Wominjeka Festival 2016

Overview

In the Yorta Yorta language, the word wominjeka means welcome. Fittingly, it's also the name of an annual festival of Indigenous culture at the Footscray Community Arts Centre. Returning for its sixth year, the Wominjeka Festival will once again showcase a range of Indigenous artists, musicians and performers from all around the country, while at the same time furthering critical conversations about Indigenous traditions and advocacy in Australia today.

One of the major highlights of the Wominjeka program is the return of TERRAIN, a concert dedicated to up-and-coming musicians. This year the spotlight is on folk-pop duo TigerLilly, Yorta Yorta hip hop artist Briggs and acoustic singer Brett Lee. Other standout events include the world premiere of Call from the West, an art exhibition inspired by the life of Indigenous activist William Cooper, and Hart, a theatre show inspired by the testimony of members of the Stolen Generation.