still: Nora Abbott, Pitjantjatjara/Western Arrernte people, South Australia/Northern Territory, born Areyonga, Northern Territory 1952, My Grandfather been tell me a lot of story about Lasseter, 2021, Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Northern Territory, HD video © Nora Abbott/Tangentyere Artists
Festival

Tarnanthi - Animating Country

15 Oct 2021 – 30 Jan 2022

10am – 5pm daily & closed 25 Dec
Free
Migration Museum

In a series of short films, artists from Town Camps in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) animate their paintings and soft-sculpture works to tell personal, historical and ancestral stories. Painters Nora Abbott, Joanne Wheeler and Doris Thomas, from Tangentyere Artists, create a series of enchanting scenes that share wisdom and experience, while Rhonda Sharpe, from Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, relates episodes from her life. Together, their ‘olden days’ stories activate memory, culture and Country. Their films are:

  • Nora Abbott, My Grandfather been tell me a lot of story about Lasseter
  • Joanne Wheeler, Early Days in Palm Valley
  • Doris Thomas, Irretye, Tapatjatjaka (Wedge-tailed eagle story at Titjikala)
  • Rhonda Sharpe, My Selfs with Cowboy

Artists

Nora Abbott
Pitjantjatjara/Western Arrernte people, South Australia/Northern Territory

Rhonda Sharpe & Doris Thomas
Luritja people, Northern Territory

Joanne Wheeler
Anmatyerr/Luritja/Western Aranda/ Pitjantjatjara people, Northern Territory/South Australia

Access

Wheelchair accessible

Presenting Partners

Migration Museum, Tangentyere Artists, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists

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