Since 2013, the HOW Group have been sharing our weaving knowledge and stories in a number of collaborative and community projects.
Projects and More
‘mayinyguwalgu ngunggirridyu’ | I will share with other people
November 2022
An exhibition at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery featuring animations and hand-made sculptures to tell three important Wiradjrui stories; the walan gugaa | strong gonna, the wirramari | big fish and the story of Pomingalarna and Gobbagombalin. The HOW Group invited audiences and artists from near and far to collaborate, celebrate and experience the joy of sharing stories with other people.
Home Program - ‘gindaymilanha’ | laugh whilst walking along
November 2022
An Exhibition at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery that is an outcome of the Home Program - a partnership between the Wiradjuri community, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW Department of Education and the Art Gallery of NSW that connects schools to local Aboriginal artists, community, language and culture.
Dirramay | Lomandra Grass Harvesting
March 2022
A much-awaited trip for some of the 2021 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity. HOW Member, Ella Havelka, a dancer and Wiradjuri woman invited Fellows to visit Wagga Wagga with a full schedule including spending time with Elders, walking on-Country, and the collective work of world-making in the form of weaving with native grasses collected along the Murrambidya river.
‘galing giilang’ | Water Stories
March 2022
This collaborative piece brings together modern furniture design, Australian traditional materials and the cultural stories of the Wiradjuri people from Wagga Wagga. Vivienne Wong took inspiration from the role women play and continue to play in the ancestral culture of First Nations People collaborating with members of the Hands On Weavers Group.
Creative Catchment Kids Program
May 2016
Students involved in the Creative Catchment Kids Program researched and wrote stories about Aboriginal culture in their local communities. They connected with the Hands On Weavers Group at the Ngurra Hub and learnt some weaving techniques. The program was generously funded by Riverina Local Land Services and the Australian government’s National Landcare Programme.
Wagga Wagga Airport Weaving Welcome
March 2014
The Wagga Wagga Airport Weaving Welcome project has resulted in an impressive collaboration that displays sandblasted stained glass images inspired by the handwoven creations of Hands On Weavers; Aunty Sandy Warren, Aunty Lorraine Tye, and Aunty Joyce Hampton, together with Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones.