Leigh Carmichael says his festival has changed for good, after last year was dominated by outrage and a boycott. But there’s still work to be done
a leaked proposal to ditch 2022’s festival in favour of Blak Mofo: an event run entirely by Indigenous Australians. Blak Mofo was never committed to, but in May Dark Mofo announced a $60,000 seed fund for Tasmanian Aboriginal artists to develop work for future festivals, which would be managed by a First Nations cultural advisory group.
Carmichael calls the Union Flag controversy “a failure on many, many levels and a mistake on many levels”, saying: “Whenever someone is hurt or traumatised, then there’s a massive problem. I accept all of that and take responsibility for it.” Carmichael says this year’s program involves more palawa people than ever: “If those relationships continue to deepen, then there’s something really powerful there.”
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