MAYI Festival 2022

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Posted 2022-05-07 by Jen ⇒ follow

Mon 23 May 2022 - Sat 28 May 2022

MAYI means People/s in the Ngemba Language, the Country this festival will be held on, on Saturday 28 May 2022 from 2pm to 9pm AEST at Bourke Showgrounds & Racecourse, Bourke. Tickets are $25 and you can get it here . The festival is about Healing Country & Community. The focus of the festival is to construct, revitalise uplift and bring the Bourke community positivity. The festival is the culmination of a week of workshops prior to the event. The ACE (Arts & Cultural Exchange) and Bourke Aboriginal Corporation Health Service (BACHS) partnered to launch three artist residencies (23-27 May) and the inaugural MAYI Festival (28 May) in Bourke, NSW as part of a new community wellbeing and arts engagement program.

The Festival brings together other service providers, organisations, community groups and critical individual community members to help rebuild safety and connection by spreading community awareness about key BACHS services.

Anne Loxley, Executive Director, ACE has said - "Cultural Leaders from the 26 language groups across Bourke and surrounds, local businesses, community health and wellbeing services, regional arts initiatives and a lineup of First Nations musicians, are all coming together to focus on community, wellbeing and celebrating Far West NSW." "We look forward to an unforgettable celebration of the Bourke community, a spark for continued positive community engagement and artistic output and, most importantly, a call to Heal Country and community."

Find all details of the festival and the free creative development workshops for the young people of the Bourke LGA here . Be privy to information about the artists involved, including the headliners at the festival. There'll be live performances from local and national bands, arts organisations, community services and local businesses. Additionally, BACHS has partnered with the Deadly Blues/Maroons public health campaign to bring trailblazing campaign ambassadors and NRL players to the Festival to help improve community health outcomes through education. Stay in touch via Facebook for updates and you'll find more information there too.