First Nations Arts, design & literature

Terms such as ‘design’ and ‘art’ continue to hold Euro-american connotations and emphases. As well as being central to social coherence and the wider cultural industries, art, design and literature communicate and demonstrate Indigenous cultures, struggles, self-determination, and calls for sovereignty. How can we develop more culturally sensitive and ecologically sustainable cultural-creative systems with integrity, authenticity and authority? We examine a range of topics: a deeper understanding of Indigenous Australian Fashion transforms thinking towards developing more culturally, ecologically and economically sustainable fashion systems. New models of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Protocols reposition the absolute ownership of cultural material with its creators. Social memory is enhanced and complex social messages impact diverse contemporary audiences.

Speakers to come.

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