Yarning Stick Workshop

Fourth-generation Noongar/Yamatji artist Emily Rose will lead a workshop on the creation of Yarning Sticks – a traditional Aboriginal tool used for storytelling. Yarning Sticks play a vital role in Aboriginal communities by promoting respectful listening and sharing of knowledge. Emily’s workshop offers participants a chance to engage with these important cultural practices, which reinforce community ties and preserve Indigenous storytelling traditions. Emily’s approach focuses on mindfulness and the deep connections between art, culture, and healing.

About the Artist

Emily Rose is a mother, visionary and fourth-generation Noongar/Yamatji artist. She’s committed to fostering generational change, promoting unity, and creating beautiful things for the benefit of those that lie forever in her heart of hearts – her children. An award-winning, multi-disciplinary artist, Emily’s work spans oil painting, weaving, and ephemeral art – for now – exploring themes of memory, natural order, and the interwoven narratives of Country. Her art exists at the intersection of tradition and innovation, paying homage to cultural knowledge while expanding the horizons of contemporary Indigenous art. Continuing a legacy where hands have woven, painted, and carved stories, Emily’s work celebrates her ancestors’ resilience but more importantly, through her own lived experiences she strives to build a transformed future for her daughter and beyond.