kaltjinthama/kaltjerrama (Teaching/ Learning)

Watch This Space x Hermannsburg Potters

Join us for a special preview of Kaltjinthama / Kaltjerrama (Teaching / Learning), featuring the exhibition opening and film launch. Enjoy food, artist talks, and the first screening of the new animation. 

Kaltjinthama / Kaltjerrama (Teaching / Learning) celebrates Western Aranda intergenerational cultural exchange and the power of lifelong learning. In response to this year’s NAIDOC Week theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy, the exhibition honours the Hermannsburg Potters’ commitment to both teaching and being taught—a dynamic that continues to strengthen their practice and community.

Now in their 70s and 80s, the artists continue to approach their craft with openness and curiosity—demonstrating that learning is ongoing and central to cultural continuity.

Featuring works created through youth workshops and formal study at Charles Darwin University, the exhibition highlights how working with clay becomes a powerful way to pass on cultural knowledge.

The exhibition also includes a refreshed version of the animation Antala-iperra (Weather), with new voiceover and subtitles in Western Aranda and English. The film offers an immersive glimpse into life on Western Aranda Country across the seasons, sharing deep ecological and cultural knowledge through language, plants, animals, and weather patterns.

Exhibition runs daily 12pm-5pm, and Saturday 10am-2pm.

Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this content may contain images, voices, or names of people who have passed away.

This is an Open Access event. Open Access events are independently produced and not managed by Desert Festival.