kuril dhagun has had an amazing year! We would like to thank everyone who has been a part of our programming, used our venue, connected with in the community, engaged with us online and visited our space. We have gone through some massive changes yet we have produced some of our best work yet. Here … Read more
Written by Kaylah Tyson There was loud laughter coming from the Loris Williams Room last Saturday as former Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (ACPA) students drop in to kuril dhagun for a small reunion. The meeting was with students involved in the 2007 Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) theatre production ‘Reflections : Referendum 40 … Read more
kuril dhagun‘s new community exhibition Barambah<>Cherbourg<>Art<>Craft opened at the State Library on the 10th of December. Initiated by The Ration Shed Museum in Cherbourg the exhibition showcases the creative diversity and historic production of Barambah Pottery. The Cherbourg pottery workshop utilised clay from the local Barambah creek and operated as a commercial venture from 1969 to … Read more
Written by Sam Summers. Last Saturday, kuril dhagun celebrated the festive season yet again with another visit from our favourite man in red (or Hawaiian and Hi-Vis), Murri Claus! This year, Murri Claus brought more of a relaxed vibe into SLQ after travelling down from the Sunshine Coast. With the help of Maureen O’Shea from … Read more
Before we leave for the year, we’d love to share some of the highlights from the last couple of months! Just recently, editing interns Yasmin and Grace travelled to Sydney to take part in a one-week placement with publishing house Hachette Australia. Yasmin and Grace met staff from all levels in the organisation, attended publishing … Read more
Priscilla Blanco recently joined the team at Aurukun Shire Council as coordinator of Council’s Wik Mungkan Indigenous Knowledge Centre. From Aurukun’s Winchanam clan, Priscilla spent most of her childhood holidays in Aurukun as her grandfather, William Hudson, was a stockman who worked in the community and its outstations. Priscilla’s first day coincided with the Centre’s … Read more