Submit your 2019 Lane Cove Festival events today!
Council invites community groups to submit their September events to be
included in the 2019 Lane Cove Festival program! The program will include a
broad range of exciting activities from a wide variety of groups that feature
in this annual Festival.
Lane Cove Festival is organised by a community-based Festival committee
and is administered by Lane Cove Council. The Festival aims to support
community groups by providing an opportunity for groups to raise their local
profile with free event listings in the annual Festival program.
In 2019 the Festival will be held from 1 – 30 September with a program
launch event on Friday 30 August.
Complete and submit your application online today!
Please get in touch at 9911 3596 if you are unable to complete
the online form and we will be able to assist you with your application.
The deadline for event submissions is Friday 17 May 2019
Gai-mariagal Festival - VOICE. TREATY. TRUTH.
26 May - 14 July 2019
The Gai-mariagal Festival invites residents to walk 'with us in the spirit of VOICE, TREATY and TRUTH of the Australian people for a better future'. The Festival celebrates First Australian culture and heritage and involves numerous community groups and Councils including Lane Cove Council. The program includes workshops, art exhibitions, performances, films and talks, as well as Children's Voices for Reconciliation.
Download the 2019 Gai-mariagal Festival Program or visit the Gai-mariagal Festival website today!
Featured events:
Exhibition: The Hidden Garden
23 May to 29 May, 10am - 4pm, Gallery Lane Cove, 164 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove
There is a valley deep in the heart of the Australian bush that is the original site of the Garden of Eden, the real tree of knowledge and the terrible secret behind Adam and Eve’s story. In ‘The Hidden Garden’, artist Travis de Vries reveals the true story of the garden; unfolding through the lens of a fable, handed down from elder to initiate in the rite of passage as old as time. The Hidden Garden will feature paintings, soundscape and immersive installation artworks.
Cost: Free
Enquiries: 9428 4898 or info@gallerylanecove.com.au
Opening Night Event: Thursday 23 May, from 6:00pm
Artwork by Travis de Vries
Children’s Voices for Reconciliation
Thursday 30 May, 10.30am - 12pm, Lane Cove Plaza
Local schools and day care centres participate in an annual concert as part of National Reconciliation Week performing songs, dance and storytelling to the theme ‘Grounded in Truth’.
Cost: Free
Enquiries: Council’s Cultural Team 9911 3596 or cultural@lanecove.nsw.gov.au
Fan weaving workshop with Karleen Green
Thursday 30 May, 4:00 - 5:00pm, Synergy Youth Centre
Come and learn traditional weaving techniques from Indigenous weaver Karleen Green to create your own fan to take home. Free workshop for young people aged 11-18. Drop in, no registration needed.
Cost: Free
Enquiries: Council’s Youth Team 9911 3598 or youth@lanecove.nsw.gov.au
Creative Workshop: Pure Technique
Saturday 1 June, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, Gallery Lane Cove, 164 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove
In this workshop Travis de Vries takes participants through his techniques to create finished artwork. Using distinctly contrasting methods of oil and medium washes along with a linear painterly style, participants will learn the process Travis goes through to take a blank canvas through to the finished product.
Cost: $65
Enquiries: 9428 4898 or info@gallerylanecove.com.au
Book online today.
The Hidden Garden - A Reading and Music & Exhibition Panel Discussion
Saturday 8 June, 11:00am - 12:00pm, Gallery Lane Cove, 164 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove
“Eve was never expelled, she chose to leave”. The Hidden Garden exhibition is based on a short story written by Travis de Vries retelling the story of the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve through the lens of Indigenous storytelling. It invokes the idea of a fable, told from an elder of their tribe to a young man as a rite of passage. Through this 45-minute telling we learn the true story of the Garden of Eden, a tale of patriarchal propaganda and feminine strength. This telling will be accompanied by a recorded sound track also created by Travis de Vries.
Cost: Free
Enquiries: 9428 4898 or info@gallerylanecove.com.au
Bookings essential.
Creative Workshop: Involving Symbolism
Saturday 15 June, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, Gallery Lane Cove, 164 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove
Utilising rich source material of Australian Indigenous lore and drawing from techniques of comic books, video games and pop culture creators, this workshop will provide a unique insight into the methods that Travis de Vries has used to create his work and how you can find your own artistic voice. This workshop is aimed at those who have a strong knowledge of a painting/drawing technique and would like to acquire ways to apply these skills to concepts. We will be using various artistic techniques to explore broad narrative concepts with a particular focus on blending the very old with the new.
Cost: Free
Enquiries: 9428 4898 or info@gallerylanecove.com.au
Bookings essential.
Aboriginal Heritage Walk
Saturday 22 June, 10am - 12pm, Batten Reserve, Lane Cove
Enjoy a guided bushwalk through Country with Karen Smith from the Aboriginal Heritage Office. Karen will share local knowledge, stories and experience of Indigenous culture. Light refreshments are provided.
Cost: Free
Online bookings essential.
Animals of the Dreaming:
Taronga Zoomobile Visit
Lane Cove Saturday 6 July, 10 - 11am, Lane Cove Plaza
To celebrate the start of NAIDOC Week, the Taronga
Zoomobile will be visiting Lane Cove Plaza. Hear
stories and songs about Mother Nature and her
animals as told by Col Hardy, a highly respected
Aboriginal elder. Plus, meet a number of amazing
native animals, each with their own very special
character.
Cost: Free
Enquiries: Council’s Cultural Team 9911 3596 or
cultural@lanecove.nsw.gov.au
Lane Cove Festival: September
Lane Cove Festival ran throughout September and included a range of exciting signature events throughout the 60+ event program.
View the 2018 Program
Festival by the River: November
This Festival celebrates life on the river with two weeks of activities along foreshores, in parks and on the doorsteps of community groups that call the river home. Be it a glance, a swim or a paddle the Lane Cove community is connected to life on the river.
View the 2018 Program
Sunset in the Village: January – February
Take advantage of the warmer months and enjoy free film screenings, live music, local bushwalks, creative workshops, public art, gallery exhibitions and more! This program also includes our popular annual Lunar New Year celebration and Sunset Artists Market. The 2019 program is now available online. Hard copies will be available at the Lane Cove Library and Civic Centre in January 2019.
Village History Audio Guide:
Immerse yourself in Lane Cove village's history with a brief and entertaining audio guide that will take you back to Lane Cove's beginnings through to today.
To access the guide you can download the free izi.TRAVEL app to your personal device via the Apple, Google and Windows app stores or download from the izi.TRAVEL website.
To find the guided walk, search 'Village History Audio Guide' once in the app to discover text, audio, images and GPS tracking to guide you along the walk.
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Contact Us
Council's Cultural Development Officer
Phone: 9911 3594
Email: cultural@lanecove.nsw.gov.au
