Adelaide Festival Centre

Black Women BACK In Focus

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of a powerful moment in South Australia's cultural history – the First Aboriginal Women's Arts Festival of 1985.

Gallery

Event Details

Category

Gallery

Event Starts

Feb 20, 2025

Event Ends

Mar 29, 2025

Venue

Artspace, Adelaide Festival Centre

Location

Festival Drive, Adelaide SA, Australia

This retrospective exhibition brings together rare photographs, archival materials, and stories from Aboriginal women who presented, participated and contributed to the festival.

Through curated festival memorabilia, historical photographs, and firsthand accounts, discover how this groundbreaking festival united Aboriginal women from across South Australia to share their culture through visual arts, dance, music, theatre, and ceremony.

The exhibition honours these trailblazing women and their enduring impact on South Australian arts and culture.

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