Gains - Indigenous Art & Culture

Indigenous Art & Culture

The Gumbaynggirr people are the original people of the Nambucca region and through their artistic and cultural practices the Nambucca region is enriched and informed. Gumbaynggirr culture is as diverse as it is intricate and this is shown and shared through painting, sculpture, textiles, jewellery, woodcrafts, poetry, story telling, performance, singing, dance and through the rejuvenation of the Gumbaynggirr language. Whether it be the unique artwork, Didgeridoos, music or literary works there is much to be admired, enjoyed and purchased.


Josh Taylor & Locky Morris	Goori Broadcasters of Radio Nambucca (2NVR 105.9 FM stereo) Locky Morris & Josh Taylor Shop 3 - No 1 Kent Street Nambucca Heads 2448 Phone: 6569 4433 (Office / Shop) Phone: 6569 4026 (Studio) Email: gooribroadcasters@msn.com Goori Broadcast live music, Poetry, Gumbaynggirr Dictionary, Story Telling & Bush Tucker. Goori also do outside broadcasts at events, schools & school holidays and Broadcasting tuition for young people.

Daalgay Ngurra

Angel Williams
Shop 4 - No 1 Kent Street
Nambucca Heads 2448
Phone: 6569 4433 (Office / Shop)
Phone: 65694026 (Studio)
Email: gooribroadcasters@msn.com

Artists represented
Tony Hart - Pottery
Kerrie Ann Jarrett - Painter
Junuys artists - Greeting Cards
Jan Leon - Painter
Reyon Ling - Painting, Jewellery & Ceramics
Tania Freeman-Stewart - Painter
Wayne Williams - Painter, woodcrafts
Emily Walker- Poet (poetry books)
Aunty Rose Boston - Gum Leaf Player

Daalgay Ngurra have a range of Indigenous Art including: Painting, Jewellery, Carved Emu eggs, Boomerangs, Didgeridoos, Greeting cards, Ceramics and local music CDS. Other guest artists & musicians are also represented

Reyon Ling with his ceramic dishes

Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-op

14 Bellwood Rd
Nambucca Heads 2448
Phone 6569 4294
Fax 6569 4295
Email muurrbay@westnet.net.com.au
Web: www.muurrbay.org.au

Muurrbay ('white fig tree' in Gumbaynggirr) began in 1986, when the Gumbaynggirr Elders got together to revive their language and culture.
Muurrbay is involved with TAFE, Schools, and pre-schools and classes for families, teaching the Gumbaynggirr Language, Aboriginal Art including traditional stories and beliefs, and Cultural Practices such as art, ceramics and mosaic making. Muurrbay also conduct Writers Workshops in creative writing and film making and workshops for teachers of the Gumbaynggirr Language. Many Rivers Aboriginal Language Centre (MRALC) has been established under the auspices of Muurrbay to support Aboriginal communities in keeping their language strong. It is a regional language centre that aims to support the following languages: Awabakal, Bundjalung, Darkinjung, Dunghutti, Gumbaynggirr, Guringgai, Kattang, Wonnarruah and Yaygirr.

Muurrbay provides advice on language to Local Council, National Parks and Wildlife, novitiates and all Government Education and Training Facilities including NSW Board of Studies.

Artists represented
Fay Davis - Painting
Lorraine Edwards - Painting, Pottery & Mosaics
Robert Edwards - Painting & Pottery
Gumbaynggirr Elders Choir - Choir
Christine Jarrett - Painting. Pottery & Mosaics
Valma Jarrett - Painting, Furniture restoration & Textile design
Reyon Ling - Painting, Pottery & Jjewellery
Gail Ling - Painting & Pottery
Francine Marshall - Painting, Textile design & Mosaics
Janet Marshall - Drawing & Painting
Jenny Rosser - Painting, Pottery, Jewellery & Mosaics
Sharon Smith - Painter, Sculptor, Performer, Singer & Dancer
Rose Tyson - Painting
Joanne Williams - Painting
Aunty Jess Williams - Author (Into My Mother's Country)
Syietta Wilson - Painting

Muurrbay has a number of books for sale and the second edition of
Gumbaynggirr Dictionary is due out in December 2007

Other Indigenous Arts & Cultural Sources

Baga Baga Dancers	Bowra Post & Collectables	Bowraville Art Gallery
Raina Donovan Mobile: 0423 525 301 Indigenous Dance	Cherie O'Donohue 27 High Street Bowraville NSW 2449 Phone: 6564 7631 Email: midnightgenta@hotmail.com Junuys artists - Indigenous greeting cards & Jewellery	Dave & Esther Hughes 51 High Street Bowraville NSW 2449 Phone: 6564 8036 Mobile: 0428132 712 Email: artdecodownunder@bigpond.com Web: www.artdecodownunder.com Indigenous Artists Natalie Bateman - Painter Lindsay Donovan - Painter Gawbarri Group - Cards, Textiles, Jewellery & woodcrafts Mike McCarthy - Painting, Leatherwork & woodwork Edna Segat - Painting
Eric Dixon	Raina Donovan	Shannon Fuller
Phone: 0413 393 727 Painting with Kamillaroi stories describing artwork.	Painting, Murals, Jewellery, Cards, Woodcrafts & Dance Mobile: 0423 525 301 Also at Junuys Community Arts, Crafts and Music Inc 53 High Street Bowraville NSW 2449 Phone: 6564 8722	Artwork at Junuys Community Arts, Crafts and Music Inc 53 High Street Bowraville NSW 2449 Phone: 6564 8722
Kerri Ann Jarrett	Junuys Community Arts, Crafts and Music Inc	The Men's Shed - Stuart Holmes
Painting The Gallery (Valley Community Arts) 6/42 Bowra Street Nambucca Heads NSW 2448 Phone: 6568 6429 (Secretary / Treasurer Beverly Casson)	Ken McKelvie 53 High Street Bowraville NSW 2449 Phone: 6564 8722 Painting, Sculpture, Pottery, Textiles, Jewellery, Wood Crafts, Music, Dance, Cartooning, Storytelling, Didgeridoo Display, School Holiday workshops & tuition. Indigenous Artists represented: Raina Donovan, Shannon Fuller, Les Murdoch Ben Pritchard, Zane Pritchard, Jeremy Ross, Judith Stubbs, Lailanih Thompson & Ruth Walker	6 Railway Road Nambucca Heads Phone: 6568 5090 or 6568 2522 Fax: 6568 3113 Email: stuart@nvcsc.org Didgeridoos
Les Murdoch	Judith Stubbs	Ruth Walker
Painting & Woodcrafts Junuys Community Arts, Crafts and Music Inc 53 High Street Bowraville NSW 2449 Phone: 6564 8722	Jewellery, Painting, Sculpture, Pottery, Weaving, Textiles & Fibres Junuys Community Arts, Crafts and Music Inc 53 High Street Bowraville NSW 2449 Phone: 6564 8722	Jewellery & Textiles Junuys Community Arts, Crafts and Music Inc 53 High Street Bowraville NSW 2449 Phone: 6564 8722