COUNTRY – presenting selected gallery-represented and invited artists in an exhibition that illustrates their visceral interpretation of Country, from the diversity of their art making, to their representation visually and symbolically of what country embodies to First Nations Australians.
“The land is not empty, the land is full of knowledge, full of story, full of goodness, full of energy, full of power. Earth is our mother; the land is not empty.” – Wandjuk Marika, senior Yolŋu elder and artist.
The exhibition includes artists from regions across Australia, including Arnhem Land, the Kimberley, Central Western Desert, APY Lands, Ngaanyatjarra Lands, Tiwi Islands, Torres Strait and South Eastern Australia.
Opening Event: Wednesday 23 August 6 – 8pm.