Our reconciliation vision is to celebrate First Nations cultures through recognition, representation, collaboration, and action.
Adelaide Festival Centre is proud to provide opportunities and initiatives for First Nations creatives to produce, promote, and showcase works across all areas of the arts, so that all South Australians can learn and celebrate First Nations cultures and histories.
Upcoming shows
Related pages
Reconciliation Action Plan
Learn about Adelaide Festival Centre's Reconciliation Action Plan.
Kaurna Reconciliation Sculptures
Kaurna miyurna, Kaurna yarta tampinthi (recognising Kaurna people and Kaurna land)
Yerta Project
Adelaide Festival Centre's internal National Reconciliation Week 2022 initiative
Exhibitions
OUR MOB
Art by South Australian Aboriginal Artists.
OUR YOUNG MOB
A celebration of art by young South Australian Aboriginal artists.
On the blog
Foundation Impact Stories: Black Women BACK in Focus
2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the First Aboriginal Women’s Arts Festival. Supported by Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation it brings together archival materials and firsthand stories from the Aboriginal women who were at the forefront of the festival.
Foundation Impact Stories: The Space Makers
Adelaide Festival Centre's Artspace is currently hosting Making Space, a captivating exhibition showcasing the result of a collaborative partnership between Artspace and Tutti Arts.
Foundation Impact Stories: 2024 Trevor Nickolls Art Prize winners
Discover the winners of the 2024 Trevor Nickolls Art Prize and explore the inspiring works of these First Nations artists.
Foundation Impact Stories: A Celebration of Young First Nations Identities
Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation is proud to support Children's Artspace and its latest exhibition Who Are We?, a powerful visual representation of young First Nations people, their identities and individual journeys.
OUR WORDS 2024
This year’s OUR WORDS program weaved words across oceans, peek behind the curtain of theatre making and celebrate award-winning fiction.
Reliving No Fixed Address at Her Majesty's Theatre
In October 2023, the iconic South Australian First Nations band, No Fixed Address played to a rapturous house at Her Majesty’s Theatre.
Iconic South Australian band No Fixed Address signs historic Her Majesty’s Theatre signature wall
Iconic South Australian First Nations band, No Fixed Address played to a rapturous house at Her Majesty’s Theatre as part of their national tour in July.
The First 50 Podcast — Episode 8: Celia Coulthard, Nancy Bates & Temaana Sanderson-Bromley
In episode 8 of The First 50 podcast, delve into First Nations music, art, and storytelling, with guests Celia Coulthard, Nancy Bates, and Temaana Sanderson-Bromley, ahead of Adelaide Festival Centre’s OUR MOB and OUR YOUNG MOB events.
The First 50 Podcast — Episode 2: William Barton
In Episode 2 of The First 50 Podcast, hear didgeridoo virtuoso and acclaimed composer William Barton chat to host Libby O’Donovan about his inspiring career as a First Nations artist and his connection to Adelaide Festival Centre.
Our commitment to reconciliation
Adelaide Festival Centre's Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan launches today, furthering our commitment to be a destination where equity thrives and First Nations people and cultures are recognised, engaged, represented and celebrated.
Support our First Nations program
By donating to our First Nations Programs, you will provide crucial support for First Nations creatives to produce, promote, and showcase works across all areas of the arts, so that all South Australians can learn and celebrate First Nations cultures and histories.
