It is with great sadness that I stand down from my position as the Manager of kuril dhagun at State Library of Queensland (SLQ). I spent a lot of time thinking about my resignation and my ambitions for the future. It was a really tough decision to make because I know how amazing the job is, … Read more
In what is always a wonderful time of year, kuril dhagun and SLQ once again hosted Sunny Murri Christmas on Saturday 2 December. In it’s tenth iteration, we decided to celebrate all things unique with the Queensland lifestyle. Much of our memories growing up in the sunny state have connections to the lands and waters … Read more
black&write! had the pleasure of attending AustLit’s inaugural Teaching with BlackWords Symposium co-hosted by the School of Communication and Arts (University of Queensland) and Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning (University of Technology Sydney). The sold-out event featured a stellar line-up of educators and writers who generously shared their insights and strategies on teaching Aboriginal and … Read more
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) is the peak body for editing professionals in Australia, and they recently held a national conference at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. We had the opportunity to work with the national IPEd conference, so black&write! presents to you our session from that day; In Conversation between Dr Sandra … Read more
Today, kuril dhagun says ‘goodbye for now’ to Freja Carmichael, our contract Exhibition Curator who has been working with us over the past two years on Art of the Skins (2015-2016) and the recently opened exhibition Jabu Birriny (land and sea). In her own words: Today is my last day with kuril dhagun, and wow what … Read more
On Friday SLQ launched its latest exhibition in kuril dhagun, Jabu Birriny (land and sea). The showcase highlights the unique location and lifestyle of Yarrabah through depictive print works, weaving and ceramics along side digital stories from the artists. Exhibiting artists Elverina Johnson and Aunty Philomena Yeatman joined us along with Yarrabah Arts and … Read more
kuril dhagun was once again fortunate enough to partner with Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) 2017 on a number of events during the course of the festival week. Two notable events included the Night by the Fire talk with black&write! fellowship-winning author Claire Coleman and a private screening session of the critically acclaimed film Zach’s Ceremony with creator Alec … Read more
kuril dhagun had the privilege of partnering with Queensland Poetry Festival once again for 2017. We were lucky enough to have QPF Indigenous Poet in Residence Ali Cobby Eckermann along for a special Poetry Writing workshop with budding poets, and she stuck around to be our guest speaker at Night by the Fire talk. The … Read more
Knowing who you are and where your family or ‘mob’ is from, is integral to personal identity and well-being. Due to a history of forced removals, separation and dispossession, family history research and tracing family through archives and libraries is sometimes the only way that Indigenous people can piece together their family’s stories. In partnership with Community and Personal … Read more
For our third consultation visit with the Yarrabah Art Centre it was all hands on deck to finalise exhibition planning and capture digital stories for Jabu Birriny (Land and Sea). Participating artists Philomena Yeatman, Edna and Ruben Ambrym, Valmai Pollard and Elverina Johnson all took time out to share stories about their artistic practice and … Read more
