Events

The 50 Words project (https://50words.online/languages) aims to provide 50 words from every First Nations language in Australia on an interactive map, with all words and associated recordings provided by a community member for this purpose.

With 100 languages already represented on the map, and more in the works, this is a unique, publicly available resource which showcases First Nations languages and their diversity across the continent.

In this talk Professor Nordlinger will present the project and its objectives and discuss some of the collaborative, community-driven aspects of its design.

This is a hybrid meeting please email onemda-info@unimelb.edu.au to receive zoom details.

Each year, we come together for Lighting the Wilin, a beloved annual event which recognises National Reconciliation Week at the University.

We invite all University of Melbourne students, staff, and our broader community to join us for this important event.

On the morning of Friday 29 May, we’ll gather in the Wilin Garden at the Southbank campus to recommit to Reconciliation and to celebrate the vital role of the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development.

After Lighting the Wilin, we invite you to join us in the Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery to enjoy morning tea and the newly opened exhibition, Country to cloth: screen printed fabric from Injalak Arts.

Please register for this event for accurate numbers for catering.

Banner image: Gregory Lorenzutti

Country to Cloth: Screen Printed Fabric

Injalak Arts has been a centre for art, craft and community since opening in 1989. Known for their innovative screen-printing textile studio and numerous collaborations, their fabrics have featured in acclaimed fashion collections. Featuring the work of emerging, mid-career and senior artists, the exhibition Country on Cloth: screen printed fabric from Injalak Arts brings together a selection of their most striking designs from across their 35 year history. Based in Gunbalanya, an Aboriginal community of 1200 in West Arnhem Land at the top of the Northern Territory in Australia, the studio is 300kms east of Darwin and less than an hour from Kakadu. In Kunwinjku, the language of the artists, Injalak means shelter. Injalak Arts prides themselves on creating a safe place for culture, creativity and knowledge to bloom within the community.

Exhibition:
22 May - 20 June
12PM - 5PM Tuesday to Saturday

PARKING

The City of Melbourne has recently changed the parking restrictions around the Southbank Campus. Parking control hours are now expanded to 7am–10pm, seven days per week, and are capped at three hours. A $2-per-hour fee after 7pm is also now in place. There is no change to the $4-per-hour peak rate between 7am–7pm. Parking inspectors are regularly in the area fining drivers who overstay their meter, so we encourage everyone to be aware and avoid an expensive fine. More information.

ACCESSIBILITY

All venues at the Southbank campus are wheelchair accessible. To read more about access services available at our venues, please visit: https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/access-our-events.

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