Tarnanthi Festival 2023

Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art

20 Oct 2023   –

21 Jan 2024

Free entry

In the language of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide region, tarnanthi means to come forth, appear or emerge.

True to its name, Tarnanthi promotes new beginnings by encouraging artists across the country to create significant new works that tell important stories. Tarnanthi fosters opportunities for First Nations artists at all stages of their careers and regularly facilitates mentorships and career development opportunities, opening up new pathways for creative talents.

At this year’s Tarnanthi Festival, you can experience a diverse profusion of leading-edge works of art from across Australia, presented at the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA), throughout Adelaide and around South Australia.

For full program details, visit agsa.sa.gov.au/tarnanthi

All details are correct at the time of printing. Please visit the website for the most up to date information

AGSA Kaurna yartangka yuwanthi. AGSA stands on Kaurna land.

image detail Bugai Whyoulter, Kartujarra people, Western Australia, born Pukayiyirna, Western Australia c.1939, Wantili (Warntili, Canning Stock Route Well 25), 2022, Kunawarritji, Western Australia, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 152.0 x 106.0 cm; © Bugai Whyoulter/Martumili Artists

Tarnanthi Opening Weekend

Tarnanthi Launch

Thu 19 Oct, 6pm

AGSA Forecourt

Free entry

Join us on Kaurna Yerta, on the Art Gallery of South Australia forecourt, for this year’s Festival launch.

The festivities begin with a Kaurna Welcome to Country, a keynote address by Western Arrernte/Yankunytjatjara artist and cultural leader Robert Fielding, and a free performance by acclaimed Arrernte/ Gurindji singer-songwriter Dan Sultan.

Panpapanpalya

Fri 20 Oct, 10am–1pm

AGSA Courtyard

Free entry

For centuries before colonisation, Kaurna people hosted cultural conferences known as Panpapanpalya. These knowledgesharing forums continue as a critical part of Tarnanthi.

Leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, curators, academics and writers come together to share their insights in three 45-minute sessions, each chaired by a leading First Nations artist or curator.

Artist Talks

21–22 Oct, 11am & 2pm

AGSA

Free entry

Tarnanthi’s guiding principle is to let the artist’s voice shine. Join us over the opening weekend to hear from exhibiting artists as they talk about their works on display at AGSA.

image left Dan Sultan; photo: Clint Peloso image above Panpapanpalya featuring Gail Mabo, Sonya Rankine and Renee Johnson, Tarnanthi 2021; photo: Nat Rogers

Tarnanthi Opening Weekend

Tarnanthi Art Fair 2023

20–22 Oct

In person

Fri 5–8.30pm (sales open after Welcome to Country)

Sat–Sun 10am–5pm

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 98 Port Road, Hindmarsh SA 5007 Free entry

Online

Fri 5pm – Sun 5pm tarnanthiartfair.com.au

The annual Tarnanthi Art Fair returns in 2023 as both a physical and online event, after two successful years of being presented online only. The physical Art Fair provides a unique opportunity to meet Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, learn about their world and ideas, and buy works of art.

Exclusive to Adelaide, this popular art event brings together creative works in diverse mediums, produced by hundreds of established and emerging, regional and city-based artists from across Australia. Join artists from Ceduna Arts in a public program to create a sculpture from marine debris.

If you can’t make it to the physical Art Fair, you can browse and buy online, day and night, from your home anywhere around the world.

Importantly, the three-day Art Fair delivers significant economic benefits to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, where art production is a vital source of income. All works are made and sold ethically, and all sale proceeds go directly to the artists and their community-run art centres.

UPLANDS

Art, Culture, Country

Tarnanthi Art Fair 2023

20–22 Oct

Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Agency has partnered with more than 20 remote First Nations art centres across the country to deliver a landmark digital project that invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to share their art centres, community collections, and artistic and cultural practices with the world. This large-scale immersive digital mapping project – the first of its kind –will be launched at Tarnanthi Art Fair and features interviews with more than 150 First Nations artists and arts workers.

Tarnanthi Art Fair is presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia with Principal Partner BHP and supported through the Australian Government’s RISE Fund and the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program.

image Tarnanthi Art Fair 2020, Lot Fourteen, Adelaide; photo: Sia Duff

Tarnanthi at AGSA

20 Oct 2023 – 21 Jan 2024

Free entry

Tarnanthi at AGSA presents an up-to-theminute survey of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, featuring ambitious and innovative works of art by artists from around the nation.

A major feature in 2023 is the first survey exhibition of celebrated Western Aranda painter Vincent Namatjira – a satirical chronicler of Australian identity whose works offer a wry look at the politics of history, power and leadership from a contemporary Aboriginal perspective. Other highlights include Tiger Yaltangki’s painted incursions into classic AC/DC rock posters; Bugai Whyoulter’s sublime depictions of seasonal changes around her desert homeland of Wantili; Kunmanara (Ngilan) Dodd’s remarkable sculptural works made from fencing wire bound in wool; Wally Wilfred’s vivid contemporary paintings of traditional cycles through life and death; Nyangulya

Katie Nalgood’s tribute to the birds who connect her to Country in the Pilbara and the Kimberley; a celebration of colour in the dyed works by Injalak women weavers; and Ray Mudjandi’s representations of his latest Aboriginal superhero. Visit the website for the full list of featured artists.

Tuesday Talks

Selected Tuesdays, 12.30pm

Join curators, artists and experts for insightful talks about works in this year’s Tarnanthi exhibition at AGSA.

For full program details, visit agsa.sa.gov.au/tarnanthi

Exhibition Tours

Mon 23 Oct – Sun 21 Jan

Daily 2pm

Meet in Atrium

Free entry

Take a tour of Tarnanthi at AGSA with a Gallery Guide.

Access Programs

Deaf-led Auslan Tours

Sun 29 Oct, 2pm

Fri 3 Nov, 7pm

Meet in Gallery 25

Free entry

Take a guided tour of Tarnanthi in Auslan. For deaf and hard of hearing visitors.

This tour will be in Auslan only with no English interpretation.

Audio Described Tour

Sat 25 Nov, 3pm

Sat 6 Jan, 3pm

Meet in Gallery 25

Free entry

Take a guided tour of Tarnanthi with audio description. For blind or low-vision visitors and companions.

For registration options, visit our website

Start Auslan Tours

Sun 5 Nov, Sun 3 Dec & Sun 7 Jan

11am & 12noon

Meet in the Atrium

Free entry

Quiet Sessions

Mon 4 Dec, 3–5pm

Sun 14 Jan, 3–5pm

For anyone who would benefit from a calmer, quieter exhibition experience. Dedicated quiet area available.

image detail Wally Wilfred, Wägilak people, Northern Territory, born Mountain Valley, Northern Territory 1958, Ŋaraka (Bones), 2023, Ngukurr, Northern Territory, synthetic polymer paint on paper, 105.0 x 75.0 cm; © Wally Wilfred/ Ngukurr Arts

Special Events

Adelaide Film Festival 2023

Don Dunstan Award conversation

Sat 21 Oct, 12pm

Radford Auditorium, AGSA

Ticketed, book online

Join Margaret Pomeranz AM in conversation with the recipient of the Adelaide Film Festival’s 2023 Don Dunstan Award, Wiradjuri filmmaker, writer, producer and commis sioner Sally Riley PSM.

Adelaide Film Festival world premiere: Her Name is Nanny Nellie

Sun 22 Oct, 3pm

Palace Nova Eastend, Rundle Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Ticketed, book online

A trio of nameless statues made to record a ‘dying race’, buried in the archives of the Australian Museum, trigger a greatgranddaughter’s quest to honour her ancestors and reclaim their life stories.

Documentary by Daniel King.

To book visit adelaidefilmfestival.org

Final Weekend

20–21 Jan, 10am–5pm

AGSA

Enjoy a packed program of live music, talks, film screenings, and more.

Visit the website for the full list of events and activities.

For full program details, visit agsa.sa.gov.au/tarnanthi

image left Roxanne Petrick, Rhonda Sharpe, Marlene Rubuntja, Grace Robinya and Dulcie Sharpe with their work in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Northern Territory, 2023; courtesy of Tangentyere and Yarrenyty Arltere Artists; photo: Ellanor Webb

image top right Nyangulya Katie Nalgood, Walmajarri people, Western Australia, born Liveringa Station, West Kimberley, Western Australia 1957, Mini Pink Cockatoo, 2023, South Hedland, Western Australia, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 30.5 x 30.5 cm; © Nyangulya Katie Nalgood/Spinifex Hill Studio

Tarnanthi Writing Commissions

Call-out

Writers SA and the SA First Nations Writers Group seek Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers to take part in a series of paid writing commissions for Tarnanthi. Selected writers will be invited to creatively respond to the Tarnanthi exhibitions and programs with essays, memoir, poetry, fiction and criticism. Works will be published in a printed booklet and shared in live readings at the Tarnanthi First Friday events.

To take part, contact Writers SA at info@writerssa.org.au

Applications close 13 October.

Ongoing Programs

First Fridays

First Friday of the month, 5–9pm

All ages

Free entry, drop in

Catch up with friends and enjoy an ever-changing curated program of entertainment. Experience the 2023 Tarnanthi exhibition, relax to live music, and listen to talks as AGSA stays up late.

Iwantja All Stars

Fri 3 Nov

Convergence

Fri 1 Dec

New Celestial Narratives

Fri 5 Jan

Start at the Gallery

First Sunday of every month, 11am–3pm

Ages 3–12

Free entry, drop in

Connect and create at AGSA’s free family day of fun, art and activities, involving contemporary First Nations artists, performers and musicians.

Presented by the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation

Sharing Stories

Sun 5 Nov

Music & Movement

Sun 3 Dec

Power in a Paintbrush

Sun 7 Jan

Little Yarning Circle

Rudi Bremer from the popular ABC Kids listen podcast Little Yarns joins our November Start to host a Little Yarning Circle – an opportunity to come together and share stories, language, art and culture.

Neo

Ages 13–17

Free, book online

Art, ideas and epic events for teens. Kick back and hang out with friends, join in artist-led workshops, listen to live music and take part in performances and activities.

Presented by The Balnaves Foundation

Neo Teen Takeover

Sat 28 Oct, 6–8.30pm

Neo In Colour

Sat 9 Dec, 6–8.30pm

The Studio

The All Stars Studio

30 Sep 2023 – 28 Jan 2024

Open daily, with facilitated workshops in school holidays and on weekends

All ages

Free entry, drop in

Enter the All Stars Studio and make a spectacular mark of your own, inspired by the work of Tarnanthi exhibiting artist Vincent Namatjira. Immortalise the moment on a bespoke trading card and add your hero to the All Stars Wall of Fame.

Presented by the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation

For full program details, visit agsa.sa.gov.au/tarnanthi

image detail Vincent Namatjira, Western Aranda people, Northern Territory, born Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Northern Territory 1983, Indigenous All Stars, 2023, Indulkana, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, synthetic polymer paint on plywood (18 panels), 100.0 x 70.0 cm (each); © Vincent Namatjira/ Iwantja Arts

Come make with us #5

Fri 13 Oct, 5–7pm

Online

Ticketed, book online

Discover alternative ways to engage students with, but not limited to, drawing and sculpture with AGSA’s Tarnanthi Education Officer, Sally Lawrey. Get to know Sally as she introduces you to some of the wearable works of art in AGSA’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art collection, then join in a hands-on making session.

Tarnanthi Educator Briefing

Wed 25 Oct, 5–7pm

Ticketed, book online

Hear about Tarnanthi at AGSA on a tour with Nici Cumpston, Tarnanthi Artistic Director and Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, and Dr Lisa Slade, Assistant Director, Artistic Programs.

image Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art in the classroom workshop, 2021; photo: Nat Rogers

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art in the Classroom #14

Fri 27 Oct, 9am–4pm

Ticketed, book online

This workshop features artist talks and workshops with Barkandji artist Adrianne Semmens and Jenna Lee, a Gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman and KarraJarri Saltwater woman with mixed Japanese, Chinese, Filipino and Anglo-Australian ancestry.

To book or to find out more about our education programs, visit agsa.sa.gov.au/education/educators

Tarnanthi + Little Yarns:

Tarnanthi Littler Yarns

Tarnanthi and ABC Kids listen podcast

Little Yarns are getting together for some littler yarns. Host Rudi Bremer chats with Tarnanthi artists, exploring the diversity of First Nations art and language. These special episodes will help young audiences connect with the people and stories behind the works. Tarnanthi Littler Yarns will be accessible within the exhibition and AGSA online education resources, as well as via ABC Kids listen. Get to know Rudi and learn some words in language through previous episodes of Little Yarns .

To listen visit abc.net.au/kidslisten/ programs/little-yarns

Transport Subsidy

With support from BHP, AGSA is thrilled to be assisting 35 regional schools to bring approximately 1800 students to Tarnanthi during term 4, 2023.

Feedback from 2021 recipient, Crystal Brook Primary School

We were so grateful to receive a grant for our school to visit Tarnanthi, not one of our students had visited AGSA prior to this excursion. It was the first time all of our staff (except one) had visited the gallery also.

Our highlights were the large art displays, the guided tour and the Studio session. Our students learnt more about Eddie Mabo (his daughter's artwork sparked their interest) and we have many self-directed inquiry questions students then researched upon returning to school, not only with regards to Eddie Mabo, but Aboriginal art in general.

Leanne Clements Crystal Brook PS Teacher

agsa.sa.gov.au/transportsubsidy

Members

Members Art Fair Preview

Fri 20 Oct, 4–5pm

Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Free, book online

Enjoy early access to this popular art event, featuring creative works produced by hundreds of established and emerging, regional and city-based artists from across Australia.

Tarnanthi Members Preview

Sat 21 Oct, 9–10am

Meet in AGSA Courtyard

Free, book online

Join us as we introduce Tarnanthi and explore the exhibition before the Gallery opens to the public.

Tarnanthi Members Guide to the Gallery

Wed 1 Nov, 10.30am & 11.30am

Sat 11 Nov, 10.30am

Wed 6 Dec, 10.30am & 11.30am

Sat 9 Dec, 10.30am

Meet in AGSA Courtyard

Free, book online

Enjoy complimentary morning tea before Gallery Guides present a members-only tour of Tarnanthi.

To book visit agsa.sa.gov.au/members

Take home a memento of Tarnanthi. Choose from Tarnanthi publications, including the 2023 exhibition catalogue and the new Vincent Namatjira book, or shop our exclusive range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander products and merchandise.

Online or in store.

image left Ikuntji Art Centre sign in front of Kurrkalnga Puli (Memory Mountain), West MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, 2018; photo: Tobias Titz

image above Gwenyth Mangiru, Kunwinjku people, Northern Territory, born Darwin 1975, Coiled Pandanus Basket, 2023, Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Northern Territory, pandanus, natural dyes, 10.0 x 40.0 cm; courtesy the Artist and Injalak Arts; © Gwenyth Mangiru/ Injalak Arts & Crafts Aboriginal Corporation

Across the city and state

Colleen Raven Strangways: UV Songlines: Illuminating ancestral roots

26 Aug – 22 Oct

Daily 10am–5pm

Ballarat International Foto Biennale

52 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Vic 3350

15 Nov – 16 Dec

Wed–Thur 1–4pm, Fri 1–7pm, Sat 10am–4pm

FELTspace

12 Compton Street, Adelaide SA 5000

In her photography, Colleen Raven Strangways strives to capture the essence of Aboriginal culture. This latest series of portraits sheds light on First Nations elders, who embody wisdom, cultural connections and knowledge.

Peter Waples-Crowe: PRIDE with Tyberius Larking, Alfred Lowe and Jayda Wilson

2 Sep – 28 Oct

Tue–Sat 11am–4pm

Adelaide Contemporary Experimental Lion Arts Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

PRIDE is the first major presentation in South Australia of Ngarigo artist Peter Waples-Crowe’s multidisciplinary work. An unapologetic celebration, PRIDE brings Aboriginal queer visibility to the fore and highlights Waples-Crowe’s dedication to community.

Sonya Rankine: Spaces Between

12 Sep – 19 Dec

Daily, open 24 hours

Adelaide Railway Station

Telephone booth displays

concourse north end

125 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

Sonya Rankine’s weaving embodies cultural revival and is integral to her identity. In Spaces Between, she draws inspiration from life’s divergent paths, exemplified by people’s movement at the railway station.

Saltbush Country

Josephine Lennon, Juanella McKenzie, Marli Macumba, Deanna Newchurch, Lynette Newchurch, Sandra Saunders, Heather Shearer.

Curated by Marika Davies.

23 Sep – 5 Nov

Mon–Fri 9am–5pm, Sat–Sun & public holidays 10am–2pm

Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery

3 Mary Elie St, Port Pirie SA 5540

16 Nov – 22 Mar

Mon–Fri 9am–6pm

Closed 22 Dec – 1 Jan & public holidays

Hawke Centre’s Kerry Packer Civic Gallery

Hawke Building level 3, UniSA City West Campus

55 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

Saltbush Country provides a rare opportunity to experience the works and worldviews of Aboriginal artists working independently across regional South Australia. In this exhibition, seven artists tell stories of their culture, community and connection to Country.

image detail Josephine Lennon, Mirning/ Antikirinjara people, South Australia, born Port Augusta, South Australia 1972, Lake MacDonnell, 2023, Ceduna, South Australia, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 98.0 x 86.0 cm © Josephine Lennon; photo: Sam Roberts

Saltbush Country is part of the Regional Tarnanthi initiative developed and presented in partnership with Country Arts SA.

Across the city and state

Ceramic Warka Wiṟu 20 Years-kutu (20 Years of Creating Ceramics)

30 Sep – 3 Dec

Daily 10am–5pm

JamFactory

19 Morphett Street, Adelaide SA 5000

To celebrate 20 years of creativity at the Ernbaella Arts Ceramic Studio, JamFactory and Ernabella Arts present a co-curated exhibition of new ceramic works by the art centre’s talented artists.

Artists: Jayanna Andy, Alison Milyika Carroll, Elizabeth Dunn, Rupert Jack, Langaliki Lewis, Lynette Lewis, Melissa Lewis, Nicole Rupert, Inawinytji Stanley, Janice Stanley, Renita Stanley, Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM, Anne Nginyangka Thompson, Carlene Thompson, Derek Jungarrayi Thompson, Marissa Angapiya Thompson, Kunmanara Tjilya, Fiona Wells, Tjimpuna Williams

James Tylor: Mudlirna

30 Sep – 3 Dec

Daily 10am–5pm

JamFactory

19 Morphett Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Multidisciplinary artist James Tylor presents a new body of hand-carved Kaurna objects that celebrate the culture and design of the Kaurna community.

Walka Waltja Nganampa: These are our own designs

30 Sep – 3 Dec

Daily 10am–5pm

JamFactory

19 Morphett Street, Adelaide SA 5000

This exhibition showcases ceramics and textiles that strengthen Aṉangu artists’ connection to their homelands and is the result of collaborative workshops between Ku Arts and Iwiri Wellbeing Centre in Port Adelaide. Senior and emerging artists have embraced new techniques while honouring their cultural heritage.

Artists: Barbara Baker, Audrey Brumby, Carolyn Dunn, Janice Ferguson, Tjunkaya Ken, Amelia Namatjira, Vera Raymond, Maralyn (Inawinytji) Stanley, Renita Stanley, Amari Tjalkuri

Carly Tarkari Dodd: One of many

4 Oct – 4 Nov

Wed–Sat 12–5pm, or by appointment

Post Office Projects

175 St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide SA 5015

image left: Renita Stanley, Pitjantjatjara people, born Pukatja (Ernabella), Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia 1962, Minyma Kutjara Wingellina, 2023, Port Adelaide, South Australia, stoneware, 30.0 x 14.0 x 14.0 cm © Renita Stanley right: Inawinytji (Maralyn) Stanley, Pitjantjatjara people, born Pukatja (Ernabella), Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia 1967, Minyma Kutjara Wingellina, 2023, Port Adelaide, South Australia, stoneware, 32.0 x 16.0 x 13.5 cm © Inawinytji (Maralyn) Stanley; photo: Connor Patterson

Through weaving, photography and sculpture, artist Carly Tarkari Dodd explores and celebrates the power of the matriarchs who have inspired and shaped her and her community.

Zaachariaha Fielding and Alfred Lowe: Z munu A Titutjara

5 Oct – 23 Nov

Tue–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 11am–4pm

Hugo Michell Gallery

260 Portrush Road, Beulah Park SA 5067

Z munu A Titutjara features new works by Zaachariaha Fielding and Alfred Lowe. Both artists combine traditional influences from their respective cultures with contemporary artistic practices.

Jackie Saunders: Land, Light and Water

6 Oct – 7 Feb

Daily 9am–5pm

Royal Adelaide Hospital

THRFG–Creative Health Community

Galleries, Level 3, Port Road, Adelaide SA 5000

Jackie Saunders explores her interest in colour and pattern, drawing on her strong sense of family and culture and reflecting her connections to both the human and natural world.

image James Tylor, Kaurna Miyurna, South Australia, born Mildura, Victoria 1986, Wirri Club; Tamiaku Axe; Murlapaka; Midla Spearthrower; Wirri Wooden Club, 2023, Tarntanya (Adelaide), eucalyptus, timber, animal fat, black wattle, kangaroo tooth, natural fibre, grass tree resin, pipe clay, earth pigments, golden wattle timber, stone, dimensions variable © James Tylor; photo: Connor Patterson

Across the city and state

Layers of Blak

7 Oct – 26 Nov

Daily 11am–5pm

JamFactory Seppeltsfield

730 Seppeltsfield Road, Seppeltsfield SA 5355

Layers of Blak showcases more than 50 pieces of jewellery from 11 Victorianbased First Peoples artists – the creative outcome of the Koorie Heritage Trust’s second year of the Blak Design program.

Artists: Thelma Austin, Mandi Barton, Lorraine Brigdale, Nikki Browne, Deanne Gilson, Tammy Gilson, Elijah Money, Yasmin Silveira, Sammy Trist, Dominic White, Tracy Wise

mane djang karirra: the place where the dreaming changed shape

9 Oct – 16 Dec

Mon–Wed & Fri 10am–5pm, Thu 10am–7pm

Flinders University Museum of Art

Ground Floor, Social Sciences

North building, Flinders University, Bedford Park SA 5042

To mark the 60th anniversary of Maningrida Arts & Culture, this exhibition highlights a new generation of female artists, affirming their dynamic role in the art centre’s identity in the 21st century.

Artists: more than 30 artists from Maningrida, Arnhem Land

image Elijah Money, Wiradjuri people, New South Wales, Namesake, 2022, Narrm (Melbourne), sterling silver, 9ct gold, 92.0 x 2.0 x 0.6 cm; courtesy of Koorie Heritage Trust; © Elijah Money; photo: Fred Kroh

Milpatjunanyi

12 Oct – 10 Nov

Tue–Fri 10am–5pm

APY Gallery Adelaide

57–59 George Street, Thebarton SA 5031

Milpatjunanyi takes its name from the act of drawing. It celebrates the Aṉangu commitment to and culture of drawing throughout the Aṉangu

Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY)

Lands of South Australia.

Artists: Kunmanara (Wawiriya) Burton, Mrs (Nyurpaya) Kaika Burton, Nyunmiti Burton, George Cooley, Kunmanara (Ngilan) Dodd, Kunmanara (Stanley) Douglas, Zaachariaha Fielding, Witjiti George, Tuppy Goodwin, Yaritji Heffernan, Jennifer Ingkatji, Iluwanti Ken, Kunmanara (Ray)

Ken, Kunmanara (Paniny) Mick, Betty Muffler, Kunmanara (Peter) Mungkuri, Mary Pan, Kunmanara (Jimmy) Pompey, Margaret Richards, Sally Scales, Rhoda Tjitayi, Tiger Yaltangki, Puna Yanima, Frank Young, Yaritji Tingila Young

Cedric Varcoe: Nganawi

Ngarrindjeri ruwi – Feeling like a bird, Flying over Country

14 Oct – 10 Dec

Daily 10am–5pm

Hahndorf Academy

68 Main Street, Hahndorf SA 5245

Through his work, Ramindjeri-Ngarrindjeri and Narangga artist Cedric Varcoe shares stories about the giant ancestor Nurungeri and tells us about our miwi, the spirit that makes and shapes us.

image left Iluwanti Ken, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born Watarru, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia 1944, Walawulu ngunytju kukaku ananyi (Mother eagles going hunting), 2020, Amata, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, pigmented ink on paper, 152 x 200cm; © Iluwanti Ken/Tjala Arts

image right Cedric Varcoe, Ramindjeri/ Ngarrindjeri/Narungga people, South Australia, born Adelaide 1984, Fresh Water Dreaming, Ngarrindjeri ka:wi Ruwi Dreaming, Our Country and Waters; We Ngarrindjeri are Fresh Water People, 2023, Port Elliot, South Australia, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 101.0 x 101.0 cm; © Cedric Varcoe; photo: Joseph Haxan

Across the city and state

Lavene Ngatokorua: Rising Sun

16–28 Oct

Wed–Sat, 4–9pm

Light Adelaide

63 Light Square, Adelaide SA 5000

Rising Sun is a unique photographic and multimedia storytelling project that builds cultural maintenance with the Adnyamathanha nation.

Artists: Chris Herzfeld, Dre Ngatokorua, Chevon McKenzie, Renee Andrew, Kyann Miller, Sedale Miller, Twyla Stuart, Riannon McLean, Jazz Hriskin, Erin Fowler, Jeremy Hill-Brooks, Kyra Herzfeld, Malika Coulthard

What Matters to Me

16 Oct – 31 Jan

Daily 9am–5pm Women’s and Children’s Hospital Blue Heart Gallery, Ground Floor, Kermode Street, North Adelaide SA 5006

To support the wellbeing of young patients, First Nation’s children from across the state present paintings and messages celebrating their creativity, their ideas, their voice.

Artists: about 70 First Nations children from across South Australia

image Lavene Ngatokorua, Wangkangurru/ Adnyamathanha people, South Australia, born Port Augusta, South Australia 1968, and Chris Herzfeld, born Adelaide 1964, died Adelaide 2023 , Arti, 2022, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, digital print; courtesy of Lavene Ngatokorua and Chris Herzfeld

Joel Bray, Hayley Millar Baker and Gutiŋarra Yunupiŋu: 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony

18 Oct – 11 Nov

Tue–Sat 10am–5pm

Samstag Museum of Art Gallery 2 & 3 (upstairs), 55 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

Samstag Museum of Art presents a selection of moving-image works from the 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony, revealing how ceremony is at the nexus of Country, culture and community.

Timo Hogan: Kumpilpa

Ngaranyi – Unseen

20–27 Oct

Mon–Fri 9am–5pm, Sat–Sun 11am–4pm Light Square Gallery

TAFE SA, 39 Light Square, Adelaide SA 5000

To think that Timo Hogan paints a picture is not to see the bigger picture. The acclaimed artist reads Lake Baker like we read an exhilarating novel because, for him, the story is written in the landscape.

image Timo Hogan, Pitjantjatjara people, Western Australia; courtesy Timo Hogan and Spinifex Arts Project

Across the city and state

Chantal Henley:

Gulayi: Woven in the Womb

20 Oct – 19 Jan

Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm

The Mill

154 Angas Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Working with textiles, Chantal Henley explores body adornment through garments, sculpture, dance and film, embedding her connection to her grandmother’s Country and her own experience as a mother.

Artists: Chantal Henley, Caleena Sansbury, Jimblah Cubillo

Arrpmarnintja – Creation from the beginning

20 Oct – 18 Feb

Daily 10am–4pm (closed 25 Dec)

Museum of Economic Botany

Adelaide Botanic Garden, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

Responding to the Museum of Economic Botany’s collection, Western Aranda artists reflect on the cultural significance of Palm Valley and paint plants that they title with Western Aranda names.

Artists: Mona Lisa Clements, Selma Coulthard, Dellina Inkamala, Delray Inkamala, Dianne Inkamala, Granville Inkamala, Reinhold Inkamala, Russell Inkamala, Vanessa Inkamala, Mandy Malbunka, Betty Namatjira Wheeler, Hubert Pareroultja, Mervyn Rubuntja

Bunganditj Kala! Yankunytjatjara Wangka! Keeping Ancestral Voices Alive

20 Oct – 31 Mar

Daily 10am–5pm (closed 25 Dec)

South Australian Museum

North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

Celebrating efforts to preserve and revive Aboriginal languages, this exhibition features original works by First Nations artists Myra Kumantjara, Belinda Bonney and Leshia Goldsmith and First Nations school students from southeastern South Australia.

image Chantal Henley; photo: Chantal Henley

GROUNDswell

Sat 21 Oct, 4pm

The Odeon

57a Queen Street, Norwood SA 5067

This work-in-development showing is the culmination of Australian Dance Theatre’s new GROUNDswell development program, which provides exceptional First Nations choreographers with opportunities to further their practice and develop new work with ADT’s company artists. The showing will include an in-conversation between the inaugural GROUNDswell artist and ADT’s Artistic Director, Wiradjuri man Daniel Riley.

Goyurr – Journey

21–29 Oct Sat 21 Oct 10am–5pm, Sun–Sun 22–29 Oct 11am–4pm, Closed Tue

praxis ARTSPACE

68–72 Gibson Street, Bowden SA 5007

Goyurr celebrates the artistic journey of Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre over the past three decades. It showcases work by a multi-generational group of artists in Yirrkala, a dynamic hotspot of Yolŋu artistic expression.

Artists: Dhalmula Burrwaŋa, Gunybi Ganambarr, Djambawa Marawili, Wurrandan Marawili, Yalmakany Marawili, Ishmael Marika, Wurrkandatj Maymuru, Djirrirra Wunuŋmurra, Gutiŋarra

Yunupiŋu

image Yinimala Gumana, performing at the launch of Tarnanthi 2019, Adelaide; courtesy Yinimala Gumana; photo, John Montesi

Across the city and state

Art of Tiwi Artists of Munupi

21 Oct – 19 Nov

Fri–Sun 1–5pm

AIARTS Gallery

28 Neate Avenue, Belair SA 5052

This exhibition features ten Tiwi artists who have created dynamic contemporary paintings based on elaborate ceremonial and cosmological designs, using traditional ochre pigments on canvas.

Artists: Declan Apuatimi, Josephine Burak, Virginia Galarla, Carol Puruntatameri, Christine Puruntatameri, Jacqueline Puruntatameri, Thecla Bernadette Puruntatameri, Lidwina (Nina) Tepomitari Puruntatameri, Marie Simplicia Tipuamantumirri, Simplicia Tipungwuti

Wandjina Country

21 Oct – 3 Dec

Mon–Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 11am–5pm

Tineriba Tribal Gallery

77 Main Street, Hahndorf SA 5245

Kira Kiro Artists from Western Australia’s Kimberley region present vibrant contemporary works depicting their land, animals and rock art, in particular the famous Wandjina and Gwion Gwion figures.

Artists: Betty Bundamurra, Clarrie Djanghara, Veronica Djanghara, Angelina Karadada, Regina Karadada, Claude Mowaljarlai, Matilda Oxtoby, Margaret Peurmora, Cassandra Waina

Footprints

14–23 Dec

Daily 11am–3pm

The Packing Shed, Harts Mill, Mundy Street, Port Adelaide SA 5015

In their first exhibition, the Kaurna Women’s Art Collective presents a multi-disciplinary body of work that incorporates image, film and textile installation, which shares and celebrates their story and culture.

Artists: Aunty Margaret Brodie, Aunty Tina Flanagan, Bonny Brodie, Leona Brodie, Emma Scarce, Abbie Scarce, Natasha Sutcliffe, with Jennifer Eadie, Dave Laslett

Yarta Wandatha – Story tells of Land

Sat 20 Jan 2024, 1pm

Venue to be confirmed

image above Lidwina (Nina) Tepomitari Puruntatameri, Tiwi people, Northern Territory, born Darwin 1971, Kulama design, 2021 Pirlangimpi, Melville Island, Northern Territory, natural ochres on canvas, 180.0 x 120.0 cm; courtesy of Munupi Arts & Crafts; © Lidwina (Nina) Tepomitari Puruntatameri

image right Rikki Wilson Milera, Flinders Ranges, South Australia; photo: Colleen Strangways

Tjarutja Dance Theatre Collective explores connections to land and stories of the night sky in this music, dance and projection art experience involving Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri, Adnyamathanha and Aṉangu communities.

For full program details, visit agsa.sa.gov.au/tarnanthi

Post Office Projects

175 St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide SA 5015

Outside Adelaide CBD Adelaide Entertainment Centre 98 Port Rd, Hindmarsh SA 5007

praxis ARTSPACE

68–72 Gibson Street, Bowden SA 5007 The Odeon 57a Queen Street, Norwood SA 5067

The Packing Shed, Harts Mill Mundy Street, Port Adelaide SA 5015

Tineriba Tribal Gallery

77 Main Street, Hahndorf SA 5245

Women’s and Children’s Hospital Blue Heart Gallery, Ground Floor, Kermode Street, North Adelaide SA 5006

AIARTS Gallery 28 Neate Avenue, Belair SA 5052

APY Gallery Adelaide 57–59 George Street, Thebarton SA 5031

Flinders University Museum of Art Ground Floor, Social Sciences North building, Flinders University, Bedford Park SA 5042

Hahndorf Academy 68 Main Street, Hahndorf SA 5245

Hugo Michell Gallery 260 Portrush Road, Beulah Park SA 5067

JamFactory Seppeltsfield 730 Seppeltsfield Road, Seppeltsfield SA 5355

Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery

3 Mary Elie St, Port Pirie SA 5540