May 23, 2019 - Gumbugan kicks off next week with Kropinyeri twist
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Caption: Innisfail dance legend Raymond Blanco and Council’s Community Development Officer and organiser of the Gumbugan Arts Forum Kath Hansen outside the Innisfail Shire Hall where the forum will be held next Friday and Saturday.
Indigenous artists and aspiring artists from around the Cassowary Coast are registering for the free inaugural Gumbugan Indigenous Arts Forum which will be held in Innisfail next Friday and Saturday.
The forum and workshops in the Innisfail Shire Hall and Innisfail Library are the centrepiece of this year’s Cassowary Coast Reconciliation Week celebrations. The event is funded by the Regional Arts Development Fund.
Setting the tone for two days of an arts-inspired sharing of knowledge and story will be a performance by leading Indigenous comedian, Kevin Kropinyeri, at The Con Theatre on Thursday night. This is not a free performance and tickets are available online.
Mr Kropinyeri will also be Master of Ceremonies for the forum, which will opened by Uncle Bill Buchanan, State Coordinator of Reconciliation Australia.
Cassowary Coast Indigenous dance legend Raymond Blanco is urging all local artists and inspiring artists to attend.
“It’s about the arts and if you want to understand about the arts come along. We are going to be talking about the arts and hearing stories and then we are going to just dance,” Raymond said.
Organiser Kath Hansen, Community Development Officer with Cassowary Coast Regional Council, said: “This is an opportunity for Indigenous artists wishing to pursue or further a career in visual arts and performance to come together, learn about networking and developing a regional network, creating and protecting their art and making the Cassowary Coast a real cultural centre.”
People wishing to attend the forum need to register by emailing [email protected] or for more information contact Ms Hansen on 40302255 or email [email protected].
The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government and Cassowary Coast Regional Council partnership to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
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