The 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: CEREMONY

The 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony is the National Gallery’s flagship exhibition of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.
 
Ceremony remains central to the creative practice of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. From the intimate and personal to the collective and collaborative, ceremonies manifest through visual art, film, music and dance. Featuring a selection of the works of 35 artists from across Australia, this exhibition reveals how ceremony is at the nexus of Country, of culture and of community.

Hero image: Joel Bray, Wiradjuri people, Giraaru Galing Gaanhagirri (still), 2022, commissioned by the National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra for the 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony, created in consultation with Uncle James Ingram and Wagga Wagga Elders, and with support from City of Melbourne, Phillip Keir and Sarah Benjamin (the Keir Foundation), City of Port Phillip, Create NSW, Blacktown Arts, Arts Centre Melbourne, and Yirramboi Festival 2020, image courtesy and © the artist

Ceremony design by Paul Girrawah House, Ngambri and Ngunnawal peoples © the artist

Location: Lin Onus Gallery, Level 1 & People’s Gallery, Level 2

Free

Exhibition supporters
 

Major Exhibition Partners

National Gallery of Australia

Wesfarmers Arts

National Gallery Foundation

Metal Manufactures Pty Ltd

Government Partners

Australian Government – Visions of Australia

Australian Government – National Collecting Institution Touring & Outreach Program

Greater Shepparton City Council

Creative Victoria

Learning & Engagement Partner

University of Melbourne

 

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