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How a festival’s legacy shifts perception

With 1.4 million people having attended Tarnanthi since its inception, ArtsHub takes a look at the festival’s impact in shifting outdated perceptions around Indigenous art.

3 Nov 2021 9:14

Gina Fairley

Visual Arts

2021 Tarnanthi artist John Prince Siddon. Installation view Perth Festival. Photo Pixel Poetry.

In 2015, when the Art Gallery of South Australia launched Tarnanthi: Festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Art, the sector could hardly predict the level of its impact.

First, the mining giant BHP came to the table to secure the festival for five years with $17.54 million. This year they committed to another three years of support in the delivery of the festival through to 2023.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina