Blak & Bright 2024
Join us at Brown’s Mart for Blak & Bright!
Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival is based in Naarm (Melbourne). Established in 2016, the four day showcase celebrates the diverse expressions of First Nations writers and covers all genres from oral stories to epic novels and plays to poetry.
This year, Brown’s Mart and NT Writers’ Centre invite audiences to experience three panels from the festival’s 2024 program, broadcast from Naarm. Hosted by Brown’s Mart Artistic Associate Nadine Birimilanga Lee and First Nations Community Engagement Coordinator Tahlia Biggs, tickets for this all-day event are free but strictly limited. Register for one ticket per person to enjoy all three panels.
Brown’s Mart is a multi-performance space in the heart of Darwin CBD located at 12 Smith St, Darwin. For all accessibility information, please visit the Browns Mart Website or call 8981 5522 during business hours.
Plan your visit
Sistas Are Doin’ It
How do three fabulous Blak women write while juggling the many roles Aboriginal women fulfil in their communities? Featuring: Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, Debra Dank, Dr Helen Milroy and Dr Sandra Phillips. In partnership with Stella.
Time: 10.45am – 11.45 ACST
Sistas Are Doin’ It – Program
Yung, Blak & Bold
Get a glimpse into the minds of young writers who are shaping the future of Blak literature. With John Morrissey, Stone Motherless Cold, Susie Anderson and moderated by Neika Lehman. In partnership with Emerging Writers Festival.
Time: 12pm – 1pm ACST
Yung, Blak & Bold – Program
The Craft of Writing
There’s more than one way to write a good story. Three writers sit down to discuss their methods of the craft. With Julie Janson, Kim Scott, Raelee Lancaster and moderated by Evelyn Araluen.
Time: 1.15pm – 2.15pm ACST
The Craft of Writing – Program
Hosted by Brown’s Mart
Nadine Birimilanga Lee | Brown’s Mart Artistic Associate
is from the Gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman and Karajarri peoples of NT and WA with Asian and European ancestry. Born and raised in Darwin within a large artistic and culturally active family. A multi-disciplinary artist who graduated with a Bachelor of Creative Arts and Industries (Visual Arts) from Charles Darwin University, she has been exhibited locally and nationally and was recently commissioned by the Darwin Festival to create a 3D sculptural artwork.
Nadine is a 2016 alumni of the exclusive inaugural Encounters Indigenous Cultural Workers Scholarship with the National Museum of Australia supported by The Princes Trust Charities Australia and 2018 alumni of the National Gallery of Australia’s Indigenous Arts Leadership Program, supported by Wesfarmers. She was engaged as an Associate Researcher for the Fowler Museum at University California Los Angles UCLA for the Aboriginal Screen-Printing Textiles from Australia’s Top End Exhibition and has performed in India in the Interactive Performance, Churning Waters. Nadine is a Cultural Workers alumni for the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair and is on the Aboriginal Advisory Body for the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT. Most recently she has been Manager at Bima Wear on the Tiwi Islands, and Regional Arts Fund Manager/Creative Producer for Darwin Community Arts (DCA). Nadine is a member of Brown’s Mart’s First Nations Artistic Advisory Group.
Tahlia Biggs | Brown’s Mart – First Nations Community Engagement Coordinator
is a dedicated professional with a wealth of experience in youth engagement, community development, leadership programming, and advocacy. She brings an intersectional lens to any project she’s involved in. Tahlia is striving to become a multifaceted artist and storyteller, focusing on healing, community connection and highlighting strengths-based narratives for First Peoples.
Brown’s Mart Team
By registering for this event, ticket holders agree that Blak & Bright, Brown’s Mart and NTWC may be in contact via email after the event for feedback and invitation to other events, and for their reporting purposes.