Deviate – to depart from an established course

This exhibition brings together artworks from the Araluen Collection where material is central in the art making process. The works demonstrate the way artists make material an active and essential component of the artwork and how it is integral to the artist’s conceptual intent and subsequent outcomes.

Since her solo exhibition in 1998 at the Araluen Arts Centre, Sally Mumford has spent years immersing herself in Arrernte country. Her ongoing art practice and teaching have allowed her to connect to place, community and the sharing of stories.    

“From just about any position in the township of Mparntwe, you only have to look out to see ranges and hills. They are significant to the town’s cultural identity. They hold and connect us deeply to place”.