Malt Shovel Taphouse Adelaide
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Gallery opening hours: 10am - 3pm Fri & Sat and during Dunstan Playhouse and Space Theatre performance times.
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of a powerful moment in South Australia's cultural history – the First Aboriginal Women's Arts Festival of 1985.
This retrospective exhibition brings together rare photographs, archival materials, and stories from Aboriginal women who presented, participated and contributed to the festival.
Through curated festival memorabilia, historical photographs, and firsthand accounts, discover how this groundbreaking festival united Aboriginal women from across South Australia to share their culture through visual arts, dance, music, theatre, and ceremony.
The exhibition honours these trailblazing women and their enduring impact on South Australian arts and culture.
Image credit: Design & permission granted by artist Shereen Rankine
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10:00am – 3:00pm
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28 Feb
10:00am – 3:00pm
01 Mar
10:00am – 3:00pm
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04 Mar
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06 Mar
07 Mar
10:00am – 3:00pm
08 Mar
10:00am – 3:00pm
09 Mar
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13 Mar
14 Mar
10:00am – 3:00pm
15 Mar
10:00am – 3:00pm
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21 Mar
10:00am – 3:00pm
22 Mar
10:00am – 3:00pm
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28 Mar
10:00am – 3:00pm
29 Mar
10:00am – 3:00pm
30 Mar
Performance Location: Artspace
Quartet Bar
Enjoy a pre-show or interval drink while admiring works from the Performing Arts Collection.
Located in expansive gallery spaces alongside Festival Theatre, the Quartet Bar offers a great selection of South Austr…
The Star: Kitchen and Bar
Pre-Show Dining
Looking over the River Torrens, The Star: Kitchen and Bar is the perfect venue for pre-show dining. Elevate your theatr…
The Playhouse & Space Foyer Bar
The perfect meeting place for a pre-show drink or snack.
Located in the foyer of Dunstan Playhouse, The Playhouse & Space Foyer Bar offers a great selection of South Austra…
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18 Feb 2025
Foundation Impact Stories: Black Women BACK in Focus
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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.
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10 min read
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5 min read
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15 Dec 2022
Foundation Impact Stories: Songlines 2022 Reconciliation Generation
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