Adelaide
Festival Centre, Adelaide
Located
at the Adelaide Festival Centre, Trevor Nickolls' untitled mural painting uses
Aboriginal art techniques of cross hatching and dot painting, blended with
contemporary western technique.
Adelaide
Festival Centre, Adelaide
The
vision for the Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation Aboriginal Art Collection is
to create a unique collection of contemporary Australian Aboriginal art, post
1970 (since the construction of the Adelaide Festival Centre), which
acknowledges, celebrates and honours South Australian and national Australian
Aboriginal cultures, stories and people. The Adelaide City Council provided
funding over a five-year period to enable teh Adelaide Festival Centre Trust to
build a substantial Aboriginal art collection.
Southern
Embankment of River Torrens, Adelaide
The site
of the first bridge (1839) across the Torrens that physically linked the two
banks of the river was also the point of separation of the European community
to the south and the Aboriginal community (Kaurna) to the north bank – the
beginning of cultural separation, marginalising and dominance. Crossing –
Torrens River is a metaphor for re-establishing a bridge between two cultures–
a kind of healing.
253
Grenfell Street, Adelaide
8224 3200 tandanya.com.au
8224 3200 tandanya.com.au
Want to
learn more about Australian indigenous culture? Tandanya National Cultural
Institute is a great place to start. Staffed by Aboriginal and Torres Straight
Islanders, the Institute has a rich collection of art and cultural objects that
reveal a great deal about Australia's original inhabitants.
The word
'Tandanya' is from the language of the Kaurna people (pronounced Garna), the
original inhabitants of the Adelaide plains, and means "place of the Red
Kangaroo".
The
oldest Aboriginal-owned and managed multi-arts centre in Australia, this
acclaimed venue is free to enter, and houses a gallery, shop and a 147-seat
theatre. A free cultural tour is available Thursdays at 11am, exploring the
history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples. Live
cultural presentations of yidaki (didgeridoo) playing or dancing can be seen at
12 noon, Tuesday to Sunday (charges apply). Tandanya's shop offers art, craft,
books, clothing, fabric and music. Also available are yidakis (didgeridoos).
Victoria
Square, Adelaide
Sweeping
statues, cut marble and the angular basin are the work of famed designer John
Dowie, honouring the three main rivers that provide much of Adelaide's water.
King
William Street, Adelaide
Victoria
Square / Tarndanyangga features the permanently flown Aboriginal and Australian
flags along with audio interpretive information about each of the flags
Lower
forecourt, Hyatt Regency Hotel North Tce, Adelaide
The word
‘Yerrakartarta’ is a Kaurna word meaning 'at random' or 'without design'. This
work reflects the seemingly random order of the natural world and consists of
various sculptural elements set within the pavement and surrounding walls. The
work incorporates fossil-like animal forms, representing the history of the
land and includes a large ceramic mural about the Tjillbruke Dreaming story.
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