4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony

Ceremony remains central to the creative practice of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. This exhibition and program of events will animate and heal to reveal how ceremony is at the nexus of Country, of culture and of community.

From the intimate and personal to the collective and collaborative, ceremonies manifest through visual art, film, music and dance. Ceremonial practice has a performative element. At its heart is the concept of iteration, the artist’s conscious engagement with what has come before. Iteration can be expressed in the painted minutiae of tali (sandhills) or the click of a shutter.

The Triennial is the National Gallery’s flagship exhibition of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. The National Indigenous Art Triennial is made possible through the continued generosity of the National Gallery’s Indigenous Arts Partner Wesfarmers Arts and key philanthropic supporters.

Curator: Hetti Perkins, Arrernte and Kalkadoon peoples, Senior Curator-at-large, with National Gallery Curators

All artworks have strict usage rights that are upheld by the copyright holder. Use of artworks without the copyright holder’s authorisation, may be an infringement which may be subject to legal redress by the copyright holder.

We are pleased to make available the following exhibition promotional material to assist you in promoting the exhibition to your guests. 

• Display easel and large format A0 coreflute poster
• Exhibition flyers
• Digital and social media assets

For promotional copy, imagery, key messages and social media hashtags, download the Industry Toolkit below.

To request any of these items please email tourism@nga.gov.au and include the quantity of each item you would like to order.

Any advertising that includes exhibition-related imagery must be approved by the National Gallery. Please request approval via tourism@nga.gov.au

Reproduction of Ceremony marketing assets (including masthead) is not permissible without Gallery written approval.

Please note, Ceremony is a free exhibition, so wholesale tickets are not required.

We are pleased to offer our tourism partners the opportunity to book a famil tour of the exhibition for concierge and other staff to assist in promoting Ceremony to guests. Book via tourism@nga.gov.au