Start at the Gallery: Lyrics and Language
Sun 7 Dec 2025
Reflect and connect through the exhibition Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi. Experience the strength, beauty and diversity of First Nations voices through art, music, and culture with a day of cultural sharing and creative exploration.
Book into activities on arrival. Registrations open at 10.30am. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Start Tours
10.30am-12pm
Discover the wonders and colour of First Nations art on a magical mystery art trail at Start.
Register at the Start Art Club desk, duration 15 minutes
11am - Auslan Start Tour
Join a Start Tour with Auslan interpretation for children and families who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Register here for deaf and hearing-impaired participants only.
Please note: Registrations close Friday 5 December at 12pm.
Nylon Zoo
11am-3pm
Explore Evelyn Roth's colourful incredible inflatable wonderland.
AGSA Courtyard
Start Art Workshops
11am-3pm
Create a character or design a symbol to stamp a badge of your Superhero or Superpower.
The Studio
Start Sounds
11am - 12pm -Resident Start DJ Angel on the decks mixing her music of the moment.
12:30pm - 1:15pm and 1:45pm - 2:30pm - Katie Aspel, a proud Ngarrindjeri/Gunditjmara woman, combines her lush pop vocals and soulful acoustic guitar performing her songs that artfully convey themes of love, and heartbreak that tie to her deep love for culture and community
Courtyard
*Dancing in the Gallery
11am-2pm
Connect with art through dance with Ngarrindjeri, Boandik, Paramungk dancer Melanie Koolmatrie, and choreographer Tanya Voges.
Register at the Start Art Club desk, sessions every half hour, duration 30 minutes.
*Start Sketch Tours
11am-2pm
Join artists Lauren Herraman and Gemma Rose Brook on a drawing journey through Tarnanthi.
Register at the Start Art Club desk, sessions every half hour, duration 45 minutes
*Start Art Book Club
12 noon
Engage, explore and experience art and writing with storyteller extraordinaire, Helen Lawry at the Start Art Book Club.
The December book is Real Pigeons Flap by Andrew McDonald
Register here for the Start Art Book Club.
Please note: Registrations close Friday 5 December at 12pm.
Meet in the Vestibule (North Terrace)
AGSA Store
10% discount for AGSA and Start Art Club Members.
Parent/carer supervision is required
On your visit please:
- Check in when you arrive by using your Start Art Club Membership.
- Book into activities on arrival.
- Arrive early to avoid disappointment.