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

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Written and spoken acknowledgement: The 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition supported by the Australian Government through Visions of Australia and National Collection Institutions Touring and Outreach Program. The Exhibition is made possible through the continued generosity of the National Gallery’s Indigenous Arts Partner Wesfarmers Arts and key philanthropic supporters.

Shortened acknowledgement: The 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition supported by Visions of Australia, National Collection Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, Wesfarmes Arts and key philanthropic supporters.

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The 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony is the National Gallery’s flagship exhibition of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.

Ceremony remains central to the creative practice of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. From the intimate and personal to the collective and collaborative, ceremonies manifest through visual art, film, music and dance.

Featuring the work of 35 artists from across Australia, this exhibition reveals how ceremony is at the nexus of Country, of culture and of community.

Programming and Outreach support

The National Gallery offers programming and outreach support for Touring Exhibitions. Please contact the National Gallery Outreach Program Convenor Jessi England.

Education resource

An education resource for 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony is being developed. More to come.

Touring Exhibitions
Kathleen Worboys, Project Officer, Touring Exhibitions
P 02 6240 6650
E Kathleen.Worboys@nga.gov.au

Communications
Jessica Barnes, Communications Officer
P 02 6240 6431
E jessica.barnes@nga.gov.au

Marketing
Hayley Barrett, Marketing & Tourism Coordinator
P 02 6240 6589
E hayley.barrett@nga.gov.au

Programs
Jessi England, John T Reid Outreach Program Convenor
P 02 6240 6516
E jessi.england@nga.gov.au