Festival Program

THURSDAY  4 AUGUST

All Day

Yolŋu Clans arrive

6.00 - 8.00pm

Dinner for registered participants

7.00 - 9.00pm

Band performances, Main Stage

9.25pm

Qantas charter arrives Nhulunbuy (Gove) Airport

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FRIDAY  5 AUGUST

All day

Arrivals and registration

6.30 - 8.30pm

BREAKFAST

9.00am - 1.00pm

Yirrkala CEC Open Day and Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Art Centre Tour

Coaster bus shuttle from reception

9.00am - 3.00pm

Sea Country Plan - Dhimurru Land Management, Buŋgul Shelter

10.00am -12.00pm

Performance Symposium

National Recording Project for Indigenous Performance In Australia:

Partners' briefing at Gulkula Main Forum Shelter

12.00 - 1.30pm

LUNCH - Lunchtime concert, Larrakitj Stage

1.30 - 3.00pm

Print Workshop

Introduction for Indigenous artists to the 2005 Garma collaborative print panel and lino block printing workshop, Garma Panel Gallery

3.00 - 4.00pm

Yolŋu Introduction to Indigenous Cultural Livelihoods

Yolŋu open the forum with importance of leadership theme to carry through whole Indigenous livelihoods theme, Buŋgul Shelter

Coordinator: Greg Wearne

4.00pm

WELCOME AND GARMA OPENING SPEECHES

Buŋgul Shelter

4.30pm - sunset

Buŋgul

6.00 - 8.00pm

DINNER

7.00 - 10.00pm

Band performances, Main Stage

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SATURDAY 6 AUGUST: KEY FORUM COMMENCES

6.30 - 8.30am

BREAKFAST

9.00 - 9.30am

GARMA KEY FORUM OPENING
Main Forum Shelter

Welcome to Key Forum Participants
Galarrwuy Yunupiŋu

Introduction to Garma Concepts and Practice
Mandawuy Yunupiŋu

Yolŋu Society and History

Performance Symposium

National Recording Project for Indigenous Performance In Australia

Closed sessions - Nhulunbuy campus

Reports on Fieldwork

Buses to leave gate at 8.30am

9.30 - 10.45am

Introduction to Yolŋu Society
(all Key Forum participants)

10.45 - 11.15am

MORNING TEA

11.15 - 11.30am

Keynote address: Senator the Hon Rod Kemp, Minister for the Arts and Sport (Australian Government), Main Forum Shelter

11.30am - 12.30pm

Tourism Forum

Forum Shelter 1

Session 1

“Indigenous tourism
in Australia:
Culture and history”

Session coordinator:
Sonia Smallacombe

Visual Arts Forum

Forum Shelter 2

Session 1

“Artists’ motivations, aspirations and needs”

Session coordinator:
Bilawara Lee

Performance Symposium

National Recording Project for Indigenous Performance In Australia

Closed sessions, Nhulunbuy campus

Reports on Fieldwork

12.00 - 1.30pm

LUNCH - Lunchtime concert, Larrakitj Stage

1.30 - 2.45pm

Tourism Forum

Forum Shelter 1

Session 2

“Why do the business of tourism?”

Session coordinator:
John Morse

Visual Arts Forum

Forum Shelter 2

Session 2

Art centres:

“What works, what doesn’t and what’s needed now?”

Session coordinator:
Howard Morphy

Performance Symposium

National Recording Project for Indigenous Performance In Australia

Closed sessions, Nhulunbuy campus

Reports on Fieldwork

2.45 - 3.15pm

AFTERNOON TEA

3.15 - 4.15pm

Tourism Forum

Forum Shelter 1

Session 3

“Learning from others”

Session coordinator:
Joc Schmiechen

Visual Arts Forum

Forum Shelter 2

Session 3

“Indigenous visual arts training - Concept of a National Indigenous Art School”

Session chair:
Stephanie Hawkins

Opening comments:
Sally Basser, DCITA

Performance Symposium

Main Forum Shelter

Session 2

“Yolŋu music and dance 1”

Session coordinator:
Aaron Corn

Chair: Allan Marett

Panel: Aaron Corn, Djangirrawuy Garawirrtja, Neparrŋa Gumbula, Mandawuy Yunupiŋu

4.00pm - sunset

Buŋgul

6.00 - 8.00pm

DINNER

7.00 - 10.00pm

Band performances, Main Stage

Film screening, Main Forum Shelter

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SUNDAY  7 AUGUST: KEY FORUM CONTINUES

6.30 - 8.30am

BREAKFAST

8.30 - 9.30am

Northern Territory Indigenous Economic Development Strategy

Panel: NT Indigenous Economic Development Taskforce members

Main Forum Shelter

9.45 - 10.30am

Visual Arts and Tourism Joint Session

Main Forum Shelter

Session 4

“Art and tourism - What’s the connection”

Session coordinators:
Bilawara Lee and Richard Austin

Performance Symposium

National Recording Project  for Indigenous Performance In Australia

Closed session, Nhulunbuy campus

Project Development

Buses to leave gate at 8.30am

10.30am

MORNING TEA

11.00am - 12.30pm

Tourism Forum

Forum Shelter 1

Session 5

“Cultural livelihoods from festivals”

Session coordinator:

Rhoda Roberts

1. “The Dreaming ”

Rhoda Roberts

2. “Garma”

Timmy Burarrwaŋa

Visual Arts Forum

Forum Shelter 2

Session 5

“Marketing”

Session coordinator:

Stephanie Hawkins

Performance Symposium

National Recording Project  for Indigenous Performance In Australia

Closed sessions, Nhulunbuy campus

Project Development

12.00 - 1.30pm

LUNCH - Lunchtime concert, Larrakitj Stage

1.30 - 2.30pm

Tourism Forum

Forum Shelter 1

Session 6

“Where have we been?
Where are we going?
Yolŋu tourism in Arnhem land over the past 10 years.”

Session coordinator:
Joc Schmiechen

Visual Arts Forum

Forum Shelter 2

Session 6

“Working together to develop and support the Indigenous Visual Arts industry”

Session coordinator:
Beverly Knight

Performance Symposium

Main Forum Shelter

Chair: Raymattja Marika

1. “The history of Yolŋu Macassan contact”

Marcia Langton

2. “Macassan music and dance”

Halilintar Lathief

2.30 - 2.45pm

AFTERNOON TEA

2.45 - 4.30pm

Tourism Forum

Forum Shelter 1

Session 7

“Livelihoods from tourism - who can help?”

Session coordinator:

Joc Schmiechen

Visual Arts Forum

Forum Shelter 2

Session 7

“Art documentation”

Gapan Gallery

Session coordinator:

Emma Fowler-Thomason

Chair: Howard Morphy

Field Trip - Details provided by Chair

Performance Symposium

Main Forum Shelter

Macassan / Yolŋu performance workshop

Yolŋu musicians: Djangirrawuy Garawirrtja, Djalu Gurruwiwi, Milkayŋu Munuŋgurr, Neparrŋa Gumbula, Yomunu Yunupiŋu

Macassan musicians: Mile Ngalle, Panai Saleh, Muhsin, Bakri Bali

4.30 - 5.00pm

Daily Forum Conclusion Session - “Building cultural livelihoods”
Chaired by: John Morse and Yolŋu Leadership Group.

5.00pm - sunset

Buŋgul

6.00 - 8.00pm

DINNER

7.00 - 10.00pm

Band performances, Main Stage
Film screening, Main Forum Shelter

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MONDAY 8 AUGUST: KEY FORUM CONTINUES

6.30 - 8.30pm

BREAKFAST

9.00-10.15

Tourism Forum

Forum Shelter 1

Session 8

“Caring for country and culture through tourism”

Session coordinator:

Richard Austin

Programs highlighted:
• Stepping Stones
• Respecting Our Culture Program
• Dhimurru Land Management

Visual Arts Forum

Forum Shelter 2

Session 8

“Training and business development”

Session coordinator:

Sylvia Kleinert

Performance Symposium

Main Forum Shelter

National Indigenous Recording Project

Chair: Mandawuy Yunupiŋu

9.15 am

Report Back to Forum - Outcomes of closed sessions
(Allan Marett)

10.15-10.30

MORNING TEA

10.30am - 12.30pm

Tourism Forum

Forum Shelter 1

Session 9

“Three tourism stories”

Session coordinators:
Toni Wythes and John Morse

Local case studies:
“World Expeditions”
“Walking the Vision - A tourism vision for Kakadu”
“Farout Adventures”

Visual Arts Forum

Forum Shelter 2

Session 9

“Funding”

Session coordinator:
Bilawara Lee

Performance Symposium

Main Forum Shelter

Presentation and discussion of recordings made at Buŋgul

Chair: Galarrwuy Yunupiŋu

Panel: Linda Barwick, Aaron Corn, Allan Marett, Mandawuy Yunupiŋu, Neparrŋa Gumbula, Djangirrawuy Garawirrtja

12.30 - 1.30pm

LUNCH - Lunchtime concert, Larrakitj Stage

1.30 - 2.30pm

Tourism Forum

Forum Shelter 1

Session 10

“Tourism Forum outcomes - moving forward”

Session coordinators:
Aden Ridgeway, Richard Austin, Stephen Mahoney

Visual Arts Forum

Forum Shelter 2

Session 10

“Visual Arts Forum outcomes - moving forward”

Performance Symposium

Main Forum Shelter

 “Performance Symposium outcomes - moving forward”

Chair: Marcia Langton

2.30 - 3.00pm

AFTERNOON TEA

4.00 - 5.00pm

FORUM CLOSING PLENARY SESSION

Main Forum Shelter

Session 11

Combining the outcomes of all sessions and delivering
the overarching statements and actions that come out of Garma.

Two-way discussion to include action plans moving forward.

KEY FORUM - “Indigenous Cultural Livelihoods” has formally concluded

4.00pm - sunset

Buŋgul

4.00 - 10.00pm

Garma open to visitors from Nhulunbuy

6.00 - 8.00pm

DINNER

7.00 - 10.00pm

Band performances, Main Stage
Film screening, Main Forum Shelter

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TUESDAY  9 AUGUST

6.30 - 8.30am

BREAKFAST

All Day

KEY FORUM - “Indigenous Cultural Livelihoods” has formally concluded

Registered participants still at Garma are welcome to participate in listed activities that are still running.

10.15 - 10.30am

MORNING TEA

12.00 - 1.30pm

LUNCH

2.30 - 3.00pm

AFTERNOON TEA

6.00 - 8.00pm

DINNER

7.00 - 10.00pm

Film screening, Main Forum Shelter

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WEDNESDAY  10 AUGUST

6.30 - 8.30am

BREAKFAST

Final departures

12.00pm

Gulkula site officially closed to all Garma participants