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Northern Australia’s Ghost Net Sculptures Make Long Journey to France.
Muséum D’historie Naturelle du Havre or, Le Havre Museum of Natural History honors Australia in its exhibition L’intimité d’un lien (1801-2021) – The Intimacy of a Bond (1801 – 2021). The exhibition centres around 220 drawings by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur and Nicolas-Martin Petit from Napoleon Bonaparte’s expedition to Australia (1800 – 1804). Alongside these drawings, is…
Read MoreWarnumamalya Design Shares National Stage in Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion
Anindilyakwa Arts is proud to have nine artists’ artworks and fashion collection pieces featured in this national exhibition showing at National Museum Australia (NMA). First showing at Bendigo Gallery from October 2020 – January 2021, Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion will be showing at NMA until August 8 2021. The exhibition is described by NMA as…
Read MoreMaicie Lalara’s Yilkwa – Monster Fish on Tour
Maicie Lalara’s epic ‘Yilkwa – Monster Fish’ is part of a touring exhibition making its way around Australia. The exhibition will span thousands of kilometres and many months, not unlike the journey of the ghost nets Maicie weaves from. ‘I’m weaving a monster fish from the nets from our beach on Groote Eylandt. The net…
Read MoreIndonesian Adventures for Annabell and Maicie!
In October 2018, Anindilyakwa Arts project officers Maicie Lalara and Annabell Amagula, along with art director Aly De Groot, travelled to Indonesia for professional and skill development opportunities. For Maicie and Annabell it was their first overseas trip! In Bali, they learnt batik and plant dying techniques with Threads of Life, a fair-trade business that…
Read MoreUmbakumba Art Centre Opening
2018 has been an exciting year for Anindilyakwa Arts. For Umbakumba artists it has been quite significant. For over a year, the artists have been operating one day a week on the beach. As of October, a building by the beach lovingly known as ‘the beach house’ is now being used by artists three days…
Read MoreFinders Keepers & Fibre Arts Festival
Last November, Anindilyakwa Arts was sponsored by Finders Keepers, a design market which features the work of independent makers and designers from Australia, as part of their Indigenous Program which aims to encourage and support indigenous makers in their commercial endeavours. All set up was provided before and extra assistance in marketing and general support…
Read MoreWatch This Space – Men’s Art Program
In October last year the Anindilyakwa Arts team welcomed Tom Zagami into its folds. Tom joins us as the men’s coordinator with the aim of starting up the new program which will support male artists and traditional art. “After a period of setting up an office, storage space and work area in Angurugu, the Mens’…
Read MoreFrom One Island to Another, Creative Adventures for Artists Maicie Lalara and Annabel Amagula
On October 5, 2018, Anindilyakwa Arts project officers, Maicie Lalara and Annabel Amagula, along with Art Director, Aly de Groot, travelled overseas for the first time, to Indonesia, for several professional and skills development opportunities. First stop from their Island home was to another Island, Bali .to learn batik and plant dying techniques with Threads…
Read MoreUmbakumba Dyeing Day
Maicie Lalara, is the team leader for Umbakumba Community at Anindilyakwa Arts on Groote Eylandt, off the coast of East Arnhem Land. In the next few weeks, the new Umbakumba art space will open on Umbakumba beach. Here are a few words from Maicie and snaps from this weeks Umbakumba dyeing day. Hello, my…
Read MoreBali Skills Development – Threads of Life
In early October for two weeks, senior Anindilyakwa artists Maicie Lalara & Annabel Amagula will travel with art director Aly de Groot to Indonesia for skills development in natural dyeing. This skills development will continue a long tradition of cultural exchange between the Anindilyakwa & Indonesia. Upon return to community Maicie & Annabel plan to…
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