Free: Reconciliation Week Art Exhibition
The Yuendumu Doors art exhibition, which introduces one of the most important cultural and artistic collections in Australia, will be open 27 May to 3 June 2026 at the Solomon Islands National Art Gallery in Honiara.
Free to the public, the exhibition features prints of artworks painted by Warlpiri elders on doors at the Yuendumu community school in Central Australia more than 30 years ago.
The artworks represent the Warlpiri people’s very first experiment with acrylic paint – a western art medium – to detail their daily lives and their Dreaming – the Aboriginal belief system that explains how the world was created, how people relate to the land, and the laws that guide life. Each door is a masterpiece showcasing Warlpiri knowledge and history.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are the kastom landowners of Australia; with 65,000 years of history and continuous culture, and deep and ongoing connections with the Pacific, including Solomon Islands.
Delivered in partnership with the Solomon Islands National Art Gallery and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the art exhibition occurs during National Reconciliation Week which is held annually in Australia from 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in Australia’s reconciliation journey with Australia’s First Nations peoples.
Curator of the Solomon Islands National Art Gallery, Ms Julie Fakaia said:
“As Pacific people, we share deep cultural relationships with land, sea, ancestry and community. This exhibition highlights the importance of Indigenous storytelling and creates meaningful cultural exchange between Australia’s First Nations peoples and the Solomon Islands”.
Australian High Commissioner Jeff Roach said:
“The Yuendumu Doors art exhibition celebrates and continues the cultural exchange between our nations. It demonstrates how cultural heritage can be kept alive and be passed down; teaching children about land, ancestry and culture. These precious cultural artefacts are kept at the South Australia Museum, but this poster exhibition – which show prints of the artworks – allows the international community to share in Australia’s rich Indigenous history.”
“Australia’s National Reconciliation Week is about strengthening relationships between kastom landowners and non-Indigenous peoples, while also allowing us to share some of First Nations Australia’s rich and enduring cultures, traditions, and knowledge with Solomon Islands.”
Details
What: National Reconciliation Week art exhibition of posters of the Yuendumu Doors
Where: Solomon Islands National Art Gallery, Honiara
When: 27 May to 3 June 2026
Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
Source: Australian High Commission, Solomon Islands
