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25 July 2022
13:30 - 14:30
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NAIDOC Pole Artwork Unveiling Ceremony
The University of Canberra will be hosting an event to unveil the recent pole artwork done by Ngunnawal Traditional Owner, Richie Allan.
Each year, an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist will paint one pole outside the University of Canberra Ngunnawal Centre. The painting will reflect the NAIDOC Week theme for that year. In 2022, the NAIDOC Week theme is Get up! Stand up! Show up!
Join us for lunch and hear from 2022 artist, Richie Allan, on the meaning behind his artwork at the Ngunnawal Centre.
Richie Allan is a proud Ngunnawal/ Kamilaroi man who was born in Ngunnawal Country and raised on both Ngunnawal and Kamilaroi Country.
Richie is a well known artist who has been painting for over 25 years. His paintings are about his Aboriginal Spirituality and the connection he has with the land, water, trees and his totems. Richie has attributed his work to his Culture, saying, “My Aboriginal Spirituality and my homelands is why I paint. It is bringing me together as one with everything around me.”
Richie’s artworks are displayed all over Canberra, and now on our very own campus!
UC acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Bruce campus is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.