Reg Saunders, the first Aboriginal Australian to be commissioned as an officer in the Australian army, surrounded by his mates of the 2/7th Battalion, AIF, in 1943. Photo courtesy Australian War Memorial

Arts & Culture

Australia's forgotten heroes: 'They were fighting two wars'

Stories of heroism, mateship, discrimination and heartbreak are shared in an exhibition that uses family histories, photos, objects and art to highlight the war experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Arts & Culture

Indigenous art moves out of the shadows and onto smartphones

A new interactive digital platform is giving the public greater access to the South Australian Museum’s extensive collection of Indigenous artworks.

Arts & Culture

Art that tells a story of what Australia is … and could be

One the eve of Australia Day and the closing weekend of the Art Gallery of SA’s John Mawurndjul exhibition, curator Nici Cumpston talks to CityMag‘s Josh Fanning about the artist’s work and the many things we have to celebrate about Aboriginal culture.

Arts & Culture

Dance review: Divercity

Divercity is a two-woman dance/film performance that examines the meaning of country for Indigenous people when they find themselves living on someone else’s country.

Dance

The sound of The Beginning of Nature

More than three years in the making and featuring a libretto sung in Kaurna, The Beginning of Nature is a fitting centrepiece for the inaugural Adelaide Dance Festival.