Somerville Community Art Space - Tounnin Wominjeka Youth Hub project

Next date: Wednesday, 16 July 2025 | 11:00 AM to Wednesday, 27 August 2025 | 11:00 AM

 

Feature image: Tounnin Wominjeka Youth Hub Public Art Project

 

Celebrate NAIDOC Week across the Mornington Peninsula’s Community Art Spaces with powerful works by First Nations artists and young people.

At Somerville and Hastings Community Art Spaces, view artworks from the Tounnin Wominjeka Youth Hub Public Art Project. Led by Sammy Trist in collaboration with local First Nations youth, this project celebrates community, identity, and culture through a large-scale mural design. The final work—reflecting the voices and shared stories of young people across the Peninsula—will be unveiled at a special community event:

Tounnin Wominjeka Youth Hub – Public Art Unveiling
Monday, 30 June
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Tounnin Wominjeka Youth Hub, Rosebud

Program:
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Smoke Ceremony with Josh West and artwork unveiling
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Community BBQ – all are welcome!

Come along to celebrate NAIDOC Week, connect with community, and honour the creativity and cultural pride of our local First Nations young people.

 

About Sammy Trist

Experience the work of proud Taungurung woman and multidisciplinary local artist Sammy Trist, who brings together tradition and innovation through ochre painting and storytelling. Sammy’s vibrant practice, informed by over 30 years in education, inspires connection, learning, and cultural pride. See her exhibition at the Mornington Community Art Space which includes pages from her popular Wonga colouring book—developed in collaboration with MPRG—which introduces children to Kulin Nation language and local flora and fauna.

 

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Location

Somerville Central Shopping Centre, 49, Somerville, 3912, View Map