Goologoolup NAIDOC Screenings
Indigenous Australian Art
NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee) Week occurs annually in July to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This event is celebrated not only within Indigenous communities but also by Australians nationwide.
Goologoolup NAIDOC Screenings is a multi-week screening program showcasing Indigenous art in Boorloo/Perth,
Western Australia, featuring films, sculptures, and paintings from art communities across the country.
Goologoolup is a Noongar place name for the area originally encompassing the lowlands near Lake Kingsford and Lake Irwin after European contact. Today, this area includes the site near Perth Train Station, situated between the two screening locations: the Northbridge Piazza Screen and the City of Perth’s Forrest Place Arts Screen.
The annual screenings, created as a way of increasing the public realm’s response to the National Week of Observance organised by the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, have blossomed from a single weekend of screenings into a month-long celebration of national Indigenous arts.
This exhibition would not be possible without the generous contributions of the many, many participating artists. We thank them for their voices, their stories, and their enduring contributions to this shared cultural experience.
Always was, always will be.
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