KU ARTS ACKNOWLEDGES THE MANY ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLAND NATIONS ON WHOSE LANDS WE ARE LIVING AND CREATING. OUR HEAD OFFICE IS LOCATED ON KAURNA COUNTRY. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE KAURNA PEOPLE AS THE TRADITIONAL OWNERS OF THIS LAND AND RESPECT THEIR LIVING CULTURE.

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The work we do together

OUR PROJECTS

Programs and Projects

CEDUNA MARINE DEBRIS TARNANTHI 2023 PUBLIC PROGRAM

Ku Arts oversaw a 4-week intensive skills development program in Ceduna across marine debris weaving techniques to create a large-scale sculpture that was presented at the Tarnanthi Art Fair as the Public Program.

GALINYALA BARNGARLA - PORT LINCOLN SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOPS

Supported by the 2023 Tarnanthi Festival, Ku Arts is working with Galinyala Barngarla - Port Lincoln artists on developing a range of screen printed textiles for sale at the Tarnanthi Art Fair 2023.

IWIRI TEXTILE PROJECT PART 2

Continuing textile explorations, Iwiri Artists participated in workshops across February and March 2023, to experiment with new techniques and build on what they had previously learnt.

COPLEY CERAMICS PROGRAM, FLINDERS RANGES

Ku Arts is returning to Copley to deliver a sustainable program of skills exchange and confidence building across ceramic techniques.

WOMAD 2023

Ku Arts featured at WOMADelaide 2023. Over the festival Ku Arts presented hands on workshops sharing the richness of Aboriginal culture with national and international audiences of all ages.

IWIRI TEXTILE PROJECT

In November 2022, Ku Arts collaborated with Iwiri Aboriginal Corporation (Iwiri) in delivering a screen printing project for Iwiri members in their studio based in Port Adelaide. The project was funded by The Australia Council for the Arts, Flourish program.

STRONG ARTS PROGRAM, COOBER PEDY

Ku Arts delivered the Strong Arts Program in Coober Pedy in November 2022. The Ku Arts, Strong Arts Program provided opportunities for First Nation artists to access information and build artists’ knowledge and confidence about navigating the art world.

SILK PAINTING WORKSHOPS IN PORT AUGUSTA AND PORT LINCOLN

In October 2022, Ku Arts delivered a series of free silk painting workshops for First Nation artists with Ngangiwumerri artist Pilawuk White and her son Niwili White Forrest.

ARTS CEDUNA CERAMICS PILOT PROJECT

David Pedlar and Meg Caslake travelled to Ceduna, supporting artists from Ceduna, Yalata and Koonibba to create new ceramics works and develop a range of ceramic decals.

OUR MOB 2022

Ku Arts is proud to continue its sponsorship of the OUR YOUNG MOB award which encourages creative practice and cultural expression from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 18 and under. We are proud of every one of Our Young Mob who has chosen to share this with us.