by Noella Franklin | Jun 16, 2020 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
A community art project that combines the creativity of local students and professional artists has seen two new art installations in Corrimal. A poetry exhibition and mural has been created under the Cultural Development Program funded by Wollongong City Council The...
by Sabelle Tripodi | Mar 28, 2018 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Illawarra
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbx0Js55GCk] The Wollongong Art Gallery have put together an exhibition called ‘The Gathering’ showcasing the works of Indigenous Australian from the Illawarra and across Australia. The exhibition was...
by Lauren Mulhall | Sep 11, 2016 | Govt & Politics
A former Kiama High School student has received an award acknowledging her dedication and commitment in the establishment of an Indigenous garden. Jessie McIntosh created her work in 2014 as her HSC project and has since received a plaque to signify the importance of...
by Zoe Hunt | May 28, 2015 | Illawarra
This week Australians unite to mark National Reconciliation Week. The week honours two important dates in the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander community. The first is 27 May, the anniversary of the 1967 referendum. Over 90 per cent of the population voted to...
by Lucy Smith | Apr 2, 2014 | News
Painting on that wood Zachary Bennett-Brook has always been around the ocean, and always surfing. Living on the coast, the Wollongong local is also passionate about his Torres Strait Islander heritage. So what happens when you combine these two elements through...