Tarnanthi - ngaratya (together, us group, all in it together)

ngaratya (together, us group, all in it together) brings together new works by six Barkandji/Barkindji artists who have aspired as a group to make Barkandji/Barkindji Country an active participant in their project. The artists travelled together across vast stretches of their ancestral Country in New South Wales and spent time engaging with cultural landscapes, Elders, community and each other. Their travels provided a rich foundation for the creation of their works across diverse mediums, which explore and illuminate their ancestral connection to Barkandji/Barkindji Country. Although their Country and people have suffered through the ongoing pressures of colonisation, ngaratya is a journey of love, empowerment, respect and connection.

Artists

Nici Cumpston
Barkandji people, New South Wales

Zena Cumpston
Barkandji people, New South Wales

David Doyle
Barkindji/Malyangapa people, New South Wales

Kent Morris
Barkindji people, New South Wales

Adrianne Semmens
Barkandji people, New South Wales

Raymond Zada
Barkandji people, New South Wales

Special events

Opening event
Tue 14 Oct, 5.30–7pm
In Conversation
Co-curators Nici Cumpston and Zena Cumpston in conversation with the artists.
Tue 14 Oct, 4.30–5.30pm

Public program bookings here

Access

Wheelchair accessible, accessible toilets

ngaratya (together, us group, all in it together) is a Bunjil Place Gallery exhibition, curated by Nici Cumpston and Zena Cumpston, touring with NETS Victoria. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program and received development assistance from NETS Victoria’s Exhibition Development Fund, supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

The project’s co-curator and participating artist Nici Cumpston is also Artistic Director of Tarnanthi at the Art Gallery of South Australia. AGSA has included ngaratya in Tarnanthi 2025 because of its artistic merit as a significant collective Barkandji/Barkindji project.