PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - SILK PAINTING

VICTOR HARBOUR

26 - 29th may 2025

Ku Arts has been delivering hands-on workshops across South Australia to support artists to develop products for sale at the 2025 Tarnanthi Art Fair.

To build on the silk painting workshops held in 2024 in McLaren Vale with artist Pilawuk White, Ku Arts invited Pilawuk back to lead a new round of workshops for First Nations artists from the Fleurieu Peninsula, Murray Bridge, Coorong, and surrounding regions. Ku Arts hosted four days of workshops at Victor Harbor's Coral Street Art Space from 26th to 29th of May 2025.

Artists created beautiful hand-painted silk, which will be transformed into professionally made tote bags for sale at Tarnanthi.

Participants will be invited back for another workshop in August to design custom bag straps and contribute to the development of marketing materials for the final product range.

Ku Arts acknowledges the support of our funding partners whose commitment enables our continued delivery of services and programs to benefit Aboriginal artists in South Australia.

The 2025 Product Development Program has been made possible through the support of our funding partner, Art Gallery of South Australia, Tarnanthi Festival.