Cultural services
Midnight Dreaming shares culture through dance, education, art and collaboration — with schools, councils, universities, workplaces and organisations across Newcastle, the Hunter and NSW. Four ways to work with us, each with its own way in.
Dance & performances
Midnight Dreaming Dance Co
A 100% Aboriginal-owned dance studio founded in 2019 by Renae Lamb, operating under Wiradjuri and Wongaibon cultural authority on Awabakal and Worimi Country. Her dancers have performed at Dance Rites at the Sydney Opera House, NRL Indigenous Round, NAIDOC Week, Ngarrama, Rising From the Embers, Giyi Para and Bangang Daangang.
Performance is not a floor show here. The audience is told what they are watching and why it matters.
What a booking includes
- A yarn first, so the performance fits your event rather than the other way around
- A group of dancers matched to your running time and your space
- Traditional and contemporary work, with the story behind it explained to your audience
- Choreography developed by Midnight Dreaming and protected under ICIP — credited, never generic
- Where a Welcome to Country is needed, we help you arrange it with the Traditional Owners of the Country you are on
Who it’s for
- Schools and school assemblies
- Councils, community days and NAIDOC or Reconciliation Week events
- Corporate and organisational events
- Festivals, openings and ceremonies
Workshops & education
Cultural workshops, school and university programs
Weaving, collaborative ground murals, community painting, workplace cultural workshops, artist talks and mentoring. Renae has delivered this work with the Newcastle Knights, the University of Newcastle, Newcastle Art Gallery and The Creator Incubator.
Programs are built with your group, not picked off a list. Package structures and pricing are being finalised — tell us the group, the timeframe and what you want people to walk away with, and you get a proposal built around that.
What a booking includes
- A planning conversation before anything is locked in
- Facilitation by Renae and her team, with all materials supplied
- The cultural context and the story behind whatever is being made
- A finished work the group keeps, where the format allows it
- Purchase orders and invoicing — no trouble at all
Who it’s for
- Primary and secondary schools
- Universities, TAFE and student programs
- Councils and government teams
- Workplaces, staff days and Reconciliation Action Plan programs
- Community organisations, galleries and public programs
Corporate & licensing
Commissioned artwork, public art and licensing
Renae designed the Newcastle Knights 2025 Indigenous jersey — Nginhabulagu, “Belonging” in Wiradjuri — worn in NRL Indigenous Round and sold nationally. She has also created work for Newcastle Art Gallery, the University of Newcastle and the City of Newcastle.
That is what this looks like done properly: an original artwork with a story, a written licence that says exactly where it can be used and for how long, and the artist named on every piece of it.
What a booking includes
- A written scope before work starts — what the artwork is for, where it can be reproduced, and for how long
- An original work with its story and language name, not a motif pulled from a library
- Artist credit and cultural attribution wording you can use in your own materials
- Production files at the resolution your manufacturer or printer actually needs
- ICIP-cleared licensing, with royalties or licence fees agreed up front
Who it’s for
- Sporting clubs and codes
- Councils, government and public art programs
- Universities and institutions
- Organisations delivering a Reconciliation Action Plan
- Brands wanting a genuine collaboration rather than a print
The case study
Nginhabulagu — Newcastle Knights 2025 Indigenous Jersey
“Belonging”, in Wiradjuri. Designed by Renae, worn by the Knights’ NRL and NRLW sides across Rounds 23 and 24. The full story, the design elements, and Renae on film.
See the whole featureFor procurement
- 100% Aboriginal-owned and operated
- ABN registered, supplied on request
- ICIP-cleared licensing, scope agreed in writing
- Purchase orders and invoicing accepted
- Newcastle NSW — Awabakal and Worimi Country
Art commissions
A work made for your place
Private commissions for a home, a foyer, a family piece or a gift that has to mean something. It runs in three steps, and the first one is free.
1 — The yarn
The space, who it is for, and what you want the work to hold. No brief template and no proposal portal — a conversation.
2 — The story
Renae comes back with the story the work will carry, its size, its timeframe and its price, in writing, before a brush is picked up.
3 — The work
Painted, then delivered or installed, with its story, language name where it has one, medium, dimensions and provenance.
What a booking includes
- The first conversation, at no cost
- The story of the work, written down and yours to keep
- Provenance: title, language name, medium, dimensions, year
- Delivery or installation arranged with you
Who it’s for
- Private collectors
- Families marking something that matters
- Businesses wanting one real work rather than five prints
- Memorials and gifts with meaning
Durations and pricing are quoted per booking, because a school assembly and a three-day community project are not the same job.
In partnership
Reconciliation done properly looks like a long relationship, not a logo. This is one of them.
Renae LambFour works — titles awaiting Renae