Two First Nations exhibitions open at Maitland Regional Art Gallery Friday
Maitland City Council(Maitland City Council)
Newy 87.8 FM – Two exhibitions celebrating contemporary First Nations art and culture will open at Maitland Regional Art Gallery (MRAG) this Friday 30 October, including a major touring exhibition marking ten years of Tarnanthi.
Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi brings together more than 30 works from the first decade of the Art Gallery of South Australia's Tarnanthi festival, spanning painting, installation, sculpture and moving image. The exhibition is the second stop on a six-venue national tour travelling across four states between 2026 and 2028.
It will open alongside Tjilpi munu Pampaku Tjukurpa Kunpu Kanyintjaku: Holding the Tjukurpa of our senior men and women strong, celebrating more than 20 years of Mimili Maku Arts, an Aboriginal-owned and governed art centre on the APY Lands in South Australia. The exhibition also marks the public launch of Alpiri Kuwari, the art centre's Living Cultural Collection.
A free opening event will run from 5.30pm to 7.30pm on Friday, with bookings essential, followed by a free in-conversation with Mimili Maku Arts artists and representatives at the Gallery from 10am to 10.45am on Saturday 31 October.
MRAG Art Director Courtney Novak said the exhibitions would allow regional audiences to experience significant First Nations art. "Regional audiences deserve access to exhibitions of this scale and calibre," she said.
Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi will be on display at MRAG from 30 October 2026 to 14 February 2027.
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