Mitch Mahoney built a traditional stringybark canoe with help from the Millowl (Phillip Island) community

The Millowl (Phillip Island) community assisted First Nations artist Mitch Mahoney (Boonwurrung/Wemba Wemba/Barkindji) to build a traditional stringybark canoe. Mitch learnt to build the canoe ‘by reading books on the craft from his family members and having conversations with different communities.’ Mitch made the canoe as part of a residency at Baluk Arts in late September 2023. Read the ABC article to find out more.

[Image copyright: ABC Gippsland, Georgia Lenton-Williams, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-04/aboriginal-artist-mitch-mahoney-stringybark-canoe-phillip-island/102897558]