Tarnanthi turns to the stories of women to lead us out of crisis
Working with 87 artists during the pandemic and remote lockdowns, Tarnanthi continues to be innovative, and in a first, throws the spotlight on the work of women Aboriginal artists.
2020 could be described as a year framed by the ‘local / global’ – ground roots impact and a shrunken world that has acknowledged the value of adopting the smaller lens, to a shared global fear and recalibration, and struggled realities from Black Lives Matter to a raging pandemic.
Tarnanthi – the festival celebrating the art and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island artists at the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) – is no different.
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.
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