Contemporary Songlines

This year-long collaborative First Nations student/youth and women’s exhibition showcases our First Nations regional artists’ collective stories and culture.

Project creator, lead and cultural arts project curator, Aunty Jude Hammond (Gunggari/Kamilaroi), with support of Jaiva Davis (Gubbi Gubbi) First Nations cultural arts trainee for Project and Integrated Family and Youth Services (ifys), now based at North Coast Aboriginal Corp. for Commiunity Health (NCACCH), has worked with four schools across the region, Burnside, Caloundra, Maroochydore and Noosa District, and ifys Youth as well as First Nations Women's Art Group, to create individual ceramic/metal Songline sculptures; sharing their connections to place, people and ancestors.

Location	Event	Date and time	Registration
Caloundra Regional Gallery	Launch	Thursday 20 June, 6pm	Register
Caloundra Regional Gallery	Exhibition	Friday 21 June to Sunday 18 August 2024	Not required
Caloundra Regional Gallery	Public program: Mindful art (art and dementia)	Thursday 27 June, 10am-12pm	More information
Caloundra Regional Gallery	Kids activity: Drawing our Dhakkan/Mundagudda (Rainbow Serpent)	Monday 1 July, 10.30am-12.00pm	More information
Caloundra Regional Gallery	Kids activity: Create an air-dried clay Coolamon	Monday 1 July, 2.00-4.30pm	More information
Caloundra Regional Gallery	Public program: Yarnup with Aunty Jude Hammond	Monday 8 July, 2-3pm	More information
Caloundra Regional Gallery	Up-late: Caloundra Winter Wunderland Street Party	Friday 19 July, 4.30-8.00pm	More information
Caloundra Regional Gallery	Public program: Mindful art (art and dementia)	Thursday 25 July, 10am-12pm	More information
Caloundra Regional Gallery	Public program: Creating Connections Together with Coolamon Making	Friday 1 August, 4.30-7.00pm	More information

Acknowledgement

_{This project is proudly supported by Queensland Government's Grow First Nations Arts Grant, Sunshine Coast Council Major Grants and Caloundra Regional Gallery with partners, Aunty Jude Hammond, Project Creator, Curator and Mentor to Jaiva Davis, Project First Nations Cultural Arts Trainee, Cooroy Butter Factory Art Centre, First Nations Women's Ceramic Group, North Coast Aboriginal Corp. for Community Health (NCACCH) and Integrated Family and Youth Services Youth (ifys). Also with Burnside, Caloundra, Maroochydore and Noosa District High Schools students and staff.}