Ku Arts Program Delivery

Braving the 40+ degree heat, Ngarrindjeri artist Belinda Wilson, supported by the Ku Arts team, wowed festival goers with her resourceful found-object jewellery and wearable art.

In October 2023, JamFactory presented the an exhibition of works by artists from the Iwiri Wellbeing Centre. This exhibition was the result of workshops delivered by Ku Arts throughout 2022 and 2023.

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.

In October 2023, Ku Arts presented a stall for independent artists at the Tarnanthi Art Fair held at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. With representation from 50+ Art Centres across Australia, it was an incredibly successful event that provided opportunities for sales and a breadth of professional development.

In August 2023, nine artists travelled to the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, The National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, and satellite exhibitions and events, including the Salon De Refuses for Ku Arts annual Activate program.

In August 2023, Preston Warren won the People’s Choice award at the Malka Awards, and Janine Gray from Arts Ceduna was awarded the Elder and Malka Award. Ku Arts is committed to supporting artists' entry into the annual Malka Awards by continuing to provide arts materials and assistance with entry forms.

Held in August in 2023, Our Mob is an annual exhibition presented by Adelaide Festival Centre. Ku Arts supports independent artists across the state to produce artworks for entry into Our Mob through creative workshops, materials supply, postal logistics and entry form assistance.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.