Events

Current & Upcoming Events

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  Seeking your support for our ‘Music Creation School Holiday Program’ at the Lautem Cultural Centre

  In 2020, MHI is running school holiday activities to enable young people to learn a range of creative art forms, lead by professional Timorese artists. Week-long workshops in previous years have included digital imagery and painting on glass and performing arts. Each workshop series concludes with a community event, allowing students to celebrate their creative achievements with their families and the wider community.   The program aims to inspire creative expression, develop diverse creative skills among youth, increase the economic wellbeing... View event
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  MHI Guest Speaker at the Melbourne East Timorese Activity Centre Welcome Dinner

  METAC November Welcome Dinner at Broadmeadows Community Hub with guests Nelinha Pereira, of Many Hands International and Lospalos Cultural Centre, and Cameron Wheelehen and Emily Rostron, of Wild Timor Coffee. When: 6pm, Friday 2 November 2018 Where: Broadmeadows Community Hub BYO Drinks. All welcome. View event
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  Visiting Artist School Holiday Program April 2018: digital art and painting on glass with Simao

  09/04/18 - 13/04/18

  During the Easter school holidays, Many Hands International hosted a special 5-day creative workshop at the Lautem Cultural Centre. 25 young boys and girls learned how to paint on glass and then organised a community exhibition to celebrate their creative achievements with their families.  Visiting Artist Simao, from Arte Morris and Many Hands Arts Participation Officer, Cesario Laudes lead the activity, sharing their skills and knowledge with the young students. It was a delight to see so many young females... View event
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  Visiting Artist School Holiday Program August 2018: Theatre Workshop and Performance with Lena

  13/08/18 - 17/08/18

  During the August school holidays, MHI hosted visiting performance artist, Lena Caminha from Teatro Timor. For five days Lena worked with young local students from the MHI Creative Arts Program to create a theatre performance to showcase at a special community event. Four short performance pieces were created including a story about kids spending all their time on Facebook and missing out on fun opportunities in the community; a story about early teen pregnancy and the importance of education for... View event
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  INVITATION: My Family, My Culture, ART EXHIBITION OPENING NIGHT: 6.30pm-9.30pm, 28 September, Dili

  28/09/18 - 28/09/18

  Many Hands International and Volunteer Services Abroad New Zealand proudly present:   My Family, My Culture Strengthening positive relationships through art ART EXHIBITION   Opening Night: 6.30pm-9.30pm, 28 September 2018 Venue: Xanana Reading room, R. Belarmino Lobo, Díli, Timor-Leste   Exhibition dates: showing from opening night until 5th October 2018 (Mon-Fri 9 am to 5 pm)   Come and check out over 100 pieces of amazing art made by very talented young people from the Lautem District.   The artworks... View event
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  MHI students hold exhibition in Dlii

  03/10/18 - 03/10/18

  My Family, My Culture' Youth Arts Exhibition in Dili, Timor-Leste On the 28th of September 2018, students from MHI's Vida Arte Galeria showcased their artwork at a special exhibition titled 'My Family, My Culture' in Dili, the capital city of Timor Leste. Media included glass painting, lino prints, paper mache and styles such as portraits and landscapes. A number of pieces from MHI's Portrait Avo project were also displayed. The opening night was a huge success with many coming... View event

Past Events

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  Presentation at Timor-Leste Studies Association Conference, Dili,

  15/07/13 - 15/07/13

  Presentation: Preservation of Endangered Forms of Fataluku Cultural Expression. Understanding Timor-Leste 2013 Research Conference, Dili, Timor-Leste, 15 – 16 July 2013 View event
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  Lautem Cultural Festival: Friday 5 to Sunday 7 April 2013

  05/04/13 - 07/04/13

  Celebrate culture and diversity at the inaugural Lautem Cultural Festival 5-7 April 2013. View event
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  Public Forum: Effective non-violent discipline strategies for our children and students, 06 August

  06/08/12 - 06/08/12

  Effective non-violent discipline strategies for our children and students: Developing effective psychological approaches in Timor-Leste. This event will offer information from the field of psychology about effective non-violent behavioural strategies that can be used by teachers and parents to discipline students in the classroom and children in the home. These strategies are important as they can lay the foundation for non-violent social relationships and social harmony. View event
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  Community Publishing Project: Training in Lautem district

  23/04/12 - 27/04/12

  Alola Foundation will be running community publishing workshops in the Lautem district as part of the Community Publishing Project supported by Many Hands International. View event
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  Our Culture: Many Different Stories

  04/02/12

  Join us in Lospalos for a cultural presentation made by the community, for the community. View event
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  Labarik husi Afalyca Baucau Exhibition: Children’s Artwork from Afalyca School in Timor-Leste

  12/09/11 - 25/09/11

  Many Hands is pleased to be working with Gallery Sunshine Everywhere to present 'Labarik Husi Afalyca Baucau', an exhibition of children's art from Afalyca School in Baucau, Timor-Leste. View event
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  Of Love and Other Demons: Lina Andonovska Fundraising Concert for Many Hands International

  04/09/11

  Flutist Lina Andonovska performs music by Dean, Piazzolla and Debussy in a spicy program that gains its title after Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ novel Of Love and Other Demons. Inspired by her travels in Timor-Leste, Lina teams up with acclaimed musicians Dan McKay (guitar), Jacinta Dennett (harp), Charlotte Burbrook de Vere (viola) and Stefan Cassomenos (piano) to raise money for MHI's Lospalos Centre for Traditional and Contemporary Arts and Culture Project in Lospalos. View event
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  The Role of Arts in Social Change in Timor-Leste: Culture and Community Researchers’ Network

  04/08/11 - 04/08/11

  MHI Director Kim Dunphy will present the preliminary findings of her PhD research into the role of participatory arts in social change in Timor-Leste. View event
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  Artist Residency with Nafo Fila theatre company in Ainaro, Timor-Leste

  05/07/11 - 17/07/11

  Theatre director Catherine Simmonds will be in Ainaro working with established youth theatre group Nafo Fila to assist the group's skills development in theatre making. View event
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  Conference: Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills for Timor-Leste’s Development

  04/07/11 - 05/07/11

  Organised by Victoria University and theNational University of Timor-Lorosa'e, this conference will take place in Dili, Timor-Leste. View event