Aboriginal Cultural Tour of Barangaroo Reserve (departs from BDA Info Tent)
2.30pm Dance workshop/performance – YadhaMayi (sand circle)
3.20pm Music performance – Freshwater (stage)
3.30pm Aboriginal Cultural Tour of Barangaroo Reserve (departs from BDA Info Tent)
4.00pm Dance workshop/performance – Thikkabilla Vibrations (sand circle)
4.20pm Closing Ceremony (sand circle)
5.00pm Markets close

More info http://barangaroo.sydney/whats-on/blak-markets-at-barangaroo-reserve

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