Australian embassy opens Indigenous Art Exhibition in Amman

Australian embassy opens Indigenous Art Exhibition in Amman

AMMAN — Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Wijdan Hashemi, the Australian embassy in Amman, in collaboration with Jordan’s National Gallery of Fine Arts in Jabal Luweibdeh, has launched the “Jarracharra: Dry Season Wind” exhibition, a remarkable collection of textiles by Australian indigenous artists from the Bábbarra Women’s Centre, in northern Australia, according to a statement for The Jordan Times.

The embassy is proud to showcase Australian indigenous art from the world’s oldest continuous living culture dating back more than 60,000 years. This unique exhibition features women artists and showcases a powerful collection of Aboriginal women’s textile art from Arnhem Land depicting ancient narratives using contemporary mediums. 

The designs presented in this Exhibition were developed over many years by generations of Australian indigenous women. The exhibition explores storytelling and its staging here in Amman reflects the long-standing friendship and close people links between Australia and Jordan dating back over a century, the statement said.

The exhibition highlights the cross-cultural connections between indigenous artistic expression and that of Jordan, known for its textile traditions. Australia’s Ambassador Bernard Lynch explained in his welcoming remarks at the opening of the exhibition on 28 May, the meaning of Jarracharra as referring to “the distinctive wind which blows