The display features digital projections and neon artworks sharing the stories of the six seasons across Djandak (Country) from Dja Dja Wurrung People, the Traditional Owners of Bendigo.

Funded by Creative Victoria, Djaara Lights is a collaboration between DJAARA (Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation) and the City of Greater Bendigo.

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Djaara chief executive Rodney Carter said Djaara Lights placed Traditional Owner knowledge at the forefront of an artistic practice to showcase the Six Seasons in an innovative way that had not been shared before.

"Djaara Lights will provide a heightened platform to showcase Dja Dja Wurrung culture, language and art," he said.

"It showcases the imagination and artistry of two talented Djaara artists."

First Nations artists Drew Berick and Troy Firebrace are leading this culturally significant art project and have worked closely with 20 local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

In a statement released by the City of Greater Bendigo earlier this year, Mr Berick and Mr Firebrace said to be part of the project gave them both an overwhelming feeling of pride and privilege, and it would be a good educational tool on Djaara culture for the community.

"Working with the younger artists to guide them and lead them has been rewarding," Mr Berick said.

"I have been incredibly fortunate with the successes I have had through creating art, but this project in particular is very exciting and humbling."

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"Being a part of Djaara Lights strengthens the voice of Djaara culture in the community," Mr Firebrace said.

"It contains visual elements that will prompt conversations and further learning about Djaara."

Beginning at the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank forecourt on Pall Mall, locals can wander along Oscars Walk towards the Telstra Exchange Building on Short Street and enjoy the neon artworks and street art between 7pm and 11pm.

The display features several light-based contemporary artworks including a 9.6m large-scale illuminated mural, 'I am Djaara'. An augmented reality app will enable people using a mobile to also enjoy artworks along Oscars Walk boardwalk leading to the illuminated mural.

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Renowned Indigenous edutech company Indigital has been brought in to help with the technical aspects while Bendigo Tech School and ACMI have been involved with the six seasons' artworks.

City of Greater Bendigo's creative communities coordinator and joint project manager, Maree Tonkin said Djaara Lights was an important cultural step forward for the region.

"It celebrates and acknowledges Traditional Owner stories through new and exciting public art works and Djaara Lights is poised to become a significant cultural destination for Greater Bendigo," she said.

The artworks are expected to be on display for at least the next three years.

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