Culture On Show: Three Impactful Exhibitions at NSW Aboriginal Culture Centres
23-02-2026
Three ACHAA Aboriginal Culture Centre members have launched exhibitions showing diverse depictions of community, artistic expression, Country, and ways of being and knowing.
Bembul Bayumi – Earth Song
Boomalli Aboriginal Artist’s Co-Operative
Boomalli has a legacy of presenting compelling, community-driven and cultural perspectives within their yearly Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras exhibition. This year’s iteration, curated by Wamba Wamba Perrepa Perrepa man Steven Lindsay Ross, centres on the connection of song to Aboriginal culture, family, and Country.
Artists were invited in this exhibition to present works inspired by a song that they feel connected to their community and spirit, a reflection of the ongoing cultural connection of Aboriginal people to song through ceremony, storytelling, mapping Country, and connection to spirit. Mirroring queer experiences of music and identity, this exhibition hopes to demonstrate the power of resilience in community.
Tiddas
Armidale Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place (ACCKP)
ACCKP presents its first titled exhibition of 2026: Tiddas. This group exhibition is part of the ongoing connection between ACCKP and Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre, bringing together three artists who are part of the Yarrawarra community and network.
Exhibiting works from award-winning Gumbaynggirr artist, Alison Williams, former gallery owner and Gomeroi artist, Donna Moodie, and mid-career Gumbaynggirr artist, Josie Rose Atkinson (Flanders-Kelly), this exhibition centres on the connection between these three women and their mutual bond to Country and resilience.
The artists invite the audience to reflect on themes of storytelling, oral traditions and celebration of the ongoing narratives of resilience and culture. The relationship between these two centres celebrates continuing cultural exchange and journey as parts of living Aboriginal culture in NSW.
Gimbaybiyn Gilanggaray (Feathered Friends)
Murrook Culture Centre
At Murrook Culture Centre on Worimi Country, visitors have an opportunity to experience a multi-sensory, immersive, and interactive exhibition exploring Australia’s birdlife that reflects on the relationship between First Nations culture and the responsibility to care for Country and its inhabitants.
Using John and Elizabth Gould’s Birds of Australia as its basis, this exhibition keeps vibrant depictions of our birds at its core, supported with layered bird call sound elements and interactive elements designed for all ages. The exhibition promises a blend of education, joy and creativity. Developed and toured by the Australian Museum, Murrook is the exhibition’s last stop in its journey.
