a bit thing Public Program
Dr Paola Balla, Katen Balla & Rosie Kalina
a bit thing invites you to step inside a fantastical Blak family home – a space where art, pop-culture and Koorie culture are inseparable from everyday life. Stay awhile to experience the artworks and explore the public programs below.
Saturday 27 June
Opening Event with Curators Talk & Tour
2pm – 4pm
Celebrate the opening of a bit thing and join curators Dr Paola Balla, Rosie Kalina and Katen Balla as they speak to the artworks and expand on the contextual framework of the exhibition.
Auslan Interpreting available on request – book by Friday 19 June.
Saturday 4 July
Workshop: Painting with Paola
12pm – 2pm
Come along to a gently guided painting session with Dr. Paola Balla, where she invites you to respond to a bit thing in little painting form. Materials and afternoon tea will be provided, and you’ll be able to take your artwork home.
Social Auslan Interpreting available on request – book by Friday 26 June.
Friday 10 July
Blakyard Feed, Yarns & Koorioke
6pm – 9pm
Join us in the Blakyard for chill family night, where we’ll be yarning about Blak Media and Film, local legends and the importance of archiving. Come along for a feed, hear a yarn and stick around for some Koorioke!
Saturday 11 July
Audio Described Tactile Tour
11am – 12:15pm
Join an audio-described and tactile tour of a bit thing exhibition, followed by Yarns & Damper with Aunty Margie Tang (optional). Whilst this tour has been designed with blind and low-vision patrons in mind, it is open to all community members who may benefit. Bookings are essential.
This service is available on request – book by Monday 6 July.
Yarns & Damper with Aunty Margie Tang
12:30pm – 2.30pm
Aunty Margie Tang invites you over for an afternoon cuppa and freshly baked damper, as she shares stories and lore passed down through generations.
Never one to be defined by a single craft or practice, Wemba Wemba and Gunditjmara Elder Aunty Margie has worked as a chef, standup comic, actor, writer, masseuse, visual artist, weaver, and more. Come along, the kettle’s on.
Social Auslan Interpreting available on request – book by Friday 3 July.
Describer guide available on request – book by Monday 6 July.
Image: Rosie Kalina, with photographs supplied from a family collection
Image description: A collage style image in pastel tones, incorporating an archive of family photographs and flora overlays.
