Tandanya is celebrating 20 years in October 2009 with the inaugural Tandanya Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Fair on 24th October on the Rymill Park extension (next door to Tandanya). This is a free all day event for you to enjoy, experience, take part in and most of all to help us celebrate!

The Arts Fair will be a vibrant event celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts as a vital, living and important cultural practice. Works will be on display outside with each artist in attendance to present and sell their works. More than 40 artists will be there on the day, including Sam Lester, Heather Shearer, Conrad Blackman and Christopher Burthurmarr Crebbin as well as artists from the APY Lands, Ceduna Arts and Crafts and Mimili Maku Arts. Kaurna Plains School students will also be exhibiting their latest artworks.

This is a wonderful opportunity to talk with the artists and learn directly from them about their art practice, cultural content and personal histories.

A jammed packed performing arts program has also been organised to run throughout the day for all to enjoy.

Featuring:

Drum Atweme
Kaurna Plains School Choir
Keriba Sagul
Kineman Karma
Kuma Karro
Kurruru
MERRg
Nancy Bates
Rough Image
Tony Minniecon - The Journey

Also on the day Nunkuwarrin Yunti will have a mini clinic, Turkindi will be putting on a free BBQ for everyone and there is a range of workshops and demonstrations to be involved with

Aunty Stephanie Gollan - art and craft workshops
Les Giles & Mark Reynolds - yidaki (didgeridoo) making
Felix Kerry - Torres Strait Island skirt making/weaving
Southern Elders Women's Weaving Group - weaving
Oak Valley Elders - Punu (artefact making, burning and carving)

..... and of course Drum Atweme, Kurruru and Keriba Sagul will be hosting song and dance workshops!

The day kicks off at 10am and goes through to 5pm. Watch this space for an event schedule!