Our Mob 2011: A state wide celebration of indigenous art

Now in its 6th year, Our Mob showcases the best of contemporary art from South Australia’s Indigenous artists. More than an exhibition – it’s a celebration!

A great opportunity to acquire affordable community based Indigenous art.

OPENING NIGHT EVENT
EVERYONE WELCOME!
Wednesday 26 October, 6pm 
RSVP via EMAIL or 08 8216 8581

OUR MOB 2011 FORUM
South Australian Indigenous artists: past works and future exhibitions
Wednesday 26 October, 10am – 2pm
Lyrics Room, Festival Theatre Foyer

Join artists, art workers and curators from across South Australia for a morning of talks and presentations about South Australian Indigenous art including discussions on past and future exhibitions. In the afternoon people are encouraged to visit the SA museum to view the newly opened Aboriginal Cultures Gallery and Ernabella Arts Exhibition. This will be followed by the Our Mob 2011 opening at the Artspace Gallery.

Open to general public – anyone with an interest in Indigenous art in South Australia today.
To register, contact: Terry Cleary 08 8227 2788, 0448 158 390 terry@anangukuarts.com.au by Monday 24 October, 2011.

Download the Forum Program

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
Three exhibitions that explore the diversity of South Australian Indigenous art.
26 October – 11 December 2011
Festival Theatre Foyer

Tjungu Palya (selected works)
Since its incorporation in 2006, Tjungu Palya has grown to be a dynamic and innovative community art  centre. Located about 100kms south of Uluru, Nyapari is set at the base of the majestic Mann Ranges in  the heart of country traditionally owned by the Pitjantjatjara people.

Indulkana – Ooodnadatta Coming Together Workshops
In 2011 a series of screen printing workshops were held in the communities of Indulkana and Oodnadatta,  led by Melbourne based artist Sue Anderson. Although the communities of Indulkana and Oodnadatta lie some 300kms apart on either side of the Stuart Highway in the Far North of South Australia, they have experienced a vastly different history since white settlement. The prints from these workshops reflect the coming together of a people with a shared family and cultural heritage.

The Spirit of Lake Eyre – Arrabanna Country
With the flooding of Lake Eyre for the first time in recent years, a dispute arose when sailing access to Lake Eyre was denied due to the cultural and spiritual significance of the area to the Arrabanna people.  Arrabanna photographer, Colleen Raven Strangways, set out to capture the essence of the Spirit of Lake Eyre. Colleen aims to express the importance of those stories about her people today.

OUR MOB and ABC OPEN

ABC Open is a new and exciting way for people in regional Australia to connect and share their stories through the ABC. As part of Our Mob ABC OPEN will be showcasing DreamBox an Indigenous specific project launched by ABC Open to coincide with NAIDOC week this year.  During NAIDOC week, ABC Open producers attended over 40 NAIDOC events around the county, hosting DreamBox photobooths and inviting Indigenous Australians to share their dreams online.  There are over 1,100 dreams on our website and a significant number of these were contributed from South Australia. 

Helpful links
See the full 2011 Season