Manningham residents will have the opportunity to experience a nationally touring exhibition when Two Girls from Amoonguna arrives at Manningham Art Gallery this September.
Created by acclaimed Central Australian artists Sally M Nangala Mulda and Marlene Rubuntja, the exhibition brings together video, sculptures and paintings that tell powerful stories of friendship and resilience.
Manningham Deputy Mayor, Cr Deirdre Diamante, said she was proud to see contemporary First Nations storytelling take centre stage for the Manningham Art Gallery’s final exhibition of 2026.
“This exhibition is a valuable opportunity for our community to engage with and learn from contemporary First Nations art and hear the stories of 2 remarkable artists from Central Australia,” Cr Diamante said.
“You don’t need to leave Manningham to see world-class art, I strongly encourage residents and visitors alike to come along and experience it,” Cr Diamante said.
The ACMI touring exhibition’s centrepiece is an animated work titled Arrkutja Tharra, Kungka Kutjara, Two Girls, which chronicles the artists’ successes and struggles in Central Australia.
Arrkutja Tharra, Kungka Kutjara, Two Girls is the third Artbank + ACMI Commission, proudly supported and made in collaboration with Ludo Studio, creators of Bluey.
Exhibition Curator, Jenna Rain Warwick (Luritja), said she was extremely proud of the exhibition.
“Sally M Nangala Mulda and Marlene Rubuntja are accomplished artists, and seeing their work brought to life by Ludo was remarkable,” said Jenna Rain Warwick.
“Their work speaks to the activist spirit that First People artists hold within them”.
Playful, colourful and poignant, experience Two Girls from Amoonguna at the Manningham Art Gallery for free from Saturday 26 September until Saturday 19 December 2026.
Picture: Sally M Nangala Mulda and Marlene Rubuntja. Courtesy Tangentyere Artists. Credit: Bec Capp
