Freda Brady, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 27 June 1961, Amata, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, Kunmanara (Wawiriya) Burton, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born c 1925, Pipalyatjara, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, died 2021, Amata, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, Angkaliya Eadie Curtis, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1928, Miti, South Australia, Tjangili Tjapukula George, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1950, Pukatja (Ernabella), South Australia, Sandra Goodwin, Yankunytjatjara people, South Australia, born 1969, near Mimili, South Australia, Beryl Jimmy, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1970, Fregon, South Australia, Kaika Burton, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1949, Atila (Mount Connor), South Australia, died 2023, Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Northern Territory, Iluwanti Ken, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born c 1944, Watarru, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, Sylvia Ken, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1965, Amata, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, Tjungkara Ken, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1 October 1969, Amata, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, Manyitjanu Lennon, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1940, outbush north of Watarru, South Australia, Betty Muffler, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1944, near Watarru, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, Matjangka Nyukana Norris, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1956, Victory Downs Station, Northern Territory, Mary Katatjuku Pan, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born c.1944, Rocket Bore, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, Betty Kuntiwa Pumani, Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara people, South Australia, born 1963, near Perentie Bore, South Australia, Antjala Tjayangka Robin, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1941, Apu Ininti, South Australia, Alison Munti Riley, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1966, Pukatja (Ernabella), South Australia, Kunmanara Stanley, Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara people, South Australia, born 1938, Wingellina, Western Australia, died 2020, Pukatja (Ernabella), South Australia, Carlene Thompson, Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara people, South Australia, born 1950, Pukatja (Ernabella), South Australia, Maringka Tunkin, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1959, Mulga Park, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, Northern Territory, Puna Yanima, Yankunyjatjara people, South Australia, born 1955, De Rose Hill Station, South Australia, Yaritji Tingila Young, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1956, Pukatja (Ernabella), Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, Jeanne Wallatina, Yankunytjatjara people, South Australia, born 1976, Indulkana, South Australia, Judy Wallatina, Yankunytjatjara people, South Australia, born 1981, Indulkana, South Australia, Kungkarangkalpa – Seven sisters, 2016, Fregon, South Australia, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 300.0 x 500.0 cm; Acquisition through Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art supported by BHP 2017, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.

Reconciliation Action Plan

Our vision is to promote understanding and respect through the power of art.

AGSA was the first state art gallery in the country to release a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Since its release in March 2019, AGSA has increased the proportion of its First Nations staff to 9.5 per cent, procured goods and services worth almost $1 million from First Nations businesses, and increased cultural learning opportunities for staff. The RAP also articulated AGSA’s vision: to establish an environment for reconciliation by promoting understanding of and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures through the power of art.

AGSA presents Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art widely among our collection displays, creating dialogues that amplify First Nations voices and stories as an integral part of our national story.

A key component of AGSA’s reconciliation strategy is Tarnanthi, our acclaimed year-round celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and cultures. Since it launched in 2015, Tarnanthi has driven cultural changes throughout AGSA’s operations, ensuring we build and maintain long-term relationships with First Nations artists and communities based on trust and respect. For visitors, Tarnanthi’s exhibitions and public programs promote understanding and respect by showcasing the creative excellence, deep tradition and rich diversity of First Nations art and cultures and by providing a platform for artists to share stories and cultural insights. For artists, Tarnanthi raises profiles and provides opportunities to create ambitious new work. And each year the Tarnanthi Art Fair delivers vital income for remote communities, and independent artists, contributing to economic empowerment and cultural resilience by supporting people who live and work on and off Country.

Alongside Tarnanthi, AGSA Education’s school tours, workshops, outreach, online resources, sell-out publications and award-winning programs for educators help young people to develop cultural understanding and respect through art – in the Gallery and in classrooms across the continent.

AGSA is grateful for the expertise of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples we work with who lead and deliver our innovative programs.

Art can be a force for reconciliation. Read more about what AGSA is doing in our current RAP. Our second RAP will be released soon.

Reconciliation Action Plan

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    Shedding new light on contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art