Artwork: Tikari Rigney. Photo carousel: Daniel Marks.

Artist Talk

When: February 21, 5:30-6:30pm

Where: The Mill Exhibition Space, 154 Angas St, Kaurna Yarta

Cost: Free

The Mill has two entrances, the main entrance on the corner of Angas and Gunson Street and an accessible entrance further down Angas Street.
Both doors are locked from the outside, there is a doorbell on the main door that will alert The Mill team. They will meet you at the accessible entrance to welcome you into the building.
The Mill has concrete flooring throughout with no internal steps and a disability toilet on site.
Read more in-depth information on our accessibility web page.

Join artist Tikari Rigney and members of the Solidarity Collective for an informal artist talk, chatting about themes in their collaborative work as part of Tikari’s exhibition Snug Diaries. The collective have contributed an installation of objects, performance and poetry. The emphasis on peer learning and multidisciplinary collaboration within this project create a profound sense of community and care.

The Mill’s Solidarity Collective (working title) is a new project initiated and facilitated by Kaurna, Narrungga and Ngarrindjeri artist, and 2022 Sponsored Studio recipient Tikari Rigney. The Solidarity Collective is made up of South Australian based artists who identify as First Nations, and/or People of Colour. The collective has held regular meetings in late 2022, creating a community of multi-disciplinary artists who share, create and work collaboratively. Ultimately providing a platform for artists to express themselves and share stories within a safe space, while also making friends and sharing.

Tikari Rigney is a non-binary (they/them) Kaurna, Narrungga and Ngarrindjeri visual artist and poet living and working on Kaurna land. Their process is centred around their language, identity specifically their family’s First Nations history and informed by personal challenges and experiences. Their interests are in community connection, solidarity and learning. These are explored through a range of mediums however, their practice currently is focused on textiles and fleshy anthropomorphic sculptures.
Tikari has been involved with several group shows and will be exhibiting their first solo exhibition at the completion of their residency at The Mill in February 2023. Their next residency is at Nexus towards the end of 2023.