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Ngali

Culture is the future.

Ngali is the cultural arm of Indigenous Futures Foundation. We back First Nations artists and the communities they come from.

  • Artist development
  • Cultural development

Cherbourg Festival

We run the Cherbourg Festival on Wakka Wakka country in Queensland. Music, dance, story and art, made in Cherbourg and shared with everyone who comes.

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Artists first.

Development takes time, gear, mentors and a stage. We pay for all four so an artist can build a practice that lasts.

  • Mentoring
  • Recording
  • Touring

Fund what comes next.

Grants and partners pay for festivals, equipment, community workshops and tours. Every dollar lands in community.

  • Festivals
  • Equipment
  • Workshops
  • Tours

Two programmes. One purpose.

Artist development grows the people. Cultural development grows the ground they stand on. Ngali runs both from Cherbourg.

A worn acoustic guitar and a microphone in warm afternoon light

Artist development

We work with musicians, dancers, painters, film makers and writers from Cherbourg and the South Burnett. Support runs from first workshop to first tour: mentoring, recording time, equipment, fees and travel. Artists keep their work and their rights.

  • Mentoring
  • Recording
  • Equipment
  • Fees and travel
A community hall set up for a workshop with paint and drums on the tables

Cultural development

Culture lives when it is practised. We fund community workshops led by Elders and knowledge holders, language and dance sessions, and the gatherings that bring generations into one room.

  • Elder led workshops
  • Language and dance
  • Community gatherings
The Cherbourg Festival stage at dusk, lit in amber and red under festoon lights

Cherbourg Festival

A festival run by Ngali on Wakka Wakka country in the South Burnett, Queensland. A stage for local artists. A market for makers. A homecoming for families. A training ground where local crews run sound, lights, stage and screen, then take those skills to the next job.

  • Music
  • Dance
  • Story
  • Art
  • Market
  • Crew training

Where support goes

Four things a grant pays for.

Ngali seeks grants, sponsorship and in kind support in four streams. Each stream has a costed plan and a report at the end.

  • An outdoor festival stage at dusk under strings of lights

    Festivals

    Stage hire, artist fees, production crew, safety and access. Support keeps tickets free or low cost for community.

  • Speakers, road cases and a lighting rig on red earth at sunset

    Equipment

    PA systems, lights, cameras, instruments and recording gear that stay in community and get used all year.

  • Workshop tables with paint pots and drums in a community hall

    Community workshops

    Elder led sessions, art materials, venue costs and transport so every family can take part.

  • A touring van and trailer on a red dirt road at sunrise

    Tours

    Vehicles, fuel, accommodation and per diems that take Cherbourg artists to festivals and venues across the country.

Part of Indigenous Futures Foundation

Indigenous Futures Foundation builds long term futures for First Nations people. Ngali is its cultural arm.

The Foundation carries the governance and reporting. Ngali carries the stage. Partners get one point of contact and a clear line from the grant to the outcome.

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We are seeking grant partners, sponsors and in kind support for the next festival season and the year of programmes around it. Tell us what you can offer. We will show you where it lands.

  • Festival and event grants
  • Equipment and production sponsorship
  • Workshop and touring support
  • In kind support: venues, vehicles, gear and crew
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