The NAVA team will be joining and supporting nationwide events, protests and fundraisers for Invasion Day/Survival Day. We call on members of our community to stand with First Nations peoples on the right side of history by listening, showing up and paying the rent.
Darren Blackman, Stolen (2021) Acrylic, enamel on linen. Photo by Louis Lim.
ID: Photo of an acrylic painting featuring large black text that reads ‘stolen’ over two lines on a bright yellow background. Words on the yellow background include ‘sovereignty’, ‘freedom’, and ‘culture’.
NAVA acknowledges the Gadigal, Wangal, Dharug, Dharawal, Kaurna, Ngunnawal, Ngambri and Dja Dja Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Custodians and knowledge-holders of the unceded lands on which we live, learn and work. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first artists and storytellers on this continent, and pay respect to First Nations communities' Ancestors and Elders. Sovereignty was never ceded.
January 26 2023 marks over 235 years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ resilience and resistance against ongoing colonialism, dispossession, and systemic inequity. The NAVA team will be joining and supporting nationwide events, protests and fundraisers for Invasion Day/Survival Day. We call on members of our community to stand with First Nations peoples on the right side of history by listening, showing up and paying the rent.
NAVA is dedicated to supporting First Nations’ sovereignty and self-determination. We stand in solidarity with First Nations artists and arts workers every day in our commitment to improving labour conditions in the arts sector. NAVA values the significant contributions of First Nations artists and storytellers to our culture and is committed to centring First Nations cultural authority and leadership in the movement for a sustainable, equitable and ethical arts sector.
NAVA won’t be available for calls or enquiries during the day but please leave a message at 1800 046 282 or email us at nava@visualarts.net.au and we will respond the following day. While the NAVA team will be out of the office supporting local events, another way to show solidarity is substituting the January 26 public holiday for another day. This provision is allowable under some awards and agreements. Find out more by visiting Change it Ourselves.
Sunrise Ceremony, NITV & SBS
Sovereignty Day Isabel Coe Memorial Lecture, Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Ngambri Ngunnawal (Canberra)
Invasion Day Rally, Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, Nipaluna (Hobart)
Invasion Day 2023, Limilinaturi (Devenport)
Invasion Day Sydney 2023, Belmore Park, Warrang (Sydney)
Yabun Festival, Victoria Park, Warrang (Sydney)
Ngalu Warrawi Marri (We Stand Strong), Australian Museum, Warrang (Sydney)
WugulOra Morning Ceremony, Barangaroo Reserve, Warrang (Sydney)
Dawn Reflection, Sydney Opera House, Warrang (Sydney)
Community Day, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Dharawal Land
Invasion Day Bushcare, Gilmore Park, Wollongong, Dharawal Land
GLALC Survival Day, Griffith, Wiradjuri Land
Bermagui Survival Day, Dickinson Oval, Bermagui, Djiringanj Land
Smoking Ceremony, Garramilla (Darwin), Larrakia Land
Australia Day Cultural Performances, Gove Boat Club, Nhulunbuy, Yolngu Country
Brisbane Invasion Day Rally, Queens Garden, Meanjin (Brisbane)
Survival Day Ceremony, Simpsons Playground, Graceville Riverside Parklands, Jagera and Turrbal Land
Survival Day, The Strand, Townsville, Bindal and Wulgurukaba Land
Invasion Day ‘We Have Survived’, Foundation Square, Sunshine Coast City Hall, Maroochydore, Gubbi Gubbi Land
Aboriginal Sovereignty Day, Tobruk Memorial Drive Park, Picnic Point, Toowoomba, Jagera, Giabal, and Jarowair Land
Survival Day March, Victoria Square, Tarndanya (Adelaide)
Mourning in the Morning - Smoking Ceremony, Elder Park, Tarndanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Land
Tindo Utpurndee Sunset Ceremony, Elder Park, Tarndanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Land
Aus Lights on the River, Elder Park, Tarndanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Land
Invasion Day Protest, Victorian Parliament House, Naarm (Melbourne), Wurundjeri Land
Balit Nurran - Share the Spirit Festival, Treasury Gardens, Naarm (Melbourne), Wurundjeri Land
Our Survival Day 2023, The Briars, Mt Martha, Bunurong Land
Survival Day Dawn Ceremony, Ballarat, Wadawurrung Land
Victorian NAIDOC Invasion Day Dawn Service, Woiworung country (online)
Belgrave Survival Day, Borthwick Park Reserve, Belgrave, Wurundjeri Land
Healing Ceremony, Malvern Cricket Ground, Malvern, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Land
Mildura Survival Day, Langtree Mall
Koorie Chill Out, Boonwurrung Country
Pilk Purriyn Truth Telling, Torquay, Wadawurrung Land
Invasion Day 2023, Forrest Chase, Boorloo (Perth)
Birak Concert, Supreme Court Gardens, Boorloo (Perth)
Rubibi Survival Day, Rubibi (Broome), Yawuru Land
First Nations - Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design
Australia Day - Invasion Day, Creative Spirits
Colonial Frontier Massacres in Eastern Australia 1788-1872, The Centre for 21st Century Humanities
Change the Conversation From Surviving to Thriving, Georgia Mokak
Cultural Authority and Consultation, Wesley Shaw
Tips to Making a Genuine Commitment to First Nations and People of Colour in the Arts, Georgia Mokak
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