Join Yolngu artists and knowledge holders for a tour of Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Art from Yirrkala and experience one of the world’s greatest artistic traditions from the perspective of those who shaped it. Organized by the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the...

Celebrate the opening of Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala during a First Friday Reception at The Fralin Museum of Art. Be sure to arrive at 5 pm to meet the Yolngu delegation and experience a performance of manikay (sacred song accompanied by clap sticks...

Get an exclusive first-look and engage in enriching discussions at our special exhibition preview of First Nation Australia: Contemporary Artists from Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala, featuring visiting artists from the distinguished Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre. Delve into a fascinating...

Join us for an Artist Talk with Lisa Waup , who will be in residence at Kluge-Ruhe March 8- April 7, and whose exhibition close to the wind is currently on view in the Focus Gallery. Lisa Waup is a mixed-cultural First Nations artist and curator who was born in Narrm (Melbourne). Her...

Join us at Second Street Gallery on Saturday, February 3, from 10 to 11:30AM for a hands-on workshop and artist demonstration that explores the materiality of bark painting from Yirrkala. Drawn from techniques used for thousands of years and materials sustainably harvested from the string bark...

Sara Curruchich opens her world tour at the University of Virginia as a Ruffin Distinguished Artist-in-Residence from Feb 19 to 22. Join us for her free concert at Old Cabell Hall on February 22 at 7pm. Reserve your free tickets here . “My music is a combination of Cumbia, reggae and rock with the...

Madayin: Land and Lineage Mayatili Marika will deliver the W. Wanambi Distinguished Lecture in the Dome Room of the Rotunda on Feb 3 at 4 pm, followed by a reception in the Upper West Oval Room. Marika is a Rirratjingu Traditional Owner and Yolŋu woman based in northeast Arnhem Land. Part of a new...

Join us for First Friday on February 2, 5:30 - 7:30PM, as Second Street Gallery celebrates the opening of two new exhibitions! Both shows will be on view February 2 - March 22, 2024. Second Street Gallery is pleased and honored to present First Nation Australia: Contemporary Artists from Buku...

Join us on Saturday, February 17 for a free, one-day New City Arts symposium at The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center organized by Meesha Goldberg with local artists, community leaders, and the descendants of Sacajawea, inquiring into the diverse ways we memorialize the past in...