Exhibitions Launch - Threads: Lore and Lineage | GULAMANMANHA (bringing something closer) | Yaama Yassou

Exhibitions Opening Night
Australian Design Centre presents three new major exhibitions with work by Indigenous artists from across Australia launching on 22 May.

Gallery 1 Threads: Lore and Lineage
Threads: Lore and Lineage is presented in partnership with the National Indigenous Art Fair. Tradition and contemporary practice are woven together like threads in a tapestry in work from eight leading Indigenous Art Centres.

Gallery 2 GULAMANMANHA (bringing something closer) wajarri language
A powerful collection of cloaks and body adornments made in a collaboration between Yamaji Art, designer Nicole Monks and Community in response to ancestral belongings to be returned.

Object Space Yaama Yassou
Yaama (hello in Suzy’s Gomeroi language) and Yassou (hello in Greek) is a collaboration between designer Suzy Evans and Adam France. Parthenons made of eucalyptus trees, echidna climbing out of Greek vases and emu clashing with Spartan armies are hand printed onto textile to create elegant pendant lamps.

Thursday 22 May 2025
6pm–8pm
Australian Design Centre
101–115 William Street, Darlinghurst NSW
Gadigal Land

Numbers are limited, bookings essential.

Image top: The Wilfred Mob, Weaving on the Beach, Photo: Courtesy of Numbulwar Numburindi Arts

FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Please note: This event will be recorded. By attending the event you agree to be filmed and/or photographed, and for those images and footage to be shared online and across various promotional platforms.

ACCESS
There is a ramp at the side entrance of ADC (Palmer St) and wheelchair-accessible toilet on the lower gallery level. Access to the lower level is through the main entrance off William St. Please ask our friendly staff for assistance. A full gallery Access statement is available to download from the ADC website.