Through the right set of eyes, something as commonplace as a portable camp stove can evoke a queer spirit. Queer Blakfullas experience life through a unique set of lenses and have developed strategies and techniques for surviving the spaces we find ourselves in. Camp Stove is an exhibition and program series on the craft of Queer Blak survivance.
By reimagining the possibilities of found objects, collected materials and the handmade, the artists in Camp Stove expand on themes of environmental action and justice, the importance of community spaces, resistance, and the magic of imagination.
Camp Stove will foster spaces designed for queer First Peoples and our extended communities - places for creative exchange, skills development, and building inter-generational connections.
Camp Stove is the 6th annual First Peoples-led exhibition. An initiative established in 2020 that platform First Peoples' curatorial practice within craft and design. Presented as part of NAIDOC Week 2026.
Curator
Kate ten Buuren - (Taungurung)
2027 First Peoples-led Exhibition
We are now accepting expressions of interest to curate the 2027 First Peoples-led Exhibition series.
The initiative platforms First Nations curatorial practice within craft and design.
