Sultan to headline Tarnanthi return this October

First Nations singer Dan Sultan will headline the Tarnanthi opening weekend in October at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Representation and reality with artist Naomi Hobson

An important and influential voice on identity in Australia, artist Naomi Hobson has turned her camera toward the complexity of youth in Adolescent Wonderland – now showing at the Art Gallery of SA as part of Tarnanthi.

Tarnanthi for teens: How AGSA works with contemporary artists to engage young minds

Contemporary Aboriginal artist Elizabeth Close has curated Tarnanthi's youth-focussed Neo Deadly Halloween event to explore the concept of transformation while embracing the perspective-shifting power of the artwork within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander exhibition.

How to buy Aboriginal art

Ahead of the Tarnanthi Art Fair, we spoke with artist Karen Napaljarri Barnes, Tarnanthi's artistic director Nici Cumpston, and three Tarnanthi art fair buyers about what to consider when purchasing Aboriginal art.

Nici Cumpston on the power of art

More than a soft power, art, properly supported, can act as a vehicle of empowerment and cultural visibility.

Tarnanthi Namatjira Project Auction

TARNANTHI Art Fair

TARNANTHI: Curating through collaborating

Though the second-ever Tarnanthi festival of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art has been brought together by one woman, it speaks with many voices.

Yhonnie Scarce for Tarnanthi

More than just a material held up to reflect society from time to time, Yhonnie Scarce knows glass can capture and portray the darker moments in Australia’s history – just as her work for contemporary Indigenous art festival Tarnanthi does.