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Aunty Bronwyn in Possum Cloak Photo credit: Mark Wilson

Award-winning Gunditjmara artist and master weaver Bronwyn Razem will use art to inspire learning about First Nations culture during three special basket-weaving workshops as part of CrossXpollinatioN 2018.

A Gunditjmara woman from Warrnambool, Bronwyn comes from a long lineage of traditional weavers. She learned from her grandmother Georgina and mother Zelda Couzens.

Bronwyn has evolved the traditional weaving skills into award-winning contemporary art.

Bronwyn said she believes she is playing her part in the role of cultural history and traditions.

“The ’coming together within the circle of meeting place’ brings forth a unified platform for learning, laughing, giving and joy. We come together as strangers and we leave as a united family. This is what gives me great joy in the sharing of knowledge,” she said.

Bronwyn has played a vital role in the revival of the traditional eel trap. In 2013, her Eel Trap with Emu Feathers granted her the Acquisitive Award in the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards.

​The National Museum Australia in Canberra as well as the Art Gallery of Ballarat have curated her Eel Traps for their permanent collections.

​As a representative of Ngardang Girri Kalat Mimini’s  – four of Victoria’s most prominent Indigenous female artists – Bronwyn was selected to attend the Festival of Pacific Arts in 2016.

​A career highlight involved exhibiting two of her Eel Traps alongside artists such as Vicki Couzens, Glenda Nicholls and Maree Clarke��who she had looked up to all her life—in the 2017 Sovereignty exhibition at the Australian Centre of Contemporary Art in Melbourne.

Acting COPACC Manager Tamzin McLennan said Aunty Bronwyn’s workshops would add a new and important dimension to CrossXpollinatioN. “Indigenous people were Australia’s original and first fabric and textile artists, so it makes sense that in the year that CrossXpollinatioN embraces the theme ‘Journeys’ that we go back to where it all began,” Ms McLennan said.

  “It will be a privilege for local people and friends of CrossXpollinatioN to explore the form and function of Indigenous art under the tutelage of one of our region’s most prominent First Nations artists.”

Workshops with Aunty Bronwyn are free as part of CrossXpollinatioN and NAIDOC week celebrations in the Colac Otway Shire, but places are strictly limited.

A three-hour basket weaving workshop will take place on Sunday 8 July from 10am. A three-hour bush animal weaving workshop will take place on Sunday 22 July from 10am. The third workshop is for school children and has been pre-arranged with schools.

To book your place, contact COPACC on 5232 9418 or email copacc@colacotway.vic.gov.au

Places will be allocated on a first-in, first-served basis.

CrossXpollinatioN is proudly presented by COPACC and RRRTAG, and sponsored by Tarndie, Irrewarra Sourdough and Star Printing.

The basket weaving workshops are supported by the Colac Otway Shire Council, Corangamite Catchment Management Authority and the Barwon South West Indigenous Family Violence Regional Action Group.

Featured image: Dingo Dogs

Photo credit: Courtesy of the Koorie Heritage Trust  Inc.

  ‘JOURNEYS’ – Textile & Fibre Art Exhibition – CrossXpollinatioN 2018 Free weaving workshop with Bronwyn Razem

Award-winning Gunditjmara artist and master weaver Bronwyn Razem will use art to inspire learning about First Nations culture during three special basket-weaving workshops as part of CrossXpollinatioN 2018.

‘JOURNEYS’ – Textile & Fibre Art Exhibition – CrossXpollinatioN 2018 Free weaving workshop with Bronwyn Razem Award-winning Gunditjmara artist and master weaver Bronwyn Razem will use art to inspire learning about First Nations culture during three special basket-weaving workshops as part of CrossXpollinatioN 2018.

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HER PLACE REMARKABLE WOMEN 24 MAY-18 JUNE 2017 Colac

HER PLACE REMARKABLE WOMEN 24 MAY-18 JUNE 2017 Colac

  Her Place: Remarkable Women honour the lives and contributions of women throughout Victoria. The third in a series of exhibitions presented by Her Place Women’s Museum Australia, it celebrates the work, achievements and historical significance of women through video interviews, photographs, biographical accounts and personal artefacts. COPACC (COLAC OTWAY PERFORMING ARTS & CULTURAL CENTRE)…

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My embroidery piece, Firebird, will be hung in the CrossXPollination exhibition, with the theme of Flight, at the Red Rock Regional Gallery and Theatre from the 1st to the 30th July, 2017. RRRGT is located at Cororooke, just outside Colac, so if you're in the area, considering checking out all the great textile and art pieces. On the 1st, there is a wearable textile sale in Colac at COPACC, so another incentive to take a look :)

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Darwinian Ghost ship by the incredibly talented Andrew John Delaney #annodominihome.... Darwinian devilment ... til Saturday @colac copacc .... . . . #art#witchcraft#magick#darwin#evolution#annodominihome#australianartists#instagood #ghostship#thebeagle#colac#ruralvictoria#beauty (at Coppac)

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Dorset Police Commissioner receives Community Engagement award

Dorset Police Commissioner receives Community Engagement award

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underwood and his team received a top national award from CoPaCC – an organisation which seeks to compare the performance of PCCs across the country.

Mr Underwood picked up the Community Engagement award, beating off the challenge from 41 other PCCs from England and Wales.

“This is the second accolade we have received from CoPaCC,” said Underwood.

“Not only have we been awarded Gold for our engagement we were also highly commended in the CoPaCC transparency awards last year.

“This is a remarkable achievement for my office. I would like to thank my team, advocates and volunteers for all their hard work.”

Susan Bickle, who serves as Community Engagement Officer in the Dorset PCC office, added: “This national award recognises our commitment and dedication to communities in Dorset.

“We are expanding our engagement across Dorset, from open public forums to private focus groups for victims of crime. These are a great way for members of the community to discuss their experiences and voice any concerns they may have. “

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Campeão da Copa Coca-Cola de SC. Parabéns Tigrinhos!!! #copacc #amomeutrabalho (em Estádio Heriberto Hülse)

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HER PLACE REMARKABLE WOMEN 24 MAY-18 JUNE 2017 Colac

HER PLACE REMARKABLE WOMEN 24 MAY-18 JUNE 2017 Colac

  Her Place: Remarkable Women honour the lives and contributions of women throughout Victoria. The third in a series of exhibitions presented by Her Place Women’s Museum Australia, it celebrates the work, achievements and historical significance of women through video interviews, photographs, biographical accounts and personal artefacts.

COPACC (COLAC OTWAY PERFORMING ARTS & CULTURAL CENTRE)

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Aunty Bronwyn in Possum Cloak Photo credit: Mark Wilson

Award-winning Gunditjmara artist and master weaver Bronwyn Razem will use art to inspire learning about First Nations culture during three special basket-weaving workshops as part of CrossXpollinatioN 2018.

A Gunditjmara woman from Warrnambool, Bronwyn comes from a long lineage of traditional weavers. She learned from her grandmother Georgina and mother Zelda Couzens.

Bronwyn has evolved the traditional weaving skills into award-winning contemporary art.

Bronwyn said she believes she is playing her part in the role of cultural history and traditions.

“The ’coming together within the circle of meeting place’ brings forth a unified platform for learning, laughing, giving and joy. We come together as strangers and we leave as a united family. This is what gives me great joy in the sharing of knowledge,” she said.

Bronwyn has played a vital role in the revival of the traditional eel trap. In 2013, her Eel Trap with Emu Feathers granted her the Acquisitive Award in the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards.

​The National Museum Australia in Canberra as well as the Art Gallery of Ballarat have curated her Eel Traps for their permanent collections.

​As a representative of Ngardang Girri Kalat Mimini’s  – four of Victoria’s most prominent Indigenous female artists – Bronwyn was selected to attend the Festival of Pacific Arts in 2016.

​A career highlight involved exhibiting two of her Eel Traps alongside artists such as Vicki Couzens, Glenda Nicholls and Maree Clarke—who she had looked up to all her life—in the 2017 Sovereignty exhibition at the Australian Centre of Contemporary Art in Melbourne.

Acting COPACC Manager Tamzin McLennan said Aunty Bronwyn’s workshops would add a new and important dimension to CrossXpollinatioN. “Indigenous people were Australia’s original and first fabric and textile artists, so it makes sense that in the year that CrossXpollinatioN embraces the theme ‘Journeys’ that we go back to where it all began,” Ms McLennan said.

  “It will be a privilege for local people and friends of CrossXpollinatioN to explore the form and function of Indigenous art under the tutelage of one of our region’s most prominent First Nations artists.”

Workshops with Aunty Bronwyn are free as part of CrossXpollinatioN and NAIDOC week celebrations in the Colac Otway Shire, but places are strictly limited.

A three-hour basket weaving workshop will take place on Sunday 8 July from 10am. A three-hour bush animal weaving workshop will take place on Sunday 22 July from 10am. The third workshop is for school children and has been pre-arranged with schools.

To book your place, contact COPACC on 5232 9418 or email copacc@colacotway.vic.gov.au

Places will be allocated on a first-in, first-served basis.

CrossXpollinatioN is proudly presented by COPACC and RRRTAG, and sponsored by Tarndie, Irrewarra Sourdough and Star Printing.

The basket weaving workshops are supported by the Colac Otway Shire Council, Corangamite Catchment Management Authority and the Barwon South West Indigenous Family Violence Regional Action Group.

Featured image: Dingo Dogs

Photo credit: Courtesy of the Koorie Heritage Trust  Inc.

  ‘JOURNEYS’ – Textile & Fibre Art Exhibition – CrossXpollinatioN 2018 Free weaving workshop with Bronwyn Razem Award-winning Gunditjmara artist and master weaver Bronwyn Razem will use art to inspire learning about First Nations culture during three special basket-weaving workshops as part of CrossXpollinatioN 2018.

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Our Very Own Performing Arts Centre - COPACC

Our Very Own Performing Arts Centre – COPACC

This autumn Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural Centre is dishing up an eclectic smorgasbord of artistic delights – music, hilarious kids shows, contemporary dance, an Australian classic, and a sneaky foray into the Paris Underground.

  Stand-up comedy for kids is a rare but wondrous thing when it comes in the form of The Listies Make you LOL! These guys have played all around the globe,…

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Our Very Own Performing Arts Centre - COPACC

Our Very Own Performing Arts Centre – COPACC

This autumn Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural Centre is dishing up an eclectic smorgasbord of artistic delights – music, hilarious kids shows, contemporary dance, an Australian classic, and a sneaky foray into the Paris Underground.

  Stand-up comedy for kids is a rare but wondrous thing when it comes in the form of The Listies Make you LOL! These guys have played all around the globe,…

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Djuki Mala - The Chooky Dancers - Weds 7 May COPACC

Djuki Mala – The Chooky Dancers – Weds 7 May COPACC

Djuki Mala – The Chooky Dancers

Date: Wednessday May 7, 2014 Time: 1.30pm & 8pm Duration: 60 Minutes Suitability: All ages Tickets: $20 Bookings: 5232 2077

  Djuki Mala, a charismatic troupe of dancers from a remote island off Arnhem Land, which has been playing to full houses and standing ovations across Australia, is performing two shows at COPACC on Wednesday 7 May 2014

  Produc…

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CrossXpollination Tetiles and Fibre Art Workshops and Exhibition 28 June - 13 July 2014

CrossXpollination Tetiles and Fibre Art Workshops and Exhibition 28 June – 13 July 2014

There’s plenty of creative things to be involved with this Winter in The Otways – see the link for more details

�� CrossXpollination 2014 Pamphlet (unfolded)

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Creative Otways

Creative Otways

We have some exciting news. Creative Otways, a new community group on a mission to support and promote artists and the arts, is up and running and we have our first project ready to go.

  The Wish You Were Here postcard art prize, is to our knowledge, the first art event to happen simultaneously across the Shire. Creative Otways has partnered with Red Rock Regional Theatre &…

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Etapa Copa Coca-Cola em Floripa, foi sucesso!!! #amomeutrabalho #copacc

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Na Copa Coca-Cola a gente veste a camisa (no caso macacão)!!! #copacc #findidesoletrabalho #amomeutrabalho (em Saco dos Limões)