Upper Shoalhaven Landcare Council
Two Fires Festival: Food Health and Healing the Land

Two Fires Festival: Food Health and Healing the Land

The 2019 Two Fires Festival (2FF) will be celebrating Food Health and Healing the Land in Braidwood on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of April. This family-friendly event is an opportunity to learn about and experience native and local food, art and literature, local activism, indigenous culture and regenerative farming. Since its beginning in 2005, the Two Fires Festival celebrates the work of a vigorous artistic community, and enlivens the creative force of activism. Arts and activism blend, each feeding the potency of the other. The Festival honours and carries forward the spirit of poet Judith Wright’s twin passions, art and activism, particularly environmental and Indigenous activism.
  • Two Fires Festival: Food Health and Healing the Land
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  • The 2019 Two Fires Festival (2FF) will be celebrating Food Health and Healing the Land in Braidwood on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of April. This family-friendly event is an opportunity to learn about and experience native and local food, art and literature, local activism, indigenous culture and regenerative farming. Since its beginning in 2005, the Two Fires Festival celebrates the work of a vigorous artistic community, and enlivens the creative force of activism. Arts and activism blend, each feeding the potency of the other. The Festival honours and carries forward the spirit of poet Judith Wright’s twin passions, art and activism, particularly environmental and Indigenous activism.

The event will kick off on the Friday evening with the opening of the 2FF art show ‘River Return’ a group exhibition at Altenberg Gallery. Saturday will begin with an opening ceremony and welcome to country from Walbunga Elder Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison and Family, Budawang Elder Noel Butler from Nura Gunyu, Ngaran Ngaran and Djaadjawan Dancers. Saturday will also include a Judith Wright address, Treaty Panel, Reflective workshop using story to re-picture our childhood landscape and its Indigenous story, with Phillippa Cordwell, A Food, Health and Healing the Land Panel with David Marsh, Fran Bodkin, Martin Royds, Wynlen House Urban Micro Farm and local landcarers, plus many other fantastic events including local activism past and present and Fired-up poetry and song at the Smokey Horse on Saturday night.

Sunday will include local farm tours to Hazelwood Farmand Australian Mountain Pepper, film screenings, reading by @US Mob Writting Group and a presentation by Margo Neale curator for the 2017-18 Tracking the Seven Sisters exhibition. Also over the weekend, The Art of Healing the Land exhibition will be on at the Braidwood Regional Arts Group Inc space. The Two Fires festival provides a unique and adventurous program with a wide range of creative and intellectual offerings and has something for everyone to enjoy.

For more information, the full program and ticketing please visit http://twofiresfestival.org.au/two-fires-festival-2019/