Festive Florals with Blak Botanics

Name: Festive Florals with Blak Botanics
Start: 2026-12-05T10:00:00+1000
End: 2026-12-05T12:00:00+1000
Location: Aboriginal Art Co Gallery

Sat, 5 Dec, 10am - 12pm AEST

Aboriginal Art Co Gallery

West End QLD, Australia

Aboriginal Art Co

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The Christmas decorating season has officially arrived! 🎄✨

Join us for a morning of festive making, facilitated by the merry and bright Nadine McDonald-Dowd from Blak Botanics.

Nadine is a Yuwi woman from Mackay, North Queensland, now living on the Sunshine Coast. With over 30 years’ experience working in the arts industry, Nadine has always held a passion for creativity and connection through making. After following her love for native flora, Nadine completed a Certificate III in Floristry and began sharing her passion for Australian native botanicals through Blak Botanics.

Explore the beauty of native flora as you create your own handmade Christmas decoration. Choose from a festive bauble, wreath, or star and let your creativity bloom as you craft something special for your home or a thoughtful handmade Christmas gift.

Through creative floral play, you’ll experiment with natural materials and bring a touch of Country into your festive celebrations, creating a piece that celebrates the beauty and character of Australian botanicals.

All materials are provided. No previous experience is required, and everyone is welcome to join us for a relaxed morning of creativity, connection, and festive making.

Event details

Date: Saturday 5 December
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Aboriginal Art Co Gallery

Aboriginal Art Co is also supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Australian Government through through Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS), with philanthropic support through Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and Creative Partnerships Australia via the Australian Cultural Fund (ACF).

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About the company

Established by creatives, curators and business owners, Aboriginal Art Co is a confluence of culture, art and commerce.

Aboriginal Art Co is a not-for-profit company established in July 2019. As a Registered Charity and listed on the Register Of Cultural Organisations, we are committed to creating social impacts for artists and their communities through the promotion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts.

Driven by a strong sense of ethics and sustainability with expert curation that recognises 60,000+ years of continuous artistic expression, Aboriginal Art Co is building a unique and enduring brand.

Purpose

We exist to provide authentic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and products where the creators are in control.

With fake and inauthentic Aboriginal art and souvenirs flooding the industry, artists and communities haven’t been seeing the fruits of their labour for decades.

So, we’ve decided to change things for the better.

Aboriginal Art Co. provides a platform for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to have agency over their art and culture while giving consumers a clear ethical choice in how they buy it.

This way, we all win!

Our Story, Our Promise

Aboriginal Art Co’s unique approach respects cultural protocols whilst harnessing appropriate commercial opportunities.

As blackfellas, we are community-minded, conscious of our complex histories and sensitive to issues that affect Aboriginal communities across the country. We don’t pretend to know everything but our curiosity and desire to learn and grow means we’ll always keep our eyes open on this journey.