WOW Katherine 2013

Sunday 22 September
Sunday 22 September
10.00 – 11.00am
Katherine Bus Tour
Hop aboard for a tour of sites of
interest in Katherine led by Gillian
Banks from the National Trust.
10.30AM – 1.30PM – workshoP
Weaving from the Desert
to the Tropics – see page 4
10.30AM – 1.30PM – workshop
Working with Wool – see page 4
10.40 – 11.00am –
Bungul area
Morning tea
Borroloola Dancers
performance
11.00am – 12.00pm –
The Forum
Breaking Through
The inspiring stories of six individuals
who have overcome great obstacles and
shown courage and fortitude, turning
potential tragedy into triumph. Rob and
Sarah Cook live on Suplejack Downs
Station in the remote Tanami Desert.
Rob’s life changed forever three years
ago when a horrific helicopter crash left
him a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic.
Sarah Cook is a nurse and Rob’s primary
carer who continues to help him to help
other injured farmers fight for their
way of life. Bhakti
Mainaly Dhamala, a
Bhutanese woman,
will discuss her
journey from refugee
and stateless person
to community leader
Bhakti Mainaly
in Darwin. Ellen
Dhamala
Gogh, Juanita Heparia
and Madeleine Bower, members of the
Stolen Generation, share their stories
of resilience and healing.
11.00am – 12.00pm–
the Gallery
Art at the Interface
There is a developing history
in Australian art that charts
the engagement and ‘two way’
conversation of artists who work at
the cross-cultural interface. Many
artists who work in remote Australia
are drawn to that space. Therese
Ritchie is a Darwin artist and graphic
designer committed to addressing
issues affecting Indigenous communities
in the Northern Territory particularly
the complex terrain
of race relations.
Regina Wilson is a
prominent Indigenous
artist based in the
Daly River region,
who in recent years
has undertaken a
Kim Mahood
collaboration with
up-market design studio Koskela.
Kim Mahood is a writer and artist who
Sunday 22 September
spends several months each year in
the Tanami and Great Sandy Desert
region, working on projects with
Aboriginal traditional owners. Her essay
‘Kartiya are like Toyotas: White Workers
on Australia’s Cultural Frontier’, was
included in Best Australian Essays 2012.
12.15 – 1.15pm – The Forum
The F word
Jude Kelly, Cathy
Hunt, Jane Alia and
others discuss what
the word ‘feminism’
means today. Is
it over? Is there
Jane Alia
a ‘third wave’ of
feminism happening now? Is it relevant
to young women? And has anything
taken its place?
12.15 – 1.15pm – the Gallery
WOW Bites
Leonie Norrington, an award winning
author and journalist on myths and
storytelling in the modern world.
Domino Pateman, programmer at
Southbank Centre on having been the
UK's youngest pilot at age 16.
Well known pastoralist Terry
Underwood on the commissioning and
unveiling of the landmark public art
work, The Katherine Icon.
Katherine Derby Dolls, Claire “Karnage
Bear” Mullen AND Steph “Dodger
Moore” Buzza on what it takes to ‘put
the skates on’ competitively.
Sue Brosnan, pastorialist and
sportswoman, on representing
Australia in the 1984 LA Olympics,
winning the first medal ever for
Australian rowing.
1.15 – 2.00pm
Lunch
1.30 – 2.30PM – workshop
Kriol in 1 hour – see page 4
2.00 – 3.00pm – The Forum
Festival Wrap Up
Jude Kelly, Lisa Mumbin and Cath
Bowdler reflect on WOW Katherine
and explore the possibilities of 'where
to from here?' A general discussion.
Katherine
Derby Dolls’
Claire “Karnage
Bear” Mullen
and Steph
“Dodger Moore”
Buzza
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