Our Story
Kwabo Events was founded to create culturally safe, empowering and visible spaces for BIPOC artists, communities and cultural expression within Australia’s arts and events sectors.
The organisation emerged from the lived experiences of migration, exclusion and cultural invisibility experienced by founder Gracieuse Amah, who developed Kwabo initially through research exploring the role of African dance as a tool for resilience, wellbeing, belonging and intercultural connection.
The first Kwabo Festival launched during the Melbourne Fringe Festival in 2018 at Queen Victoria Market, bringing together hundreds of participants from diverse cultural backgrounds through African dance and participatory arts experiences.
Since then, Kwabo has evolved into a multidisciplinary creative enterprise delivering:
Incubator programs
❖ Incubator programs
❖ Cultural safety initiatives
❖ Festivals and performances
❖ Creative workforce development
❖ Mentorship and internship pathways
❖ Arts education
❖ Community engagement programs
❖ Public participatory performances
❖ Consultancy and cultural advisory services
Today, Kwabo works across arts, education, government and community sectors to strengthen equity, representation and wellbeing through creativity and systems change.
