Events at TMAG - Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

NAIDOC Week

Events at TMAG

5 – 6 July 2017 Free admission Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm www.tmag.tas.gov.au

NAIDOC Week Events at TMAG Wednesday 5 July

Thursday 6 July

kanalaritja An Unbroken String

NAIDOC Week Late Night Opening

Public premiere screening of a new Tasmanian documentary on the pakana/palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) cultural practice of shell stringing – with an introduction by TMAG’s Senior Curator of Indigenous Cultures, Zoe Rimmer.

An extended evening opening of the acclaimed The Art of Science: Baudin’s Voyagers 1800-1804 exhibition with a special Tasmanian Aboriginal panel discussion and encore screening of kanalaritja An Unbroken String. Also featuring live music from Kartanya Maynard, a cash bar and snacks throughout the evening.

Filmed across lutruwita/Tasmania, this striking documentary goes behind the recent TMAG exhibition of the same name, to explore the cultural revitalisation of Tasmanian Aboriginal shell stringing. Shot by local filmmakers Roar Film, this is a testament to the resilience, strength, skill and beauty of pakana/palawa shell stringers and the cultural practice that sustains them. Produced by Roar Film, TMAG and Screen Tasmania Time: 10:30 am Duration: 35 minutes Location: Central Gallery

Cover Tahana Rimmer. Penguins and rice shells. Image: Lucia Rossi

Time: 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm Location: Central Gallery and Argyle Galleries Program of events: 5:10 pm – 5:30 pm Kartanya Maynard performance 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Encore screening of kanalaritja An Unbroken String 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm The Art of Cultural Exchange: From Le Havre to lutruwita Join Zoe Rimmer, TMAG’s Senior Curator, Indigenous Cultures; artist Julie Gough; ninga (bark canoe) maker Tony Brown and Theresa Sainty, Tasmanian Aboriginal language expert as they discuss the importance of the Baudin collection to the Tasmanian Aboriginal community and their use in cultural revival. 7:00 pm – 7:20pm Kartanya Maynard performance