St Kilda Festival 2012

YALUKIT WILLAM NGARGEE - OTHER EVENTS

BLACK ICONS

8PM WED 8 FEB

The inaugural Black Icons night - paying homage to artists who have shaped Aboriginal identity.

Profiling Coloured Stone’s iconic Aboriginal album Koonibba Rock, through filmed interviews, band members will provide insight into how the band was formed, how the album came about and the meaning behind each song.

Guest singers and an all Aboriginal house band will then perform songs from the album including Dancing in the Moonlight and Black Boy. These guest singers include: Lady Lash, Liz Cavanagh, Lisa Maza, Monica Weightman, Richard Frankland, Peter Rotumah, Rory Ellis and musically Directed by Lee Morgan.

Black Icons celebrates Coloured Stone with live audio and vision.

Doors: 8.30PM for 9.00PM start
Tickets on door: $15
St Kilda Bowls Club, 29 Fitzroy St

URBAN BEATZ

8PM THURS 9 FEB

Showcasing Indigenous hip hop from around Australia.
Payback Records host Indigenous artists including Karnage and Darkniss (NT), Dizzy Doolan (Qld), Sneake 1 (Qld), Knowledge Bones (WA) and the Yung Warriors (launching their latest single and film clip).
Founded by AFL player Nathan Lovett-Murray, 100% Aboriginal owned record label Payback Records is Melbourne’s own Indigenous hip hop record label established to give young Indigenous people a voice though hip hop music. The label's artists are embracing their culture whilst at the same time producing deadly and innovative urban hip hop music.

Doors 8pm for 8.30pm start

Tickets on the door: $10

The Gershwin Room @ The Espy 11 The Esplanade

Yung Warriors

SPIRIT MAN FILM SCREENING

6PM MON 6 FEB

One Brother Helping Another: Galiamble Men's Hostel.

The Galiamble Men's Hostel Spirit Man Digital Storytelling Project aims to provide alternative platforms for self-expression and encourages participants to engage with issues that affect them directly. Their personal narratives are conveyed through photography, video, voiceover and music. Participants acquire a range of skills in communication, technology and computer literacy.

FREE

St Kilda Town Hall Auditorium 99A Carlisle St

Mark Hammersley, Spiritman 2012

OUR STORIES OUR WAY

LAUNCH 6.30PM TUES 7 FEB

An exhibition showcasing Indigenous art for East Gippsland Aboriginal Aboriginal Arts Cooperative.

Throughout time, art, music and theatre have challenged people to understand and consider social issues such the Stolen Generation.

FREE

Exhibition runs: Tues 7 Feb - Sun 12 Feb
Opening hours: Mon 8.30am - 6pm, Tues - Fri 8.30am - 5.30pm

Alliance Francaise 51 Grey St

CONFINED IV

LAUNCH 6PM WE 8 FEB

An exhibition of artwork from Indigenous inmates within Victoria's correctional facilities.
Now in its fourth year Confined, is the premier visual arts exhibition featuring contemporary works by Indigenous artists in custody in Victoria.

The Confined exhibitions have emerged as an important feature on Victoria’s visual arts landscape. The artists hale from many different regions across Australia, and their cultural diversity is represented through the rich visual range of the works on show. We encourage you to support this important exhibition as it provides a valuable platform for prisoners to gain feedback on their art work, which in turn, supports their creative development. Some of the artists will be first time exhibitors.

Confined IV is funded jointly under a grant from the Australian Government, and through the Office for the Arts, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

FREE

Exhibition runs: Thurs 8 Feb - Wed 7 Mar
Opening hours: Mon 8.30am - 6pm
Tues - Fri 8.30am - 5.30pm
The Gallery St Kilda Town Hall 99A Carlisle St