School Visit: Art of Belonging: Spinifex People, Native Title and Beyond

Discover the importance of the extraordinary Art of the Spinifex People.

This exhibition looks at some of Australia's most important Aboriginal artworks that emerged from the signing of a Framework Agreement, recognising Spinifex Native Title. The practice of documenting country through works on canvas sparked a project that gave life and meaning to Spinifex understanding of their world. Two of these paintings were formally included in the preamble to the Spinifex Native Title agreement ratified before the Federal Court in November 2000. Other works were produced for the people of Western Australia as a symbolic exchange of paintings for land. These and other extraordinary paintings are featured in this exhibition.

Visit the exhibition with your class to delve further into Spinifex art, its connection to native title and the remarkable story of the Spinifex people.