Arts & Culture
The creativity of First Nations women artists will be highlighted in this year’s Tarnanthi exhibition at the Art Gallery of SA from October 16, with a “COVID-safe” version of the popular Tarnanthi Art Fair to take place in early December.
Arts & Culture
Artist and recent OAM recipient Nici Cumpston’s journey to becoming a curator at the Art Gallery of SA included many roles – one of which involved processing crime scene photos.
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The 2019 Tarnanthi Festival highlights the rich diversity of contemporary Australian Indigenous art, from vivid paintings, sculptures, short films and 3D installations, to intricate wood carving, woven works and hand-painted glass vessels.
Indigenous artists in South Australia’s remote north-west are finding new ways to connect with ancient country, with their resulting glass works and canvases on show in Adelaide as part of the Tarnanthi Festival.
Ahead of the Tarnanthi Art Fair, CityMag spoke with artist Karen Napaljarri Barnes, Tarnanthi artistic director Nici Cumpston, and three Tarnanthi art fair buyers about what to consider when purchasing Aboriginal art.
Ryan Presley’s large paintings reimagining Australia’s bank notes with portraits of Indigenous leaders will be exhibited in Adelaide alongside a ‘Blood Money Currency Exchange Terminal’ as part of next month’s Tarnanthi festival line-up.
