Emerging Writers’ Festival and Blak & Bright are coming together for ‘Memory Before Eyes: A Walking & Writing Workshop’ on Saturday 13 September.

Join Taungurung Elder Uncle Larry Walsh and his daughter Isobel Morphy-Walsh for a meander through the arts precinct of the city, pointing out sites that link to the cultural memory of Naarm. From tales of museums keeping ancestors and the fight for their return, to sites of contemporary political and cultural action, to history being made, each turn will be a reminder that Country is layered with memory and survival.

Following the walk, Uncle Larry and Isobel will lead a writing workshop, taking inspiration from the history, memory and narrative that exists all around us. 

This event is a pay what you can, but registration is a must!

Uncle Larry Walsh is a Taunwurrung Elder, cultural leader and storyteller. A pure storyteller, his focus on the oral tradition, is an important expression and make up of First Peoples culture. He wishes to express that First Peoples communities live as much in the modern world as intimately as they are connected to their past. His focus specifically on storytelling, ensures the cultural continuity of his peoples oral history traditions. He wishes to display that Aboriginal people live as much in the modern world as intimately as they are connected to their past.

Isobel Morphy-Walsh, a proud Nirim Baluk woman from the Taun Wurrung (Taungurung) people is at her core a weaver and storyteller. She uses many diff erent mediums and formats to weave story into both performance and visual art. Morphy-Walsh first production Gunga-na Dhum Nganjinu | The stories we hold tightly presented in 2023 at Yiramboi Festival she and her co-writers received a Green Room Award Nomination. Her first solo play Gunawarra was first debuted in November 2024 as part of Blak In The Room co-presented by Ilbijeri Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company. She currently works as a dramaturge and independent artist.