Wiradjuri Creatives: Storytelling with Language through Filmmaking

When: Saturday 3 August Time: 10am- 1pm with a break and refreshments
Cost: Free
Where: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

Proud Wiradjuri man, Bernard Higgins is the owner and principal creative of Birdyuland Animations. Bernard is a strong advocate of his language and culture in his filmmaking work. In this workshop, Bernard will be sharing his storytelling process and broad knowledge and skills of Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage.

Participants will discuss, develop and write a short story about Wagga with the aid of Uncle Stan Grant’s Wiradjuri dictionary. The group will walk to nearby areas of the Wollundry Lagoon and Murrumbidgee River to record video footage. Back at the Gallery, Bernard will guide participants with Wiradjuri pronunciation in adding voiceover to their film footage and finally editing their short films.

Participants should bring a fully-charged smartphone.

About Wiradjuri Creatives

Wagga Wagga Art Gallery’s annual Wiradjuri Creatives Program will commence on Saturday 27 July at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery under the guidance and leadership of Wiradjuri Elder Aunty Cheryl Penrith OAM. The program aims to support Wiradjuri and First Nations creative practitioners through art programs and opportunities in an inspiring and safe cultural environment.

This year’s program, The Ways of Words, will focus on various forms of writing storytelling, including yarning, poetry, prose, autobiographical storytelling, filmmaking, podcasting, and songwriting. Wiradjuri and First Nations participants can attend one or multiple sessions, and all sessions are free.