The Kaurna Womens Art Collective is a new collaborative project established by Aunty Margaret Brodie and Jennifer Eadie in 2022. The collective brings together Aboriginal women connected to Yartapuulti (Port Adelaide) to work on a series of creative projects that celebrate their strength, culture, and connection to the Port. This work is the first major outcome of the OSCA – Projects of the Everyday artist commissioning initiative.
Lartelare aims to open-up new understandings of Kaurna history, stories and culture connected to Port Adelaide. Grounded in care and respect, Aboriginal women, guided by the lead artists, will come together over 2023 and beyond to share stories while creating a place-responsive artwork as a powerful interruption of colonial narrative and complacency. Aunty Margaret sums this up as “A group of strong women standing tall and coming together, this strength could make change”.
FOOTPRINTS EXHIBITION | 14-20 DECEMBER 2023
For their first exhibition at Harts Mill as part of the 2023 Tarnanthi festival, the collective has created a multi-disciplinary body of work title FOOTPRINTS, that incorporates image, film and textile installation, which shares and celebrates their story and culture. For the artists, sharing this work represents an act of resistance against the colonial, industrial and military narrative that currently defines Port Adelaide.
The Kaurna Womens Art Collective are : Aunty Margaret Brodie, Tina Flanagan, Bonny Brodie, Leona Brodie, Kath Butler, Abbie Scarce, Emma Scarce & Tash Sutcliffe.
