This year marks our fifth year supporting a First Nations performance at The Blue Room Theatre, a partnership with our friends at Block Branding that we hold with great pride. ⁠
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This year, we’re supporting CORE, a ‘theatrical collage exploring what it means to be an Indigenous person in modern Australia, navigating life and identity across two worlds: Country and colony’.⁠
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The show opens tomorrow night and runs until 6 June. We’re not seeing it until Tuesday, so no spoilers please! Tickets are available via this link: https://lnkd.in/gAgtrumm

A while ago, we shared that our Sydney-based Principal, Andrew Broffman, had been awarded a State Library of New South Wales Summer Fellowship to examine the link between social housing and design in Sydney.

A couple of weeks ago, he snuck in an interview for Sydney breakfast radio and thought we wouldn’t notice. In a short chat with journalist Dominic Knight, Andrew discusses two seminal social housing projects from the 60’s – Harry Seidler’s Stephen Street building in Paddington and Maloney Street in Rosebery.

Andrew reflects on the joy of trawling through newspaper clippings at the library, the potential of architecture to improve lives through simple, considered design moves, and the responsibility of government to defend and fund quality housing for all.

Listen here.

Kieran Wong, Director at TFA and Wurankuwu Traditional Owner, Ron Poantimilui, will present our work developing a comprehensive Master Plan for the Wurankuwu (Ranku) community on Tiwi Island.

Ranku stands at a pivotal moment in its history, preparing to transition from a homeland to a recognised Remote Community under the leadership of its Traditional Owners. The community envisions Ranku as a thriving place, welcoming all Tiwi people, where culture, livelihoods, and economic opportunities flourish. This presentation will examine the steps the community took to prepare and justify their position as a legitimate Remote Community, including developing a comprehensive Master Plan. The presentation will offer insights for other communities considering similar transitions. We hope to see you there.

When: Thursday 21 May, 1.45pm – 2.15pm

Where: Grand Ballroom at DoubleTree by Hilton Darwin

Register for tickets here!

All That Country Holds is showing now at PICA, Boorloo/Perth. Curated by Zali Morgan, the exhibition brings together works by ten Kimberley-based Aboriginal artists – Miriam Baadjo, Angelina Guluwulla Karadada Boona, Jan Baljagil Griffiths, Ben Galmirr Ward, Evelyn Malgil, Mary Lou Oliyarli Divilli, Leah Rinjeewala Umbagai, Mervyn Street, Pauline Sunfly and John Prince Siddon.

We’re proud to have supported this exhibition through The Fulcrum Fund, which last year travelled as far as the Australian Embassy in Washington. Go see it, and while you’re there, swing in to Revealed, one of our favourite annual events and an opportunity to enjoy artworks from new and emerging WA Aboriginal artists.

Image: Evelyn Malgil, ‘Winuba’ 2024.