Name: Ngarrama and Marine Invaders at Watt Space
Start: 2024-11-27T18:00:00+11:00
End: 2024-11-27T20:00:00+11:00
Location: Watt Space Gallery

Ngarrama and Marine Invaders at Watt Space

Join us for the opening of two exciting exhibitions at Watt Space Gallery
About this Event

Please join us at Watt Space Gallery for the Ngarrama and Marine Invaders opening on Wednesday 27th November from 6pm. All welcome!

NGARRAMA

This exhibition celebrates the coming together of the Newcastle community for Ngarrama – a night of truth and reflection held on the eve of Survival Day/Australia Day.

Recognising our unique shared place, and life on Mooloobinba Country before 1788, Ngarrama pays respect to the richness and resilience of First Nations culture – in particular the Awabakal and Worimi people, the traditional owners of the land upon which Newcastle now stands. In anticipation of next year’s Ngarrama event, the exhibition highlights people, performances, images, and stories from past gatherings, and welcomes everyone to Ngarrama in 2025.

Ngarrama is a free public event, hosted by The University of Newcastle in partnership with Awabakal Ltd., the City of Newcastle, and the Newcastle Greater Mutual Group (NGM Group), and will be held at King Edward Park on 25 January, 2025. Register here: https://ngarrama2025.eventbrite.com.au

Ngarrama artwork by Belle Leonard

MARINE INVADERS

Marine Invaders is an educational game developed by Elizabeth Copeland to highlight the impact of invasive marine species and communicate how we can support native species to thrive.

A new cross-institutional version of Marine Invaders has been created between researchers at the University of Waikato and the Wollotuka Institute at the University of Newcastle, with a focus on protecting Saltwater Country on the East Coast of NSW. Featuring artwork by David Parsons (Worimi/Biripai) and René Campbell, the Saltwater Country edition of the game champions the role of transdisciplinary collaborations between science and art in offering solutions for the environmental challenges to marine ecosystems and biosecurity that Australia and New Zealand share as island nations.

Marine Invaders – Saltwater Country has been supported by the University of Newcastle and University of Waikato Partnership Seed Fund Project, Deadly Science, and the generosity of multiple contributors and communities. Researchers: Elizabeth Copeland, Dr Caelli Jo Brooker, Hannah Pipe, Dr Angela McGaughran, Dr René Campbell, and David Parsons.