Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this page contains the images and names of Elders who have passed away. Images and names have been used with permission.
Image credit: (L-R) Aunty Muriel Bowie, Aunty Margaret Culbong, Aunty Doolann Leisha Eatts, Uncle Albert McNamara, Uncle Noel Nannup, Uncle Ben Taylor Cuiermara, Aunty Irene McNamara, Aunty Theresa Walley, Uncle Farley Garlett, Uncle Walter Eatts. Images created using stills taken by Hugh Sando, courtesy of ABC Perth.
NGALUK WAANGKINY: US TALKING
TOURING 2025-27
Stories of resilience from ten trailblazing Elders
Meaning ‘Us Talking’ in Noongar, Ngaluk Waangkiny is a landmark, multi-media storytelling project designed to honour and preserve the legacy of Elders. Ten respected Elders from Boorloo (Perth) have collaborated with Community Arts Network to share their life journeys as part of this truth-telling project. Their stories are poignant, powerful and at times heartbreaking and harrowing – but they have been laid bare so that future generations are aware of Australia’s often hidden Black history.
The Ngaluk Waangkiny tour to Kalgoorlie will act as a catalyst for Community Arts Network’s new project, Legacies. Inspired by Ngaluk Waangkiny, Legacies will celebrate the unique personal histories of trailblazing Elders from the Goldfields region.
DEVELOPED BY
Community Arts Network
ARTISTS
Cole Baxter, Hugh Sando, Poppy van Oorde-Grainger, Tyrown Waigana, Phil Walleystack and Ian Wilkes
Image credit: 1. Ngaluk Waangkiny at Perth Council House, Boorloo, 2022 | 2. Ngaluk Waangkiny at Perth Council House, Boorloo, 2022 | 3. Uncle Ben Taylor Cuiermara. Photography by Cole Baxter. All photos courtesy of Community Arts Network.
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TOUR ITINERARY
2025
February 21 – April 28
Goldfields Arts Centre
UPCOMING ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
Katanning Art Gallery
Saturday September 7 | 2pm
Exhibition opening followed by Arts & The Environment Panel
Sunday September 8 | 10am – 12pm
Wearable Treasures – free workshop
EXHIBITION UPDATES
Stories Of Resilience
ART ON THE MOVE and Community Arts Network (CAN) are thrilled to commence the regional tour of ‘Ngaluk Waangkiny (Us Talking)’, an extraordinary multi-media exhibition celebrating the legacy of ten respected Elders from Boorloo (Perth).
ART ON THE MOVE partners with Community Arts Network to celebrate the legacies of First Nations Elders in the Goldfields
ART ON THE MOVE is honoured to be working alongside Community Arts Network (CAN) to celebrate First Nations culture in the Goldfields. ART ON THE MOVE will be supporting CAN …
This tour is made possible through the Regional Exhibition Touring Boost with funding managed by Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and delivered by ART ON THE MOVE.
