First Amazigh Festival in Australia (2009) Installation by Ffmendoza
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Amazigh is the original name in “Tamazight” language given to the native indigenous people of North Africa, also known as “Berber”. Amazigh means free man. They are distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River.
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Program:
Exhibition (from 12pm), Aboriginal Performance[...]
Amazigh is the original name in “Tamazight” language given to the native indigenous people of North Africa, also known as “Berber”. Amazigh means free man. They are distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River.
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Program:
Exhibition (from 12pm), Aboriginal Performance & welcoming (4pm), Leichhardt Mayor’s speech (4:20pm), Berber documentary screening (4:30pm), Dinner with Seksu/Couscous + 1st Raffle Prize (5pm), Moh Alilech (6:30pm), Massa Bouchafa (7:30pm); Khadya Azalam (8:20pm), 2nd Raffle Prize (9:10pm), Moh Alilech (9:15pm), Massa Bouchafa + 1st surprise prize (10:10pm). Festival Ends 11pm.
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Program:
Exhibition (from 12pm), Aboriginal Performance & welcoming (4pm), Leichhardt Mayor’s speech (4:20pm), Berber documentary screening (4:30pm), Dinner with Seksu/Couscous + 1st Raffle Prize (5pm), Moh Alilech (6:30pm), Massa Bouchafa (7:30pm); Khadya Azalam (8:20pm), 2nd Raffle Prize (9:10pm), Moh Alilech (9:15pm), Massa Bouchafa + 1st surprise prize (10:10pm). Festival Ends 11pm.
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Biographical brief Federico f. Mendoza is a Spanish Australian artist who started his creative career in the seventies. At this time he participated in Art performances making strong social comments dealing[...]
Biographical brief
Federico f. Mendoza is a Spanish Australian artist who started his creative career in the seventies. At this time he participated in Art performances making strong social comments dealing with broad issues such as violence in every day life and freedom of speech.
In the Eighties he lived and worked in France where he distinguish in the promotion of expressive popular creative crafts. Public demostrations, worshops, festivities, art craft fairs. He also participated in mail arts and other collaborative arts or cultural projects.
In the nineties he decided to follow formal education in Australia. After going through what he defined “some conflicts of identities “he completed the associated Diploma Of Fine Arts T.A.F.E Penrith (1992) Bachelor of Art --Visual Arts, University Western Sydney (1996), graduate Diploma of Adult and Community Education Catholic University Strafhfield (1999).
Over the past 30 years Federico has been involved in many cultural projects asserting the community spirit and the association of cultural values and creativity.
- Nationality: AUSTRALIA
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary Australian Artists