Shine on Gimuy will celebrate First Nations art and culture with light installations, art sculptures, animations, and soundscapes, and a full festival program with music performances, cultural dance, comedy, and conversations.

The festival's artistic director Rhoda Roberts shares what drew her to Shine on Gimuy, and explains the importance of spotlighting local talent. 

Dylan Rivers' latest project Thou Shalt Not Steal follows the story of a rebellious teen named Robyn, who races through 1980s Central Australia in a stolen taxi.

Dylan explains how he's using comedy to bring First Nations issues to a wider audience, and how his eclectic back catalogue informs his filmmaking.

An incredible panel discussion about First Nations perspective in poetry was recorded at the NSW State Library during National Poetry month for BBC Arts Hour and Red Room Poetry. 

Daniel Browning Lulu Houdini, Rob Waters and Nicole Smede talk through the action of writing poems.

Kalkatungu is the language of the Mt Isa area, and Will Blackley has been working with a team to revitalise it.

For his final time on Word Up, Will shares the Kalkatungu words he uses when there’s a storm brewing. 

Will Blackley live in the Mount Isa area on Kalkatungu Country. 

But his life started on Palm Island. 

He describes how he got to know his language when he wasn’t on Country, and shares the Kalakatungu word for kangaroo.

As an advocate for Blackfullas in music, film and theatre, Alethea Beetson is typically creating space for others. 

She explains what she learnt by centring herself in her last work — Meet Your Maker.

Bruce Denny is Yamatji actor, director, poet and playwright based in Western Australia. His new play, Operation Boomerang, follows the central character Nana as she enlists the help of her family to break out of her nursing home. 

Bruce explains how Operation Boomerang grew from a role play for medical students into a full-length show.

Will Blackley shares the Kalkatungu word for ‘fire’ and explains how the pronunciation of the language has shifted over time.

Kamilaroi Bigambul artist Archie Moore accepted the Golden Lion at the 60th Venice Biennale earlier this year.

His installation – kith and kin – was a vast yet intricate piece that the judges praised for offering “a glimmer of possibility for recuperation."

The Brady Bunch are a pretty big deal in the Brisbane suburb of Inala, famed for the big feeds in their kitchen and the deadly tunes on the turntable. 

One of 11 siblings, Troy Brady has slick dance moves borrowed from R&B superstars like Bobby Brown and Boyz II Men, but what he doesn’t have is a connection to Language. 

A cup of tea with a 104-year-old bushman might change that forever.