Kaurna Women's Art Collective: Sisters of Lartelare

Current Exhibition
31 August - 19 October 2024
Kaurna Women's Art Collective: Sisters of Lartelare

Sisters of Lartelare, by the Kaurna Women’s Art Collective, is a rich, multi-sensory exhibition aiming to open new understandings of Kaurna history, stories, and culture connected to Yartapuulti-Port Adelaide. 

When

31 August to 19 October 2024

Access

Led by emerging Kaurna Leader Bonny Brodie with guidance from Aunty Margaret Brodie, this intergenerational project aims to open new understandings of Kaurna history, stories, and culture connected to Yartapuulti-Port Adelaide. Through focused activity, discussion, and skill sharing, this iteration will focus on understanding cultural practices from a range of First Nations female leaders whilst learning new skills in distilling scent from native plants.

This third iteration builds on foundational cultural mapping workshops, community events and public exhibitions, leading to their first institutional presentation at ACE. Sisters of Lartelare is grounded in care and respect focussing on the creation of a place-responsive artwork as a powerful interruption of colonial narrative and ensuring songlines and cultural practices are taught and shared for future generations.

Feature Image: Kaurna Womens Art Collective, Lartelare, detail of exhibition installation - Harts Mill, Port Adelaide, 2023. Courtesy the artists and OSCA.

Curator

Rayleen Forester

Artists

Kaurna Women's Art Collective

Kaurna Women’s Art Collective

The Kaurna Women’s Art Collective, established in 2022 brings together Aboriginal women connected to Yartapuulti-Port Adelaide. Now led by emerging Kaurna Leader Bonny Brodie, with guidance from Aunty Margaret Brodie, the collective is dedicated to celebrating and preserving Kaurna culture through creative projects.

Support

This project is supported by the South Australian Government through Arts South Australia, SA Water and City of Adelaide.

'Sisters of Lartelare' Project partner: Vitalstatistix

ACE tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka panpapanpalyarninthi (inparrinthi). Kaurna miyurna yaitya mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlu tampnthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the traditional Country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains and pays respect to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today.