The TarraWarra Biennial 2025: We Are Eagles, curated by Yorta Yorta woman Kimberley Moulton, will open at TarraWarra Museum of Art on 29 March and run until 20 July.

The exhibition takes inspiration from a speech given by activist Pastor Sir Doug Nicholls KCVO OBE at the 1938 Day of Mourning, in which he declared, "we do not want chickenfeed … we are not chickens; we are eagles".

Ms Moulton draws from this powerful sentiment to present an exhibition exploring regenerative practices, transcultural connections to land, and the role of cultural memory in shaping contemporary narratives.

She describes We Are Eagles as an exhibition that reclaims cultural narratives through an Indigenous curatorial lens.

"'We Are Eagles' is an exhibition that considers the relationality between cultural material, memory, and place and the ways embodied knowledge disrupts coloniality and prescribed notions of identity within the Australian imaginary," she said.

"Through this exhibition, I am applying a First Peoples curatorial approach to a wide range of contemporary Australian artists and hope to share ways in which creative practice can re-story our connections to object and memory."

Featuring works by 23 artists, the Biennial will include more than 20 newly commissioned pieces, spanning painting, sculpture, photography, sound, and large-scale installations.

Among the highlights is a new sound work by Wurundjeri artist Brooke Wandin, which responds to a wangimu bubupal (a child's boomerang) on loan from Museums Victoria.

Recorded in language with her family, the work restores the spirit of the wangimu bubupal and the history it carries.

Venezuelan-born artist Nadia Hernández presents an immersive mixed-media installation drawing from Venezuelan protest songs, while Pitjantjatjara artist Iluwanti Ken shares the eagle story from her community, collaborating with her niece Yaritji Young on a new painting.

Gamilaroi artist Warraba Weatherall will showcase a large-scale light installation, drawing from scientific and anthropological records of Gamilaroi cultural sites, while Lisa Hilli presents photographic works exploring the cultural practices of Papua New Guinea's Tolai people, focusing on women, land, and ancestral knowledge.

A significant addition to the exhibition is the work of Kaiela Arts artists Laurel Robinson, Cynthia Hardie, Amy Briggs, and Jack Anselmi, whose paintings and ceramics depict local stories and memories from the Shepparton-based Aboriginal arts centre.

The Biennial will also feature a dynamic public program of artist talks, performances, and guided tours.

On 29 March and 12 April, Moulton will lead tours of We Are Eagles, featuring insights from participating artists.

As part of a special collaboration with RISING 2025, the museum will host a day-long event on 14 June, celebrating art, food, and music.

Highlights include a performance of Venezuelan protest songs, an artist talk with members of Kaiela Arts, and a screening of Yorta Yorta/Wurundjeri artist Moorina Bonini's new conceptual film Matha, which was commissioned for RISING.

The TarraWarra Biennial 2025: We Are Eagles opens 29 March 2025 at TarraWarra Museum of Art.