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Tarnanthi 2025 - Ku Arts Symposium Panel 1: Sharing Stories

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The Ku Arts Symposium 2025 brings together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, curators, industry advocates and Ku Arts’ founding board directors for three panel discussions exploring the intersections of art, culture and Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP).

In this session, Sharing Stories, facilitator Lavene Nagatokoura is joined by Anne Thompson, Marita Baker and Imitjala Pantjiti Lewis to discuss the origins, evolution and legacy of Ananguku Arts and Cultural Corporation (Ku Arts), South Australia’s peak body for First Nations artists and art centres.

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Photo: Nat Rogers

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