Japurra Ngapa-jirra
07 October 2022 - 13 November 2022
Japurra Ngapa-jirra
Lena Yarinkura, Bob Burruwal, Doreen Jinggarrabarra, Mick England, Yolanda Rostron, Vera Cameron, Maise Cameron Milingwanga, Jennifer Brown and Serena Gubuyani
Doreen Jinggarrabarra Olsen, Mat, 2022, Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis), 88 x 88cm.
Japurra Ngapa-jirra is a welcoming expression in Burarra, one of the 12 Indigenous languages of the Maningrida region in West Arnhemland. This exhibition brings together contemporary work by both mid-career and senior Maningrida artists around the theme of fibre, weaving and the associated spiritual and ceremonial practices of djang (their belief system and Culture).
This exhibition is presented in partnership with Maningrida Arts & Culture to complement Umbrella's new First Nations artist and artworker residency exchange project with Maningrida. Stay tuned for more details as this project evolves.
Exhibitions launch
6pm Friday 7 October 2022
This exhibition will open alongside 3 other exhibitions. Full details here
Also on display during this period
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Acknowledgements
Umbrella is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments. | Umbrella is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. | Townsville City Council is a funding partner of Umbrella's program.
