Stylin’ UP celebrated it’s TENTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY. Despite the rain, over 12,000 people made their way towards Inala to witness some of the country’s’ finest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Hip Hop music and dance artists, including Indigenous Intrudaz, Archie Roach, Impossible Odds, Last Kinection, Zennith Boyz, Dust Dance Crew and a host of other talent.

Established in 2000 by local Inala elders in partnership with Brisbane City Council as a way of instilling their youth with pride in themselves, their community and their culture.

The event has grown to become Australia’s largest Indigenous Hip Hop and R&B music and dance events that celebrates youth and contemporary Indigenous culture. Produced with and for young people in Brisbane and across Queensland, Stylin’ Up is also an award winning, nationally lauded contemporary Indigenous creative arts development program (winning the 2004 Premier of QLD award and a Reconciliation award in 2008). Stylin’ Up’s mantra Pride in SELF / Pride in COMMUNITY / Pride in CULTURE, emphasises its commitment to young Indigenous people to take a positive step towards personal and social change, which ultimately contributes to community change. Stylin UP has been developed within a community development framework including a large workshop program facilitated by leading local artists in the lead up to the event each year. The workshops run in local schools & community centres in the South West Brisbane Corridor as well as through a regional program. These workshop programs nurture the next generation of artists as well as passing on the inherent values of Stylin UP no shame – step up and be proud; represent your culture and your community.

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