Barangga Yarning: Leanne Tobin & Georgia Mokak 2022

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Presented over four weeks at key design institutions across Warrang/Sydney, 'Barangga' is a yarning series that celebrates culture and community in First Nations design and making practices across Australia. The program connects leading First Nations designers and creatives working in graphics, digital design, object, tool making, weaving, sculpture, painting, and more, with Australia's most renowned First Nations curators and producers to discuss the power of creative practice.

Leanne Tobin is a multidisciplinary artist of Irish, English and Aboriginal heritage descending from the Buruberong and Wumali clans of the Dharug, the traditional Aboriginal people of the Greater Sydney region. Leanne works collaboratively with community groups, local schools and institutions using her art to tell local stories and to evoke an environmental conscience and respect towards the land and its original people. Her art practice seeks to encourage an open and honest dialogue about the past and to nurture, respect and care for Country, paying homage to our Old People and their legacy.

Georgia Mokak is a proud Djugun woman from Broome. She is the First Nations Research and Engagement Coordinator at National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) and First Peoples Programs Coordinator at the National Art School (NAS). She is also a freelance producer, lecturer and writer.

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Presented by UNSW School of Art & Design and UNSW Galleries

'Barangga' is a Dharawal word meaning 'large vessel' or 'island'. It speaks to the significance of design and crafts in First Nations practices, while embodying the notion of bringing people together and holding space for community.

This four-week program of workshops and conversations will be presented onsite at UNSW Galleries as well as at key design institutions across Sydney including the Australian Design Centre and the Australian National Maritime Museum.