Cunning Revived

Thursday 05 December 2024 to Sunday 09 February 2025

Overview

Cunning Revived observes nine artists engaging in ritual and ceremony as an act of empowerment. Everyday rites are woven through personal and creative practices to initiate a stronger connection to…

Cunning Revived observes nine artists engaging in ritual and ceremony as an act of empowerment. Everyday rites are woven through personal and creative practices to initiate a stronger connection to bodily autonomy, and the potential to provoke collective change.

These artists employ the magic of ritual process with intention, as a conduit for progress. The exhibition signals a necessary revision of historical depictions of Cunning Folk, their unique practices, and the tools they’ve used to heal our communities through the ages. A contemporary vision of the importance of these unique processes is crucial in order to forge a path of intersectional, magical resistance.

Featuring Daisy Beattie, Tamara Elkins, Yvette Hamilton, Gianna Hayes, Emily Hunt, Adriana Māhanga Lear, Hayley Millar Baker, Katy B Plummer and Justine Youssef.

A Blue Mountains City Art Gallery exhibition curated by Hayley Zena Poynton.