The Long Table Project

Dharug Ngurra, 2019

Project Director: Nick Atkins

Producer: Emele Ugavule

Associate producer: Georgia Mokak

Graphic Designer: Mathilda Robba

Photography: Richmond Kobla Dido, Sivani Yaddanapudi

Guest curators: Vonne Patiag, Bhenji Ra and Vanessa Possum (with support from Nathan Mudyi Sentance)

Guest artists and facilitators: Sheila Pham, Miranda Aguilar, Nathan Mudyi Sentance, Amanda Jane Reynolds, Jaye Bakari Webb, Corina Norman, Val Berry, Eunice Andrada and May Tran

With support from Curious Women

Made possible with support from Create NSW and the Western Sydney Strategic Opportunities Fund.

The Joan's Q Theatre has recently built a table, a long table, and over the next three months, three artists are curating a month's worth of activities around the Long Table for the public to enjoy.

Kicking off this autumn, Long Table is curated by leaders from local CALD, LGBTQI+ and First Nations, communities with the view of to creating a space for discussion, celebration and reflection on their diasporic culture and relationship to Western Sydney.

Each month featured panels, parties, workshops, catch ups, cups of tea and will culminate in a final night-time gathering filled with art, food and drink. The doors are open, the tickets are free.

"The Long Table welcomes new audiences and regular attendees to take their seat at the table and connect with community, friends, food, performance and Q Theatre," said Nick Atkins, Project Director.

Events included podcasting workshops, vogueing workshops, a Dharug dance workshop, a play reading, cultural dinner, party, weaving workshops and smoking ceremony.

April’s Long Table program was curated by Vonne Patiag, May's Long Table program was curated by artist Bhenji Ra while June's program was curated by Dharug,Dharawal-Muringal-Baragal artist Vanessa Possum.