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CHAMPS Exhibition

Using Cumberland City Council’s history with the 2000 Sydney Olympics as a starting point, CHAMPS brought together a group of artists that explored all facets of sport.
Credit: Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, Suspension, 2000, Digital video, sound, Duration 6 min 45 sec.
Credit: Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, Suspension, 2000, Digital video, sound, Duration 6 min 45 sec.

This exhibition ran from 2 March to 24 June 2023 

Using Cumberland City Council’s history with the 2000 Sydney Olympics as a starting point, CHAMPS brings together a group of artists that explore all facets of sport.

From the anxieties and celebrations of competition, to chants or slogans and the movement of unconventional bodies each artist provides their own point of view on why sport is so revered and heavily debated.

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Cumberland City Council acknowledges the Darug Nation and People as Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Cumberland Local Government Area (LGA) is situated and pays respect to Aboriginal Elders both past, present and future. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples of Australia. Cumberland City Council also acknowledges other Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in the Cumberland LGA and reaffirms that we will work closely with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to advance reconciliation within the area.

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