Regional Echoes Episode 1: Shandell Cummings

Shandell Cummings stands, posing with her hands in her pockets. Shandell has purple hair and is wearing an orange tracksuit she created for the Albany gARmenT wearable art project.

Image: Shandell Cummings. Photography by Nic Duncan

Shandell Cummings is shining a light on Noongar knowledge systems

On a crisp Albany morning, visual artist and Merningar woman Shandell Cummings, and her mum Elder Lynette Knapp, meet a small group of women for a basket weaving workshop.

The workshop marks the start of Shandell’s ART ON THE MOVE residency, hosted by the Museum of Great Southern, which aims to explore the ancient Noongar cultural fishing practices on the southern coast of Western Australia.

Journey with Shandell as she honours her Noongar heritage, shining a light on cultural knowledge often dismissed or erased completely from our history books.

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REGIONAL ECHOES is an RTRFM podcast created in collaboration with ART ON THE MOVE. This limited podcast series spotlights Western Australian artists as they echo the stories of our regional communities. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts or visit rtrfm.com.au

Executive Producer: Danielle Rafaelle
Hosted By: Lee Kelly
Artwork and Animation: Peta Roebuck
Music: Hannah Woolley