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Join us during NAIDOC Week (5 to 12 July) to celebrate the history, cultures and achievements of First Peoples.

How to get involved

  • Experience ‘Two Visions of the Sonata: Liszt and Kouvaras’ on 18 July at Hawthorn Arts Centre. This NAIDOC Week concert with award-winning pianist Coady Green features a contemporary work by Linda Kouvaras with narration by Tiriki Onus, inspired by Indigenous stories of place from St Kilda to Herring Island. 
  • Plan a visit to the free NAIDOC 2026 exhibition, opening from 19 August at Town Hall Gallery. Presented by Moondani Toombadool Centre, it showcases artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from Swinburne University of Technology.

NAIDOC Week reading

Make your next library loan one of the titles warmly recommended by our librarians for NAIDOC Week. These titles are all part of our permanent First Nations Collection, available to borrow in person and some online.

Upcoming events

Two Visions of the Sonata: Liszt and Kouvaras

Event Occurrence: 18 July 2026, 7:30 pm
Location:
Hawthorn Arts Centre
Price: $35
An artwork combining painted and patterned elements: a large tree stands at the centre, with silhouetted birds flying across a cloudy blue sky and mountain shapes in the background. Circular motifs with dot patterns appear throughout, including a large one in the upper left and another near a group of silhouetted figures gathered around a fire at the lower right. A winding blue waterway bordered by patterned land fills the lower section.

NAIDOC 2026 by Moondani Toombadool Centre

Event Occurrence: Wed 19 August 2026 –
Sat 3 October 2026
Location:
Town Hall Gallery
Price: Free

Image credit: Sophie Stark, detail from 'Echoes of the Elders', digital artwork, 44 x 44 cm, image courtesy of the artist. 

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