Daminmin Festival to celebrate culture and the arts

A cultural festival on the outskirts of Darwin will celebrate the unique rural arts and culture of the region this weekend.

Daminmin Art and Culture Festival, set beside the Pudakul Billabong just east of Humpty Doo on the Adelaide River wetlands, blends Aboriginal culture and practices and art.

The three-day festival, now in its fourth year, will include clap stick making, open air drawing, indigo dyeing and weaving, a bush tucker feast by the billabong, a screening of the NT Travelling Film Festival and music by artists including Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie, Leah Flanagan, Ripple Effect Band and Wairuk Band.

The festival, held from Thursday 25 July to Saturday 27 July, is created in partnership with Pudakul and Darwin Community Arts (DCA), under the artistic and cultural direction of Lynette and Graham Kenyon.

DCA Executive Officer Anna Weekes said: “Daminmin is about connecting our local community to celebrate our unique rural arts and culture while sharing with guests to our community, this festival merges a range of cultural and artistic practices- including clap stick making, en plein air drawing, indigo dyeing and weaving”.

“We enjoy hanging out together in nature and bringing together a range of people and art forms.”

Entry to the cultural festival is by donation, however some aspects are ticketed such as the Moiya Experience – Taste of Daminmin Bushtucker and selected workshops and shows.

To find out more and purchase tickets head to www.daminminartsandculturefestival.com.au