Kumarangk

29 August - 8 November 2026
Main Gallery and Margaret Scott Gallery

Kumarangk is an intergenerational love letter for Ngarrindjeri women; an exhibition that explores the survival of culture, and resistance to colonial destruction.

Kumarangk will showcase a mix of newly commissioned and existing works from Ngarrindjeri women artists. Sandra Saunders’ Hindmarsh Island Collection will be remounted for the first time since it was first exhibited 20 years ago, alongside a major new painting that will conclude the collection. Through a series of paintings and wire works, the Hindmarsh Island Collection retells the story of the building of
the bridge to Kumarangk (colonially known as hindmarsh island) and the resistance of the Ngarrindjeri women and allies.

The exhibition also features major new works from Mardawi Art Collective, which includes the legendary Aunty Ellen Trevorrow, alongside Elizabeth Rankine, Margi Sumner, Temeika Campbell, Bessie Rigney, Zemiah Campbell, Debra Rankine and Stephanie Russell.

Kumarangk will also feature new weaving pieces from Aunty Betty Sumner, Sonya Rankine, Carly Tarkari Dodd and ceramics from Tiarnie Edwards

 

Kumarangk Film Screenings

The Walk to Save Kumarangk (1997) and Kumarangk 5214 (2001)

Experience two powerful short documentaries exploring the cultural significance of Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) and the community movement to protect it.

The Walk to Save Kumarangk (1997) captures the passion, determination and activism behind the campaign to safeguard this important Ngarrindjeri place. Kumarangk 5214 (2001) shares the voices and stories of Ngarrindjeri women, revealing their deep cultural and ancestral connections to Country.

Together, these films provide valuable historical and cultural perspectives that complement the Kumarangk exhibition.

Screening Times

Tuesdays: 2:00pm  (replacing Craitbul and Volcano )
Saturdays: 12:30pm (replacing Craitbul and Volcano )

Screenings will take place in the Riddoch Dress Circle throughout the exhibition period, until 8 November 2026.
*Please note there will be no screening on Saturday 31 October due to a private function

 

Warning:
This exhibition contains images of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other Indigenous Peoples
who have passed.

 

 

 

 

 

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Image: Tiarnie Edwards, Truth carved in clay, 2025, hand-built clay, dimensions variable, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, Photography by Connor Patterson