Cultural grants to celebrate and strengthen Aboriginal culture across NSW
The NSW Government is standing behind its commitment to support Aboriginal community-controlled organisations across NSW strengthen and celebrate Aboriginal arts and culture with the latest announcement of 40 successful NSW Cultural Grants recipients.
The NSW Government is standing behind its commitment to support Aboriginal community-controlled organisations across NSW strengthen and celebrate Aboriginal arts and culture with the latest announcement of 40 successful NSW Cultural Grants recipients.
The $700,000 in grants funding will support Aboriginal community-controlled organisations to host events and activities that celebrate Aboriginal traditional and contemporary cultures.
This funding round is in addition to the $500,000 of Cultural Grants announced in January 2024.
The successful recipients represent a portion of the rich and diverse Aboriginal arts and cultures that NSW has, including:
- A troupe of young Aboriginal dancers will tour and connect with Elders on a 10-day tour across Gamilaroi, Yuwaalaraay, and Murrawarri Country
- ‘Spirited Ones Gathering’ featuring fortnightly cultural dance, song and language workshops held on Worimi land in Newcastle
- Wilay Wiradjuri Dreamscape will hold an immersive event in Victoria Park, Dubbo
- A Coffs Harbour gathering to empower and connect Aboriginal women and young people to Gumbaynggirr culture.
- An event that marks the 20th anniversary of the hand back of Mount Grenfell to the Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan people will be held near Cobar
- Aboriginal children in out-of-home care will participate in cultural camps at Yurramundi, north-west Sydney
- A ‘Guriyan' gathering for Bathurst-based Aboriginal men and boys that will focus on cultural activities, including fishing on Wiradjuri Country at Chifley Dam.
- A research trip for Dunghutti Elders from Kempsey to explore ancestral records held in Canberra.
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Deputy Secretary of Aboriginal Affairs NSW Shane Hamilton said:
“Aboriginal Affairs NSW is committed to supporting Aboriginal people and communities to connect with culture and traditions, and to express that connection.
“Supporting Aboriginal people to practise culture is a key aspect of the role Aboriginal Affairs NSW undertakes. In accordance with our commitment to self-determination, these initiatives have been designed by Aboriginal communities for Aboriginal people.”