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Celebrating Leadership Transition and Cultural Innovation

The Board of Directors of Katherine Regional Cultural Precinct is pleased to announce that Clare Armitage has been named the organisation’s next Chief Executive Officer. She will succeed Eric Holowacz, who has served in the leadership role at Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre since December 2021, and was recently appointed Arts and Cultural Services Manager at …

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8 November 2023

Laugh it Up! One of the most successful (and hilarious) things about the cultural programming at Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Center over the past few years has been an ongoing line-up of stand-up comedians. And after the pandemic lock downs and border closures, it seems that laughter really has been a collective medicine—a …

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1 November 2023

The 48th Katherine Prize is Here! Usually at this time of year, Tarn Giddens is hard at work on his family’s mango farm—overseeing the packing of a purely Northern Territory harvest. This season, in the role of Gallery and Exhibition Coordinator here at Godinymayin, he’s busy collecting the best works of art from across the …

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25 October 2023

Vision for a Northern Territory Ceramics Centre Early next year, when the dust settles on our major 2023 Arts Trail construction works, the current Godinymayin reception desk and retail shop will relocate to a larger space adjoining our entrance and future outdoor deck. And then what? The glass cube room that has greeted thousands and thousands …

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18 October 2023

Gathering the Territory’s Visual Arts and Creative Items As the wet season approaches, and Katherine’s cultural centre continues its transformation, we turn our attention to the Territory’s visual arts. It’s almost time for the 48th Katherine Prize, with the annual awards and exhibition now planned for Friday 3 November. The Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and …

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12 October 2023

Fish Trap and the National Collection It’s not every day you get a call from the National Gallery asking if your small town cultural centre would like to have a major sculpture from its collection. But about a month ago, that is exactly what happened here at Godinymayin when several curators and program officers from …

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5 October 2023

Conversations with Banatjarl Wimun When we think about cultural identity in Katherine, the Banatjarl Strongbala Wimun Grup are the first thing that comes to my mind. Across the region, they are everywhere—offering weaving workshops at festivals, making damper at community gatherings, teaching people about bush medicine, having meaningful conversations and telling important stories. Organised under …

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21 September 2023

A New King of Magic: Getting cinematic (and bean bags involved) What if I told you that come the next dry season, Katherine’s hometown cultural facility is going to present a new outdoor cinema series, with dozens of cushy bean bags, Australia’s newest amphitheatre, and free movies for residents, visitors, and everybody? Thanks to recent …

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