Blue Art Journal is holding a free event in Sydney on Thursay 23 April to launch Volume One.
The Indigenous Turn we are living through is not a temporary wave: it is a deep tide, carried by the waters and skies that have always connected our nations. The work ahead is to ensure that these connections are not merely symbolic, but sustained.
– Gerald McMaster
To celebrate the launch of Blue Art Journal Volume 01: Rise of the Global Indigenous there will be a free panel discussion in Sydney.
Speakers include Jocelyn Flynn (Volume One Contributor), Warraba Weatherall (Blue Art Journal Board member and artist), Georgia Mokak (NAVA’s First Nations Outreach Coordinator), in a discussion moderated by University of Sydney’s Professor of Indigenous Cultural and Creative Industries Daniel Browning.
Panelists will reflect on the concept of ‘The Indigenous Turn’ as defined in Professor Gerald McMaster’s essay, as well as how representation of Indigenous art and artists has increased across global curatorial practices and why a platform like Blue Art Journal is a necessary part of this rise.
Thursday, 23 April 2026
6:00PM – 7:30PM (AEST)
Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney
Presented in collaboration with The Power Institute, the Chau Chak Wing Museum and the Biennale of Sydney.
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