Noŋgirrŋa Marawili in front of her monumental Lightning barks at the opening of TARNANTHI 2017; image credit Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre
While artists and audiences were enjoying last month’s opening festivities of the TARNANTHI exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA), there was another layer of activity going on behind closed doors – one that was equally important to growing the legacy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island artists.