Three Exhibitions at Godinymayin

Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre is all about
expressing who we are, celebrating culture, connecting artists
and audiences, and making our community more creative. We’re
always looking for ways to do that. This project has been
developed as a visual festival of the many female faces, stories, and
leaders in our region—as our contribution to International Women's
Day 2022. Each participating artist is expressing who we are.
Developed by Godinymayin and our community partners, the Women
of Kath-ryne project was led by board members and coordinators
Toni Tapp Coutts and Siobhan Mackay. The commuinty art project
began a few months ago when they invited over 30 local women to
make new works of art inspired by women important to them.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Northern Territory Government,
our organisation provided a blank canvas and art supplies to each
participant and asked them to create something special to present at
the Centre. Three dozen women form across our region accepted the
challege and began making new art.
In this exhibition, viewers will find stories, paintings, photographs,
collage, and even textiles—a collective visual celebration for 2022
International Women's Day. Each participant was asked to think about
a heroic woman in her life—somebody who has made an impact on
their view of the world.
With canvas and paint supplies, they added mixed-media,
photography, collage, textiles, and anything else that would reveal an
inspiration, a mentor, an important person. We welcome you in to
meet the Women of Kath-ryne—and in each canvas, discover the
stories that fill the canvas.