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October 2003
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October is Rarranhdharr,
the late dry season in the Yolngu language. The days are hot,
the ground scorching, the grass is dry and waterholes have
dried up. In the seas turtles are in prime condition and are
hunted eagerly, especially for their delicate green fat. The
last patches of dry grass are burned to hunt for goannas and
wallabies. Magpie geese - gurrumattji - gather in the
shrinking waters of wetlands and are easy prey. Initiation
ceremonies for young boys and cult rituals are carried out.
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"Spirit Country". Niigata Prefecture, Tokyo, Japan.
Showcasing 50 Aboriginal paintings and barks from Museum Victoria's
collection. A highlight will be the construction of a sand
sculture by Ramingining artists Richard Birrinbirrin
and Neville Gulaygulay which will be the first three dimensional
Aboriginal work seen in Japan. Ends November. ancientfuture.australia.or.jp
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"Indigenous Researchers' Forum 2003". Canberra,
ACT, Australia. Ends 3rd October. www.aiatsis.gov.au
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"Sound of Missing Objects". A collaborative object
& sound installation. Redfern, NSW, Australia. Ends 1st November.
www.performancespace.com.au
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| 6th |
Workshops with Djalu Gurruwiwi and family, Joshua Tree Festival,
Joshua Tree, California, USA. Ends 12th October.
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"Philip Gudthaykudthay: My Art, My Country". Aboriginal
and Pacific Arts, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Ends 25th October.
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| 16th |
"Our Children,
Our Future". Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Celebrations.
City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia. Ends 26th October.
Email for details www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au
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Opening of Challis Raka Award, Ian Potter Museum of Art,
Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Dorothy Galaledba & Ivan Namirrikki.
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| 27th |
"National
Indigenous Fishing Rights: Moving Forward 2003" conference.
Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia. Ends 28th October.
Phone Alastair Harris, ATSIC, +61 409 658 177. |
| 30th |
"Corroboree 2003: Reclaiming Back Our Rights".
La Perouse, NSW, Australia. Corroboree
2003
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| 31st |
"Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri - A Retrospective ".
Clifford Possum was one of the greatest and most influential
Aboriginal artists in contemporary Australia. Ends 26th January
2004. Art Gallery of South Australia, SA, Australia. www.artgallery.sa.gov.au
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