Reconciliation Week is celebrated annually from 27 May to 3 June.
Mina Mina by Renita Brown Nungurrayi © Renita Brown Nungurrayi/Copyright Agency, 2023 Papunya Tjupi Art Centre Aboriginal Corporation
Reconciliation Week is celebrated annually from 27 May to 3 June and recognises the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and achievements. The Street Banner Project displays hundreds of banners, sponsored by organisations, in prominent locations across Western Australia.
Once again, DLGSC is excited to partner with Reconciliation WA to deliver the project with the support of a growing number of organisations and local governments. This positive contribution towards reconciliation provides your organisation or business the opportunity to acknowledge the significant place of Aboriginal people and culture within our community.
Renita Brown Nungurrayi paints Mina Mina, a significant women’s Dreaming site, as passed down to her by her mother, Flora Brown Nakamarra who received it from her mother, and so on. Renita lives between Papunya in the Northern Territory with her father’s Luritja family and her Warlpiri mother, at Balgo in Western Australia where she visits her mother’s extended family for long stays and paints at Warlayirti Artists. The Mina Mina story Renita paints belongs to the Warlpiri side.
© Renita Brown Nungurrayi / Copyright Agency 2023 – Papunya Tjupi Art Centre Aboriginal Corporation.
Bookings for 2024 are now open.
You can sponsor a banner today and be part of the momentum for change. The 2024 National Reconciliation Week theme is Now More Than Ever and we encourage you and your organisation to participate in a meaningful and lasting way.
Reconciliation WA also have a number of events to launch Reconciliation Week including the statewide breakfast as well as an ongoing program throughout the year, you can find out more through their website.
If you have any questions about this project, please contact:
The Banners Team
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural IndustriesEmail banners@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
This project is supported by the State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries in partnership with Reconciliation WA.