For the first time since 2019 the SOUTHEAST Aboriginal Arts Market will take place in person at Carriageworks over the weekend of 19 and 20 November 2022.
The showcase will be curated by Hetti Perkins, Arrernte and Kalkadoon curator, writer, advisor and presenter alongside Jonathan Jones, Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi leading artist.
The pair said ‘We’re looking forward to returning to Carriageworks for our first physical market in three years and showcasing the extraordinary work of artists from the south-east region. Being back together in person brings with it an important sense of kinship. As we reconnect, visitors can engage directly with local artists, have a yarn and purchase artworks, providing vital support and giving artists the opportunity to engage with new audiences.’
Visitors will have the opportunity to explore and shop works from 30 independent Aboriginal artists and collectives from regional and coastal New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, the Murray–Darling basin catchment and Tasmania. You can expect ceramics, jewellery, weaving, carving, textiles, photography, painting and print media. In happy news, 100% of the proceeds from sales will go to the artists.
As well as the Market, Carriageworks will host a series of experiences. Audiences are invited to enjoy weaving circle sessions with Burramattagal and Dharug artists and community members. We can also tuck into some Australian Native Cuisine at pop up café Warakirri by Indigiearth, serving damper with native jam and wattleseed cream, kangaroo sliders, lemon myrtle squid with finger lime pearls and green ants, bush tomato, pumpkin and fetta quiche and crocodile salad. Then grab a coffee from Dhuwa (pronounced dee:wah and meaning to feel alive in Bidjara language) and head over to listen to a panel discussion between Rachel Piercy (Murrawarri), Art Gallery Director at the Manning Regional Art Gallery; Zoe Rimmer (Pakana), Senior Curator of Indigenous Cultures at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and Erin Vink (Ngiyampaa) Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
