First Fridays: The Sound of Strength - Sing

Celebrate Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi with an evening that honours the power of song in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Discover how song connects generations - carrying language, stories and ancestral knowledge that sustain identity, community and spirit.

5pm & 7pm
Guided Tours

Join the Gallery Guides for a tour of Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi or highlights of the AGSA collection.

Meet in the Atrium

From 5.30pm
Food and beverages

Grab a drink or bite to eat from AGSA_eat.
Bar closes at 8.30pm. See the full menu below.

From 5pm
The Studio: Comics and Characters

Visit The Studio to create a character for a comic inspired by Banyjima artist Layne Dhu-Dickie. Are they a hero or a villain? Do they have special powers? Make a sticker of your comic character to add to the collaborative storyboard.

In The Studio

5-7pm
Tarnanthi resident DJ - SVVLO

Hailing from Alice Springs now residing in Adelaide, SVVLO (Pronounced “Sav-Low”) was born on Arrernte land but belongs to various NT groups. SVVLO has DJ’d across the city and state at various events and festivals.

In the courtyard

6pm
Yarning about Song

First Nations musicians, artists and songwriters share their experiences on the importance of song in Australian Aboriginal culture. Contemporary singer-songwriter Nathan May centres his music on connection to country, family, and truth-telling. Artist Colleen Raven Strangways works with photography to capture the resilience, spirituality and beauty that define Aboriginal communities. Colleen's recent work UV Songlines: Illuminating Ancestral Roots features portraits of Aboriginal people adorned with UV-reactive body paint, symbolising the ancestral songlines that weave unbroken connections to land, culture, spirit, and identity. Singer-Songwriter, Linguist & Language Revivalist Dr Corey Theatre uses his music as medium to revive language, recently Corey contributed to The Kaurna Songbook: Yurikurringa Ngadluku Paltirna with a song titled Mikawamangka.

In the exhibition

6.45pm
Stories in Song

Step into the heart of the Tarnanthi exhibition Too Deadly and be carried by the powerful stories Nathan May shares through his soulful songs and musicianship. Joined by boundary-pushing violinist Julian Ferraretto, the duo blends music and storytelling to craft an intimate and moving experience.

In the exhibition

7.30pm
Musical Performance – Corey Theatre

Originating from Western Victoria and now based in Adelaide, Gunditjmara-Belgian musician Corey Theatre channels his music as a medium to revive sleeping languages. Relax and let Corey’s silky vocals and soulful grooves transport you to another world.

In the Courtyard

Tonight’s AGSA_eat menu

• Broccoli labneh, garlic chips, Davidson plum with pita bread
• Barbecued pepper berry chicken with native tabouleh
• Stuffed peppers with spiced rice and saltbush salsa verde
• Chocolate river-mint s'mores tart