Visual Arts

BALGO – Contemporary Australian Art from the Balgo Hills

Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia, Jakarta, 22 – 26 January 2009

The artworks in this exhibition, which are more colourful than the Indigenous artworks that many viewers would be familiar with, convey the energy and dynamism of the culture of the mainly Kukatja language speaking artists at the Warlayirti Artists art centre in the Balgo Hills region.

Consisting of contemporary paintings and etchings, the exhibition also presents a range of stories that demonstrate the strong connection Aboriginal people have with their traditions and the ways in which they are being maintained today.

Balgo is produced by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in conjunction with Artbank, the Australian Government’s art rental program.  All the works have been sourced from the Artbank Collection, and Artbank is also making its expertise available to present the exhibition for its international tour.

We are pleased to present the first international showing of the exhibition in Jakarta for IN2OZ.