Freda Brady, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1961, Amata, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, Kunmanara Wawiriya Burton, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born c 1925, Pipalyatjara, 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, Nyurpaya Kaika Burton, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1949, Mount Connor, South Australia, Iluwanti Ken, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born c 1944, Watarru, South Australia, Sylvia Ken, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 1965, Amata, South Australia, Tjungkara Ken, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born 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, 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, 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 1950, De Rose Hill Station, South Australia, Yaritji Young, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born c.1956, out bush near the creek 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 and Torres Strait Islander Art supported by BHP 2017, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Courtesy the artists and Ernabella Arts, Iwantja Arts, Kaltjiti Arts, Mimili Maku Arts, Tjala Arts, APY Art Centre Collective/Copyright Agency.
Reconciliation Action Plan
A year on from the launch of our RAP we reflect on our achievements.
AGSA is proud to be the first state art gallery in the country to have released a RAP in March 2019. The release of our RAP was an important milestone for us but it is the everyday actions we take towards reconciliation that will bring about meaningful change. Looking back at our first year we can see the significant impact that RAP initiatives have had on our organisation.
Most recently, AGSA welcomed Cara Kirkwood to the AGSA Board, the first Aboriginal person to join the Board in the Gallery’s history. Cara is a Mandandanji, Bidjara and Mithaka woman who has worked in strategic leadership roles around the country as an expert in Indigenous culture and policy. We featured the work of more than 1,200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists at the 2019 Tarnanthi festival and welcomed over half a million people to Tarnanthi exhibitions and events across the city and state. The AGSA Education team released a new publication, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art in the Classroom, which provides advice on best-practice methods for teaching, tips from First Nations artists, suggestions for themed activities and examples of successful classroom projects. Within six months of its release, the book sold more than 600 copies around the country and quickly went into a second print run. Jack Buckskin, Kaurna and Narungga cultural leader, delivered multiple face-to-face cultural awareness training sessions to staff, and many new procurement and employment initiatives were implemented to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses and increase employment outcomes.
AGSA is grateful for the expertise of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples we work with who lead and deliver our innovative programs, including the nationally acclaimed Tarnanthi festival. AGSA’s current RAP is active until March 2021. We look forward to continuing to deliver on our RAP objectives, while also planning for the development of a more ambitious RAP in the future.
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