Blacktown Arts announce the launch of Blacktown Proper Way: Us Women, Us Men an exhibition and public program series that celebrates and reconnects with the traditional and contemporary forms of cultural practices specific to the many NSW specific Aboriginal nations who are connected to and call Blacktown home.
This takes place on the land of Darug people and we acknowledge and respect Darug cultural practices and ongoing custodianship. Blacktown Proper Way: Us Women, Us Men is curated by Jamie Eastwood and Dr Virginia Keft.
The exhibition runs from Friday 4 March – Saturday 2 April 2022.
In traditional Aboriginal cultures, women and men had distinct and gender specific roles they performed in their communities. Blacktown Proper Way maintains these ancient and evolving traditions of women’s and men’s business, as the many artists that call Blacktown home come together to explore and celebrate the uniqueness of producing art from a culturally proper way perspective. The exhibition runs from Friday 4 March – Saturday 2 April 2022.
The exhibition is curated in two parts: Us Men and Us Women. In Aboriginal society, there are clear and distinct roles for women and men, these are different and equally important. Us Men and Us Women engage Elders in a consultative and nurturing way to support and reflect both the traditional and changing practices and protocols of Aboriginal cultural tradition.
Curated by Dr Virginia Keft, Blacktown Proper Way Us Women, presents the work, skills, cultural practices, knowledges and wisdoms of Aunty Julie Christian, Jayne Christian, Aunty Robyn Caughlan, Aunty Barbara McGrady, Donna Brown, Debra Beale and emerging artist Tarni Eastwood.
THE DETAILS
What: Blacktown Proper Way: Us Women, Us Men
Where: The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre, 78 Flushcombe Rd, Blacktown
When: Friday 4 March – Saturday 2 April 2022
Tickets: Free
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