Hermannsburg Life
Artworks
- ABC Radio National
12 minute segment
Executive Producer: Debra McCoy
The former Aboriginal mission town of Hermannsburg, 130 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, has a long history of contemporary art practice—from the evocative watercolours of Albert Namatjira in the 1930s, to the quirky, colourful ceramics of the Aranda women’s pottery group today.
In August/September 2007, Brisbane’s Artisan Gallery hosted an exhibition of new works by the Hermannsburg Potters entitled Hermannsburg Life: 17 years of contemporary art exploration.
The segment explores the exhibition and the role of art in the life of the community.
Participants
- Eliza Tee—Exhibition curator
- Trish Barnard—Senior Curator, Indigenous Studies, Queensland Museum
- Simha Koether—Art Coordinator, Hermannsburg Potters
Music
- Ekarlta Nai (CD)
Ntaria Ladies Choir
(Hymns sung in the Western Arrarnta language—the native tongue of Ntaria or Hermannsburg)
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