Curated by Arrernte and Kalkadoon woman Hetti Perkins, in collaboration with National Gallery of Australia curators, Ceremony showcases 18 new bodies of work by 38 First Nations artists from across the country.
Perkins says: ‘Ceremony is not a new idea in the context of our unique heritage, but neither is it something that belongs only in the past. In their works, the artists in this exhibition assert the prevalence of ceremony as a forum for artmaking today in First Nations communities.”
‘In each ceremonial action, artists make an individual mark in our history. Ceremony is the nexus of Country, culture and community, and the 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial is another stitch in a timeless heritage,’ says Perkins.
