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25.01.2022 In 2020, Tarnanthi involves a focus exhibition highlighting senior women artists whose work includes passing on vital cultural knowledge to young women as the future leaders of their communities. For National Reconciliation Week we look back on the work of women artists in Tarnanthi. The 2015 survey exhibition 'Riverland: Yvonnie Koolmatrie' charted the decades-long practice and deep connection to country of renowned Ngarrindjeri weaver, Yvonne Koolmatrie. ‘Everytime I go to ...the river, I’ll always think of these people that were here many years ago. When I come back to this land, I’ll always respect it’. Yvonne Koolmatrie. #NRW2020 #InThisTogether2020 #tarnanthi

25.01.2022 We are excited to announce the Tarnanthi 2020 program. Our annual celebration of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art includes the focus exhibition 'Open Hands', the annual Tarnanthi Art Fair and a major exhibition touring to France 'Kulata Tjuta'. See more. bit.ly/3aXoX9p Open Hands 16 Oct 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 ... Kulata Tjuta From 16 Oct 2020 Tarnanthi Art Fair 4 - 6 Dec 2020 #tarnanthi #agsaadelaide __ Image: Naomi Hobson, Southern Kaantju/Umpila people, Queensland, born 1978, Coen, Queensland, Road Play "She told Mum she was taking me for a ride down the road but she not." Laine., from the series Adolescent Wonderland, 2019, Coen, Queensland, digital print on paper; Courtesy the artist and Redot Fine Art Gallery

25.01.2022 Join the virtual book launch for Becoming Our Future: Global Indigenous Curatorial Practice on Thursday 11 June at 9.30am (ACST). Hear Dr Julie Nagam, the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Arts, Collaboration and Digital Media, in conversation with gallery directors, scholars, and curators, including Tarnanthi Artistic Director Nici Cumpston. The Australia and New Zealand copies of the book will be available from mid-August. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/2AghHYk.

24.01.2022 'Women would transform the reeds into string, and then loop and knot the string to create the unique flat bags. These weavings were important ancestral objects used to carry items such as seafood, shellfish, plants and berries. Gathering, weaving and sharing the gifts of the land and seas communally was a vital part of life, family, ceremony and cultural expression on saltwater Country.' -Freja Carmichael from the Tarnanthi 2020: Open Hands publication about the work of her m...other Sonja Carmichael and sister Elisa Jane (Leecee) Carmichael Leecee and her mother Sonja Carmichael, From Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) on Quandamooka Country, have used weaving and string making techniques to create delicate woven forms. These millennia-old practices have been reclaimed and revived by the Carmichaels with Sonja researching examples kept in museum collections and over many years, developing the making techniques of her ancestors. Tarnanthi: Open Hands 16 October 2020 - 31 January 2021 #tarnanthi #agsaadelaide __ Image 1: Elisa Jane Carmichael, Ngugi/Quandamooka people, South East Queensland, born 1987, Brisbane, Sonja Carmichael, Ngugi/Quandamooka people, South East Queensland, born 1958, Brisbane, Balgagu gara (come celebrate), 2020, Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), Queensland, cyanotype on cotton, 278.0 x 274.0 cm; Courtesy the artists and Onespace Gallery, photo:Grant Hancock. Image 2: Sonja and Elisa Jane Carmichael, Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), Queensland, 2020, photo: Jo Driessen

24.01.2022 In 2020 Tarnanthi focusses on the work of women as culture keepers in their communities. For National Reconciliation Week we look at the work of women artists in previous Tarnanthi exhibitions. Senior Yolu artist Nogirra Marawili uses residual magenta ink from cast-off printer cartridges to create her crimson-hued ochre. 'Gurruu', the major exhibition as part of Tarnanthi 2019, featured work from Nogirra and other Yolgu artists working through Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art ...Centre. The exhibition explored ‘gurruu’ a knowledge system that connects people and the universe across time. ‘I asked for permission to paint the water design. And he said, Nogirra that’s okay, it’s for the outsiders. To show them and to teach them.' #NRW2020 #InThisTogether2020 #tarnanthi

22.01.2022 In 1832, 13 year old Kadli was chosen as the best player of the match during a Kaurna game of Parntu. Can modern footballers Ray Ray and Jaikye match his skills to win the best and fairest title? Watch The Big Match on 'Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors?' tonight at 6.30pm on ABC ME or on ABC iview. __... Image: Sticky Pictures TV

21.01.2022 'It's a really amazing process gathering materials from Country and then letting the materials make their own artwork themselves with the sun and winds.' Leecee and her mother Sonja Carmichael, from Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) on Quandamooka Country, feature in Tarnanthi 2020: Open Hands. This year's inspiring focus exhibition pays tribute to the work of senior artists who pass on vital cultural knowledge to younger generations. #Tarnanthi... #agsaadelaide See more

21.01.2022 In light of the restrictions announced today in South Australia, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Tarnanthi Art Fair in Adelaide from 4-6 December. Follow us to keep updated on how you can buy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art online direct from artists and art centres through a Tarnanthi Art Fair digital platform.

19.01.2022 A rare 19th century 'Murlapaka' shield attributed to the Kaurna people from the Adelaide Plains has entered the AGSA collection. 'To have the shield back on Kaurna lands is Paitya (deadly)The 'Murlapaka' shield shows strength in its design, protection in its history, connection to country in its image, and the spirit of its creator in its life. We know the land is the oldest living thing, the trees are connected to this land the knowledge and wisdom of the land is in the ...trees.' Senior Kaurna Man Mickey Kumatpi O'Brien Listen at the link as Mickey welcomes the newly acquired 'Murlapaka' shield into the Elder Wing of Australian Art at AGSA with Curator Nici Cumpston OAM. https://bit.ly/3iEWp87 The acquisition is made possible through the Australian Government's National Cultural Heritage Account and through Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art. #tarnanthi #agsaadelaide __ Image: Senior Kaurna Man Mickey Kumatpi O'Brien and Artistic Director, Tarnanthi and Curator of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Nici Cumpston OAM next to the 'Murlapaka' shield by Kaurna People, South Australia; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; photo: Saul Steed. See more

16.01.2022 Join us tonight for the virtual launch of Tarnanthi, celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contemporary art. Come on a virtual tour of the Tarnanthi 2020 exhibition 'Open Hands' and hear from Tarnanthi artists across Australia. Link in bio. Tarnanthi 2020: Open Hands Virtual Launch Thursday 15 Oct 2020, online at 6pm Free, all ages... #agsaadelaide #tarnanthi See more

15.01.2022 Today, we celebrate Mabo Day, the anniversary of the High Court’s landmark 1992 Mabo decision overturning terra nullius. We acknowledge Eddie Koiki Mabo who fought for the recognition and rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this land. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation: http://bit.ly/2EOQs6n. #NRW2020... #InThisTogether #tarnanthi #museumfromhome __ Image detail: Brian Robinson, Kala Lagaw Ya/Wuthathi people, Cape York Peninsula, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, born 1973, Waiben (Thursday Island), Queensland, Empyreal: A Place and a Path in the Sky and on the Earth, 2019, Cairns, Queensland, mixed media, (dimensions variable), 25.0 x 120.0 x 120.0 cm (each), Brian Robinson/Mossenson Galleries.

10.01.2022 'This year we’ve been thinking about the way that knowledge is shared between people in families but in particular thinking about women, and the way that sometimes that knowledge goes unrecognised. And thinking about making that when your hands are busy, things open up in your mind and different connections happen.' Nici Cumpston

08.01.2022 Congratulations to Tarnanthi Artistic Director Nici Cumpston who has received the award of the Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to the museums and galleries sector, and to Indigenous art as part of the Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours. Our heartfelt congratulations also go to artists and fellow medallists Nyurpaya Kaika Burton, Peter Mungkuri, Vincent Namatjira, Tjunkaya Tapaya, the late Mumu Mike Williams and to Sarah Brown of The Purple House. #tarnanthi #agsaad...elaide __ Image: photo Saul Steed

04.01.2022 "Long time ago, in our country there used to be desert flowers and lots of things growing, mai wiru (good food) like kampuarpa (bush tomatoes). That's why we were thinking about putting it on a tank to show other peoples what the desert looks like." Artists from Ernabella Arts located in Pukatja Community, at the eastern end of the Musgrave Ranges in the far north west of South Australia feature in Tarnanthi 2020: Open Hands. This year's inspiring focus exhibition pays tribu...te to the work of senior artists who pass on vital cultural knowledge to younger generations. #Tarnanthi #agsaadelaide

01.01.2022 We can't wait to see the beautiful Tarnanthi artist portraits produced by Closer Productions on ABC Arts's 'The Mix' over the next few weeks. Watch out for the first one with Naomi Hobson Artist this Saturday at 6:30pm AEST on ABC News TV #tarnanthi... #agsaadelaide See more