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GUIDED TOUR WITH CO-CURATORS & CONCERT

14.06.2026
Discover the EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY exhibition with a guided tour led by Georges Petitjean and Kelli Cole, co-curators of the exhibition.
Following the guided tour, continue the experience with a live guitar performance by Luritja and Wurrumunga singer-songwriter Jye Cole-Hopkins on the terrace of L’Opale restaurant.
Georges is curator of the Collection Bérengère Primat and curator of contemporary Aboriginal art exhibitions at Fondation Opale. He is an art historian and wrote his doctorate on the art of the Western Desert at La Trobe University in Melbourne. His main area of interest is the transition of Indigenous Australian art from its original sites to the art world. He has lived and worked in Australia for many years and, since 1992, closely follows the work of many artists from remote regions as well as from urban areas. From 2005 to 2017, he was curator of the Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art (AAMU) in Utrecht, Netherlands. He has directed or consulted on numerous exhibitions in Europe and Australia, and continues to write about Aboriginal art and culture.
Kelli Cole is guest curator of the EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY exhibition. She is a Warumungu and Luritja curator from Central Australia, is the Director of Curatorial & Engagement for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Gallery of Australia project in Alice Springs. She has contributed to numerous publications, both nationally and internationally, on various aspects of First Nations art.
Jye Cole-Hopkins is a singer and songwriter from Mparntwe/Alice Springs, now living on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country in Kamberri/Canberra. While he writes many of the songs he performs, his musical influences are also reflected in the range of covers in his set.
Tour in French and English
Free event
Free entry
Opening hours 15:00 - 16:30
Location Fondation Opale
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ROUND TABLE

14.06.2026, 11:00 - 12:00
The opening day of the EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY exhibition will begin with a discussion between women artists from the Utopia community and Kelli Cole, co-curator of the exhibition.
More info

CREATIVE WORKSHOP (KIDS)

17.06.2026, 14:30 - 16:00
Fondation Opale organises two creative workshops for kids per month, in relation with the exhibition EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY.
More info
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