Ami chatted with Aunty Dy & Aunty Netty who are displaying work at the Kingston Arts “WATER BODIES” exhibition of contemporary First Peoples’ art exploring the significance of water, climate change, Country and culture.

Presented across the Kingston Arts Precinct in Moorabbin from 3 July to 29 August, the exhibition features artworks by Nici Cumpston (Barkandji people), Mandy Quadrio
(Trawlwoolway, Laremairamenner), Auntie Netty Shaw (Trawlwoolway, Tyereelore,
Bunurong), Aunty Dyan Summers (Bunurong, Bass Strait Islander, Trawlwoolway), Judy
Watson (Waanyi people), and Lisa Waup (Gunditjmara, TSI).

Through photography, moving image, weaving, printmaking, sculpture, textiles and new commissions, the artists share diverse perspectives on water and its importance to First Peoples communities.

The exhibition forms a key part of Kingston’s recognition of NAIDOC Week and this year’s theme, 50 Years of Deadly, which celebrates five decades of recognising and elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, culture and achievements.

🎧 You can listen to the Water Bodies – Kingston Arts interview on our website: Conversation Series