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Tina Waru is the proud founder of the Indigeneous Runway Project in Melbourne and has been creating independent First Nations fashion runway events as a part of the Melbourne Fashion Festival and Melbourne Fashion Weeks both locally and internationally!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q1. Please give us a brief bio of yourself and your creative background.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am the Founder of the Indigenous Runway Project in Melbourne, Australia, which has gained national and international recognition. Receiving over 8000 expressions of interest and supported over 1800 young Indigenous people. I went on to pioneer the world\u2019s first Indigenous Runway platform for First Nations designers. For the past twelve years I have created and produced independent First Nations fashion runway events and installations as part of the Melbourne Fashion Festival and Melbourne Fashion Weeks in Australia and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the past ten years I have written plays, directed, and produced events and music videos. I create immersive experiences that has a strong cultural component to its storytelling. From bringing to life Indigenous Gods in the alleyways of Melbourne, Australia to producing First Nations events for Chiefs on the prairies of Saskatchewan country in the Canadian province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2. What made you become\/why did you choose to become a creative?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I come from a family of creatives and surrounded by songwriters to artists my entire life. My parents were teachers in our community and had all their children learning from a young age.  It came naturally as a creative and I could see things that others couldn\u2019t, all thanks to my parents and their creative knowledge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q3. Tell us more about your business\/company, job profile, and what you do.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are a First Nations business dedicated to bringing First Nations global storytelling to life, in a way that fully immerses and engages the audience. For the past 12 years, we created and produced Independent First Nations fashion runways as part of the Melbourne Fashion Festival, Melbourne Fashion Week and international markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winning Entry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Spirit, My Country is a unique and powerful fashion runway in Melbourne, Australia that featured First Nations \u2026 (Read more at MUSE Creative Awards<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about this interview<\/a> with Collen Gilligan from the United States, the Gold Winner of the 2023 MUSE Creative Awards.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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