EXHIBITION TALK | NGUNNAWAL FOOD STORIES: TAKEAWAY

Saturday 17 October 2026
11am - 12:30pm
Canberra Contemporary
Free | All Welcome, registrations essential

Open the lid on TAKEAWAY! Join us at Canberra Contemporary for a free exhibition talk with curators Mariam Ella Arcilla and Denise Thwaites and artist Marley Dawson. Delve into the themes and creative process behind TAKEAWAY: Tales from the Flavour Superhighway: a group show featuring newly-commissioned and seminal works by Marley Dawson, Keg de Souza, Gianna Christella Hayes, Gillian Kayrooz, Zora Pang, Janhavi Salvi, and James Tylor.

Afterwards, enjoy an interactive knowledge-sharing and tasting session with Ngunnawal Kamilaroi custodian Richie Allan. Learn about First Nations food nourishment and cultivation while sampling locally-sourced Ngunnawal bush foods, taste samples of bread, tea and native energy drinks.

Registrations are essential for catering purposes. Due to the cultural nature of this event, we are unable to accommodate dietary and allergen requests. For any queries pls contact housekeeper@magentahouse.com.au.

The TAKEAWAY exhibition on show at Canberra Contemporary from 12 September - 24 October 2026, and is presented as part of the 6th Canberra Art Biennial.

Image: James Tylor, Un-resettling (Fish Trap) 2017, from the series un-resettling (huntings), hand-coloured photograph; Edition of 5; 50 x 50 cm. Photo courtesy the artist and Vivien Anderson Gallery

This project has received funding support from Creative Australia and the University of Canberra and is presented in partnership with Canberra Art Biennial and Magenta House.