Installation by artist Katie West. Suspended fabric: silk dyed with eucalyptus and wattles collected from area around Maroondah Dam; Cushions: silk dyed with eucalyptus leaves and bark; muslin dyed with puff ball fungus; calico dyed with eucalyptus leaves and bark and puff ball fungus; all filled with wool and cotton wadding; Texts by Kerry Arabena, Bruce Pascoe, Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin, and Uncle David Wandin in partnership with Yarra Ranges Council, Dixon’s Creek Primary School, Ralph Hume, Victor Steffensen and Brett Ellis; Sound work: composed by Simon Charles with spoken score by Katie West, duration 00:13:00. Images by Andrew Curtis

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Striking: A Conversation with Artists Katie West and Thea Anamara Perkins

When the urban artist collective Boomalli struck out onto the Sydney art scene thirty-five years ago, the ten founding members expanded ideas of what contemporary Aboriginal art could be, adding a politically-aware, cosmopolitan aesthetic to conventional assumptions about Aboriginal art in 1980s Australia. Representing multiple language groups from across the continent, Boomalli created a space from which emerging First Nations artists are able to reimagine and reaffirm Aboriginal representation and experience. Today, a new generation of First Nations artists is engaging with the defining social and political movements of our time.

Two of those artists, Thea Anamara Perkins (Arrernte and Kalkadoon) and Katie West (Yindjibarndi), join moderator Brendan O’Donnell for a live discussion about the art they are making, the future role of art in the public sphere, and whether there are any limits on what Aboriginal art can be.

This program is happening once. See below to see what time it will occur in your time zone:

Eastern Daylight Time: Thursday, February 24, 7:00 pm
Australian Eastern Daylight Time: Friday, February 25, 11:00 am
Australian Western Standard Time: Friday, February 25, 8 am