Image:  ‘Jidirah the Whale and the Seven Sisters’ [detail] artist: Verna Lawrie

 

Statewide Indigenous Community Arts Development (SICAD) visit Far West 

 

 

SICAD representatives are currently travelling across the Eyre Peninsula visiting and consulting with Aboriginal artists and their communities.

 

 

Mr David Miller, Chairperson of Ananguku Arts and Culture Aboriginal Corporation is travelling with Mr. Iain Morton, Statewide Programs Manager, Ananguku Arts and Tony Collins, Project Manager (APY & North), Ananguku Arts.

 

 

The group commenced their visit with an informal meeting of artists in Port Lincoln on Monday 23 September before travelling onto Ceduna.  They will continue their tour of the far west region until 6 October.

 

 

In Ceduna the visiting party will be joined by highly regarded Alice Springs contemporary landscape artist Wayne Eager.

 

Eager has lived in central Australia since 1992 far from Australia’s urban centres.  Mr. Eager has previously visited Oak Valley in July 2010 to undertake painting workshops with Anangu artists as part of the Desert Oak project which was funded by a Country Arts SA Regional Partnerships grant.

 

 

During this year’s visit Mr. Eager will conduct workshops with Aboriginal artists in Western Eyre including at the Head of the Bight.

 

Mr. Iain Morton says “We are inviting Aboriginal artists to join staff members of Ananguku Arts and Country Arts SA to discuss their artistic development and opportunities.  We encourage them to tell us what they want to achieve so we can find ways to assist them.”

 

For more information on how you can be a part of the broad consultation and workshops for Aboriginal artists contact:

 

Mr. Iain Morton
Statewide Programs Manager
Ananguku Arts and Culture Aboriginal Corporation
phone: 0448 158 390
email:  [email protected]

 

Scheduled meetings and events:

Ceduna

Informal meeting

• Tuesday September 24
• Tjutjuna (Ceduna) Aboriginal Arts and Culture Centre

Informal meeting

• Friday September 27
• Ceduna Town Camp

Workshop with artist Wayne Eager

• Monday September 30
• Tjutjuna (Ceduna) Aboriginal Arts and Culture Centre

Oysterfest Stall of Aboriginal artworks

• Saturday October 5 and Sunday October 6, all day
• Oysterfest site

 Scotdesco

• Wednesday September 25

 Koonibba

• Thursday September 26

 Yalata and / or Oak Valley (to be confirmed)

• Workshop with artist Wayne Eager
• Tuesday October 1 to Thursday October 3

 

 

 

For more information on Ananguku Arts and Culture Aboriginal Corporation click here

 

 For more information on Country Arts SA support and funding for regional Aboriginal artists click here