Exhibition Opening: Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi and Mimili Maku Arts
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Come celebrate the opening of Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi and Mimili Maku Arts: Tjilpi munu Pampaku Tjukurpa Kunpu Kanyintjaku: Holding the Tjukurpa of our senior men and women strong.
Celebrating a decade of Tarnanthi, the nationally acclaimed festival of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia, Too Deadly brings together more than 30 groundbreaking works by artists from across the country.
From monumental installations to works of profound cultural significance, this landmark touring exhibition showcases the ingenuity, diversity and creative vitality of contemporary First Nations art.
Mimili Maku Arts: Tjilpi munu Pampaku Tjukurpa Kunpu Kanyintjaku: Holding the Tjukurpa of our senior men and women strong
Based in the Aṉangu community of Mimili in South Australia's APY Lands, Mimili Maku Arts has supported artists to sustain and share cultural knowledge and artistic practice for over 20 years. Featuring works by founding artists alongside recent works created during bush camps, the exhibition marks the public launch of Alpiri Kuwari, Mimili Maku Arts' Living Cultural Collection. This significant artist-led initiative celebrates cultural authority, reciprocity and the importance of keeping stories and cultural knowledge connected to artists and Country.
