Join us at WAC-10 to celebrate a diversity of cultural heritages and traditions from around the world.
To complement the academic program the WAC-10 Cultural Festival will showcase a variety of artistic, cultural and heritage practices, as practitioners and artists offer interactive workshops*, static displays and dynamic exhibitions to share their knowledge, skills and culture.
Activities will be both scheduled and ad hoc. Some activities will be ongoing throughout the conference (e.g. Aboriginal artists creating paintings), subject to daily availability, other events will be scheduled. Places in workshops will be limited and must be booked in advance.
Events include:
Aboriginal painting by Ngalkbon artist Richard Miller, Manyallaluk Community, NT, and Wayne Runyu and Jeffrey McDonald, Barunga community, NT
Embroidery by Wilma Jerez Masaquiza, member of the Salasaka Pueblo in Tungurahua, Ecuador
Magid of henna by Sivaranjani Raja and Rajakumari Raja, of South Australia and Tamil Nadu, India
Astrology readings by Sasidharan Sivasundaram of the Sri Siva Shanmuga Astrology Lifecompass Centre in Tharangambadi, Tamil Nadu, India
Free evening screening of Top End Wedding, an Australian romantic comedy, at the Deckchair Cinema
Dinner at the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets, a Darwin multicultural icon, hosting over 200 speciality stores, entertainment and food vendors. Dinner at the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets is sponsored by Archstone.
Creating a Māori Kākahu Huruhuru (a Maori feathered cloak) by Jasmine Straga
Raranga Putiputi Flower Weaving: The Art of Traditional Māori Weaving and Flower-making by Jasmine Straga
