Please join us for the premiere opening weekend exhibition in Kingston, Southeast South Australia as part of the 2026 Nature Festival.
Kingston Weaving is a First Nations led, large-scale sculpture project by Aboriginal artists Sonya, Suzy and Sarah Smith. The project has been made in collaboration with the artists Deborah Twining, Tony Hannan and Open Space Contemporary Arts / OSCA.
Over two days the Lions Park will come alive, as the series of 9 animal totems are displayed to promote connection to place, the return of water, and to raise awareness of the significant natural environment and pre-existing waterways in the area.
Listen to talks and take part in workshops with the artists, First Nations elders and local environmental groups on the Saturday. With open drop-in workshops continuing on the Sunday.
This long-term project (that began in 2024) seeks to embed First Nations knowledge back into the community. Offering a rare opportunity to engage with innovative First Nations professional contemporary art practice at a local level.
The sculptures has been made with the participation of local community members and students from the Kingston Community School. As well as participants from across the greater Limestone Coast and across South Australia.
Kingston Weaving is a new work commissioned by OSCA as part of our Projects of the Everyday initiative, that seeds, develops and presents artist-led projects in innovative spaces of creativity, making and experimentation across the whole of South Australia.
This event is free and open to all ages.
Exhibition open each day from 10 to 8pm
Saturday 3rd Oct: Talk and workshops from 10 to 2pm
Sunday 4th Oct: Open workshops from 11 to 2pm
This project is supported by Create SA, Creative Australia, Stand Like Stone Foundation, FRRR, Nature Festival, RAA, Fabrik Arts and Culture, Creative Partnerships Australia, Kingston Community School, Kingston District Council, Murray Bridge Art Gallery, Hahndorf Academy and OSCA.
