Art Gallery Of South Australia

Thank you for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. Join Nici Cumpston OAM, Artistic Director of Tarnanthi to learn more about the work of Barkindji artist Kent Morris. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: installation view: Tarnanthi 2021, featuring Barkindji Blue Sky-Ancestral Connections #10 by Kent Morris, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; photo: Saul Steed.

Assistant Director, Artistic Programs Dr Lisa Slade shares her insights on the prophetic power of art and artists in her lunchtime talk on Tarnanthi artist John Prince Siddon. Siddon’s work is highlighted in the recent review of Tarnanthi in the SMH by John McDonald.

Thank you for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. Join AGSA Vanguards Kathryn Ellison and Ella Di Stasio in conversation about the moving image work Think Evolution #1 by Aki Inomata. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Aki Inomata, Japan, born 1983, Think Evolution #1: Kiku-ishi (Ammonite), 2016-17, Tokyo, HD video, 2 min, sound; Mary Phyllis Henderson Bequest Fund through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2019, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, ©︎AKI INOMATA / Courtesy of MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY.

Thank you for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. Join us as Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, Maria Zagala, discusses new acquisitions by performance artist Stelarc. For more information please visit agsa.sa.gov.au Photo: Saul Steed

Tarnanthi’s Artistic Director Nici Cumpston is a curator, artist and educator of Barkindji, Afghan, English and Irish descent. She explains the ethos of Tarnanthi and gives an overview of this year’s festival in this interview with Raymond Zada. Music: Ngana Nyunyi by Tilly Tjala Thomas Image: Nici Cumpston OAM in front of Tjala tjukurpa - Honey ant story by Yaritji Young, Tarnanthi 2021, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; photo: Saul Steed.

Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung artist Maree Clarke talks to Raymond Zada in one of a series of interviews with artists whose work features in Tarnanthi 2021. Clarke, who is celebrated for reviving Aboriginal art practices from south-eastern Australia, has a selection of large-scale and normal-size necklaces on display at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Music: Ngana Nyunyi by Tilly Tjala Thomas

Wunambal artist Angelina Karadada Boona talks to Raymond Zada in one of a series of interviews with artists whose work features in Tarnanthi 2021. A series of her paintings in ochre on paper, which contemporise the Kimberley tradition of Wandjina rock art painting, is on display at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Music: Ngana Nyunyi by Tilly Tjala Thomas Photo: Sia Duff

Trawlwoolway artist Julie Gough talks to Raymond Zada in one of a series of interviews with artists whose work features in Tarnanthi 2021. Her installation project Psychoscape positions her work in dialogue with Tasmanian colonial paintings and furniture from the Art Gallery of South Australia’s collection. Music: Ngana Nyunyi by Tilly Tjala Thomas Photo: Sia Duff

Gija artist Nathan Thomas talks to Raymond Zada in one of a series of interviews with artists whose work features in Tarnanthi 2021. His work, among a display of boab nuts engraved to look like birds, is at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Music: Ngana Nyunyi by Tilly Tjala Thomas

Ngarrindjeri /Ngadjuri/Narungga/Wirangu artist Sonya Rankine talks to Raymond Zada in one of a series of interviews with artists whose work features in Tarnanthi 2021. Her works woven from natural materials are included in the display Keepers of Culture at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Music: Ngana Nyunyi by Tilly Tjala Thomas Photo: Ben Searcy

Angkamuthi/Yadhaykana artist Teho Ropeyarn talks to Raymond Zada in one of a series of interviews with artists whose work features in Tarnanthi 2021. His large-scale works on paper are on display at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Music: Ngana Nyunyi by Tilly Tjala Thomas Photo: Ben Searcy

Balanggarra artist Karen Mills talks to Raymond Zada in one of a series of interviews with artists whose work features in Tarnanthi 2021. Her abstract paintings, which she has described as ‘lyrical landscapes of memory’, are on display at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Music: Ngana Nyunyi by Tilly Tjala Thomas Photo: Sia Duff

Ngarrindjeri artist Sandra Saunders talks to Raymond Zada in one of a series of interviews with artists whose work features in Tarnanthi 2021. Her seven-panel portrait painting is on display in the exhibition Drifting Sands at Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery in South Australia. Music: Ngana Nyunyi by Tilly Tjala Thomas

Torres Strait Islander artist Gail Mabo talks to Raymond Zada in one of a series of interviews with artists whose work features in Tarnanthi 2021. Her sculptural installation Tagai is on display at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Music: Ngana Nyunyi by Tilly Tjala Thomas Photo: Sia Duff

Pitjantjatjara artist Sally Ann Wipana Foster talks to Raymond Zada in one of a series of interviews with artists whose work features in Tarnanthi 2021. Her painted work made from reclaimed car parts is in the display Mutaka (motorcar) at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Music: Ngana Nyunyi by Tilly Tjala Thomas Image: Ben Searcy

Thank you for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. Join us as Gloria Strzelecki, Associate Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, discusses the installation by Trawlwoolway artist Julie Gough, on display as part of Tarnnathi. For more information please visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Julie Gough, Trawlwoolway people, Tasmania, born Melbourne 1965, The Promise, 2019, Hobart, found chair, vellum, LED light, dimensions variable © Julie Gough; photo: Simon Cuthbert.

Thank you for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. In this session artists and curators share their experiences of making art and exhibitions. Speakers: Julie Gough, Marika Davies , Carly Tarkari Dodd, Sandra Saunders and Lakota Milera-Weetra - Arabana Songlines For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Photo: Nat Rogers

Thanks for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. In this session artists share their insights about making and materiality. Artists: John Prince Siddon, Gail Mabo, Sonya Rankine and Waringarri Boab carving artist – Margaret Beebe. Recorded live on Friday October 15. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Photo: Nat Rogers

Thank you for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. In this session artists from Tarnanthi 2021, discuss the themes of memory, history and place in their work. Artists: Karen Mills, Timo Hogan, Angelina Karadada Boona, artists from Tangentyere, Nora Abbott and her daughter Sadie Richardson and Rhonda Sharpe from Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, Mparntwe with translator Shekaylah Major. Recorded live on Friday October 15 2021 For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Photo: Nat Rogers

Thank you for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. Join Fiona Salmon, Director of Flinders University Museum of Art, to discuss Keepers of Culture as part of Tarnanthi in Gallery 1. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Photo: Saul Steed