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Alice Springs Desert Festival: NEW mural for Iltja Ntjarra Art Centre
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Under the guidance of senior artists Mervyn Rubuntja, Selma Coulthard, Vanessa Inkamala and Reinhold Inkamala, a group of emerging artists enthusiastically engaged in creating a mural depicting the delicate beauty of our Ntatha (native flora). The artists drew further inspiration from a previous collaboration done with artist and friend Tony Albert. The participating artists included: Dellina Inkamala, Mandy Malbunka, Delray Inkamala, and Dianne Inkamala.
The new Alice Springs Post Office wall mural titled: Don’t stamp on Country, by Iltja Ntjarra artists is part of this year’s Project Seed, which is a Red Hot Arts initiative to support local artists in their development and creation of new work. The Post Office wall located in the Post Office lane, opposite the Supreme Court, holds particular significance in that it reimagines the 2002 Birth Centenary of the Albert Namatjira Mini Sheet stamp set, a fitting tribute to a true Australian icon.
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The 2022 Desert Mob Exhibition presents hundreds of new artworks from emerging and established artists. If you’ve been looking for a beautiful piece to add to your collection, the works are available to purchase in-person at the Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs and ONLINE on the Desart Website.
This trademark exhibition was curated by two Aboriginal women for the first time in the event’s history. Senior curator-at-large at the National Gallery in Canberra, Hetti Kemerre Perkins, and assistant manager of the Iltja Ntjarra Art Centre, Marisa Maher, who joined the Desert Mob team to present the exhibition.
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Tarnanthi Art Fair is 100% online
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Discover our new landscape paintings (including the above artwork) at the Tarnanthi Art Fair, from 14 to 17 of October 2022. The event supports the ethical production and sale of works of art by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from more than 50 art centres across the country.
Every dollar from your purchase goes directly to the artists and their Aboriginal-owned and governed art centre – delivering economic benefits to artists and communities where art production is a vital source of income.
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New gentle watercolours now available on our website!
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