Big hART

26/05/2026

If you're near Port Kembla NSW this weekend, come on down to Port Kembla Skate Park. If you want to join in to our mentoring and skateboard jams visit Totem's website and register today!

Free Skate Mentoring Classes(Open & Female-focused) Skate JAM & Team SIGNING! Port Kembla, let’s GO! Join Totem Skateboarding and some of Australia’s top skateboarders at Port Kembla Skatepark for a FREE Youth Week 2026 SKATE FEST! This event is proudly funded by the B

25/05/2026

We can't wait to see the Swan Hill Community this Friday. Workshops start on Thursday. It's free and there are all age activities. Friday night opening will bring you 3 great shows. See you 6pm at Art Gallery of Swan Hill

25/05/2026

This May, Big hART and the Art Gallery of Swan Hill invites you to get creative alongside the Gulgawarnigu: Thinking of Something, Someone exhibition with two special community workshops.

🎨 Digital Drawing Workshop
Thursday 28 May, 4–5pm | Friday 29 May, 11am–12pm
Primary & early high school aged participants (all welcome) | Max 10 places

Inspired by young artists from Roebourne on Ngarluma Country, this workshop uses iPads and Procreate to explore identity, connection, and Country through digital portraiture. Participants leave with a finished artwork they can share — and may even see it featured in the exhibition itself.

🧺 Kelp Creations: rikawa Craft Workshop with Jye
Thursday 28 May, 5:30–6:30pm | All ages | Max 20 places

Palawa man Jye invites you to learn the art of traditional kelp basket weaving — a practice deeply tied to the culture and Country of Palawa people of Lutruwita (Tasmania). A wonderful experience for all ages.

Spots are limited — register now: https://events.humanitix.com/gulgawarnigu-thinking-of-someone-somwhere

20/05/2026

Sharing the good news as covered in North West Tassie's Advocate Newspaper.

A Wynyard creative hub is set for a $9.6 million transformation.

Read the full story here: http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/9249516?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Post

19/05/2026

Amazing! Amazing news!
Such a rush as we receive the great news that the Artisan Precinct Project has been funded. We are beyond excited.

14/05/2026

Here's you're friendly reminder, Big hART + Carriageworks Skateboarding sessions are on this Saturday (16th May) register through Totem Skateboarding

Skate of Mind at Carriageworks | Free Monthly Program Totem Skateboarding is proud to partner with Big hART’s Skate of Mind project to deliver a free monthly program at Carriageworks across six months. This series is more than just skateboarding. It’s a space for young people to connec

14/05/2026

🛹 The Skate of Mind China tour has begun — and we couldn't be more excited.

From 14 to 23 May, a crew of Australian skateboarders, musicians and digital artists are making their way through Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shanghai — delivering workshops, building friendships, and creating alongside Chinese skate schools and Olympic athletes.

It's a genuine people-to-people exchange, built on a simple idea: skateboarding is a universal language. No matter where you're from, the culture speaks for itself.

Our team includes some of Australia's most exciting young skaters — SLAM Skate of the Year 2026 Nixen Osborne, Olympic competitor Liv Lovelace, and World Cup qualifier Felicity Turner — alongside digital artists, photographers and filmmakers capturing every moment for audiences at home and online.

This China leg is just the beginning. An Australian tour through the Northern Territory and Tasmania follows in August 2026.

We're deeply grateful for the support of the Australian Government and the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, who are making this landmark cultural exchange possible.

Presented by Big hART — making art, building community, driving change for over 35 years.
National Foundation for Australia-China Relations 澳中基金会

13/05/2026

✨ Something special is coming to Swan Hill.

Gulgawarnigu | Thinking of Someone. Something — a stunning exhibition of digital portraits and landscapes by young Indigenous artists from Ieramugadu | Roebourne, WA — opens at the Art Gallery of Swan Hill this May. Entry is free.

These powerful works were born from Country in remote Western Australia and have toured nationally since their debut at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Now they're coming to the heart of Murray River country — and we'd love you to be there.

🎉 Join us for Opening Night
📅 Friday 29 May 2026 | 6:00pm
📍 Art Gallery of Swan Hill
🎟️ RSVP essential — bookings via Humanitix (link in comments)

The exhibition runs through to July 2026, with free digital art workshops to be announced. Don't miss it.

Presented by Big hART & Art Gallery of Swan Hill

30/04/2026

We're at the Women Deliver 2026 Conference, and photographers Jess and Rachel are taking you through Sister-in-Law Dreaming — a powerful exhibition of photography and video celebrating the everyday leadership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

Spanning multiple nations, the work is inspired by women leaders and their ongoing stewardship of Country, community and culture — grounded in nurture and collective care. At its heart is Punkaliyarra, a long-term, intergenerational women's initiative from Ieramugadu (Roebourne, Western Australia) — a story of kinship, heritage, and women's unbroken connection to Country.
Photography by Jessica Allan, Nic Duncan, and Rachel Mounsey.

Produced by Create Justice in collaboration with Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice and Big hART, with the generous support of Nelson Meers Foundation and Women Deliver 2026.

28/04/2026

🛹 What a day at Port Kembla Festival!
The Skate of Mind crew rolled up to Wentworth St on Saturday 18th April, took over a vacant lot, and turned it into a skate session for the whole community. Our pro team threw down some demos and helped first-timers find the courage to drop in on the ramp — those moments never get old. 🤙
1 street. 10 venues. 40+ artists. 4,000+ people. Port Kembla Festival is everything a community event should be — live independent music, markets, art, good people, and good vibes all round. The fact that it's free and community-funded makes it even more special.
Thanks for having us, Port Kembla Festival — it was an honour to be part of something so unique. 🙌
Port Kembla Chamber of Commerce Holy Pavlova