Tjukurpa Kunpu (Strong Dreaming)
2 July - 31 July 2026
Kerry Packer Civic Gallery
Marli Macumba’s solo curatorial debut celebrates powerful Aboriginal women from across regional South Australia.
Nganampa Ngura - Our places
Post Office Project, Yartapuulti/Port Adelaide
June 2026
Opening this Sunday at Post Office Projects, Nganampa Ngura - Our places a powerful collection of painting and ceramics celebrating place, memory, and connection to Country.
Outdoor Healing Sculptures
Cadell Training Centre
April - June 2026
This instalment of Keeping Culture Strong took place at Cadell Training Centre with Yarrawarrka, Pitjantjatjara and Adnyamathanha Master Carver Patrick Ikaringanyi Ferguson in the form of Outdoor Healing Sculptures.
Staying Strong
Ku Arts Studio, Tarntanya/Adelaide
June 2026
Over the last few months, Ku Arts has supported Jackie Saunders ahead of her solo exhibition by providing her and mentor Laura Wills with access to the Ku Arts Studio inside The Mill. Ku Arts also contributed quality art materials, as well as framing and stretching assistance.
EmpowerHer: silk painting workshop
Port Lincoln
May 2026
Part of the EmpowerHer program, Ku Arts ran a silk painting workshop with renowned Ngangiwumerri textile artist Pilawuk White.
Make an impact this EOFY
June 2026
Artists Materials Fund
Make an impact on the careers and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists this financial year with a donation to Ku Art’s Artists Materials Fund.
Skill sharing at Ngapala Arts
Ngapala Arts, Copley
May 2026
Ku Arts ran a creative development workshop at Ngapala Arts this May, bringing together artists working in ceramics to share ideas, techniques, and stories.
Mi:wi in Mirnu Unit
Yatala Labour Prison
March - May 2026
As part of the Keeping Culture Strong program, Ku Arts ran a 10 week program in Mirnu Unit with Cedric Varcoe.
Silk painting workshops
Goolwa
May 2026
Ku Arts ran a silk painting workshop with renowned Ngangiwumerri textile artist Pilawuk White.
EmpowerHer: leather workshop
Port Lincoln
April 2026
Part of the EmpowerHer program, Ku Arts ran a leather working workshop with artist and leather worker Olivia Kathigitis.
What We Carry Forward
7 April - 27 July 2026
Arts in Health at Flinders Medical Centre
Josephine Mick, Jane Russell, and Lisa Khan: stories learned, carried and passed down through family.
WATER STORIES
28 January - 16 March 2026
at Yitpi Yartapuultiku in Yartapuulti/Port Adelaide
An exhibition by Ngarrindjeri artist Melanie Koolmatrie and artists from Arts Ceduna on the Far West Coast of South Australia.
Ku Arts Symposium
AGSA Courtyard, Tarntanya/Adelaide
October 2026
Ku Arts brought together First Nations artists, art centres, curators, and cultural leaders from across Australia together at the 2025 Ku Arts Symposium.
Gathering: National Weaving Salon
8 September - 10 October, 2025
Light Square Gallery, Tarntanya/Adelaide
Gathering brings works by 48 First Nations weavers from across Australia, celebrating contemporary weaving practice, cultural resilience, and artistic innovation.
Kulintja Palya
Yulara
July 2025
Ku Arts was pleased to host Kulintja Palya, a wellbeing and workforce support initiative for staff at our member art centres.
Curator’s Program
Tarntanya/Adelaide
May 2025
Ku Arts was pleased to present the 2025 First Nations Curators Program. Across five days, programs supported ten emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts workers to expand their practices as future curators.