September 2021

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Tote – Yarrenyty Arltere

Town Camp Designs is a collection of products created by Ewyenper Atwatye, Tangentyere Artists and Yarrenyty Arltere Artists.


We are a 100% Aboriginal owned and run art centre. All sales directly support the artists, with all profit going towards artists fees and future projects. 

This design was created by Trudy Inkamala. Trudy says of the work:

This is Old Polly walking with her dilly bags looking for bush tucker to share with her family. She made those dilly bags out of her old ration clothes. This cheeky bird was bothering her and hoping to steal some of her bush foods.

Trudy is a senior artist at Yarrenyty Arltere Artists. Yarrenyty Arltere Artists is the vibrant beating heart of the Yarrenyty Arltere Town Camp in Mparntwe (Alice Springs). Established in 2000 as a response to the chronic social issues the community were facing at that time, it has now, after many years of hard work and love, become an internationally recognized Art Centre. The beautiful soft sculptures that the Centre is renowned for, made from recycled bush dyed blankets, stitched and embellished, are held in major public and private collections across Australia and Internationally.

 Working in soft sculptures, textiles, etchings and film this small but dynamic Art Centre has given opportunity, voice and income to people that too often find themselves marginalized.

Rich in personality and defiance, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists continues to be shaped by the artists and community that hold it so strongly and proudly as their own.

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Maku (Witchetty grub) tea towel

Patricia Robinson of Tangentyere Artists.

Town Camp Designs is a collection of products created by Ewyenper Atwatye, Tangentyere Artists and Yarrenyty Arltere Artists.


We are a 100% Aboriginal owned and run art centre. All sales directly support the artists, with all profit going towards artists fees and future projects. 

This design depicts witchetty grub or maku in Pintupi Pitjantjatjara. These white, wood-eating grubs are found in the roots of trees and are a tasty and important source of protein.

The design was created by Ewyenper Atwatye artist, Patricia Robinson from (Hidden Valley Town Camp). Ewyenper Atwatye is the Central Arrernte place name for Hidden Valley, and the chosen name for the textile enterprise established by the community of Hidden Valley Town Camp in 2015. It is a satellite project of Tangentyere Artists. Each year, Tangentyere Artists run workshops in collaboration with the community, and out of these workshops new designs are released at Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair in August and Desert Mob in Alice Springs every September.

All Ewyenper Atwatye Artists’ products are ethically produced on high quality, natural fabrics. Sales directly support Ewyenper Atwatye, with the profit returning to artist fees and investment in future projects.

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Pmerlpe (Quandong) tea towel

by Rosario Young, Tim McNamara, Kerrah Minor of Ewyenper Atwatye.

Town Camp Designs is a collection of products created by Ewyenper Atwatye, Tangentyere Artists and Yarrenyty Arltere Artists.


We are a 100% Aboriginal owned and run art centre. All sales directly support the artists, with all profit going towards artists fees and future projects. 

This design depicts quandong or pmerlpe in Arrente language. Pmerlpe trees grow in the Central Desert and the fruit is a very popular bush tucker. It is a sweet/sour/salty fruit with a seed in the centre which is commonly used by Town Camp artists to make seed jewellery.

The design was created by Ewyenper Atwatye artists, Rosario Young, Tim McNamara, Kerrah Minor from (Hidden Valley Town Camp). Ewyenper Atwatye is the Central Arrernte place name for Hidden Valley, and the chosen name for the textile enterprise established by the community of Hidden Valley Town Camp in 2015. It is a satellite project of Tangentyere Artists. Each year, Tangentyere Artists run workshops in collaboration with the community, and out of these workshops new designs are released at Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair in August and Desert Mob in Alice Springs every September.

All Ewyenper Atwatye Artists’ products are ethically produced on high quality, natural fabrics. Sales directly support Ewyenper Atwatye, with the profit returning to artist fees and investment in future projects.

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Dish rack tea towel

by Anne McMillan and Edrick Coulthard of Ewyenper Atwatye.

Town Camp Designs is a collection of products created by Ewyenper Atwatye, Tangentyere Artists and Yarrenyty Arltere Artists.


We are a 100% Aboriginal owned and run art centre. All sales directly support the artists, with all profit going towards artists fees and future projects. 

This design asks the question in both Arrente and English – ‘Who’s washing the dishes?’

The design was created by Ewyenper Atwatye artists, Anne McMillan, Edrick Coulthard from (Hidden Valley Town Camp). Ewyenper Atwatye is the Central Arrernte place name for Hidden Valley, and the chosen name for the textile enterprise established by the community of Hidden Valley Town Camp in 2015. It is a satellite project of Tangentyere Artists. Each year, Tangentyere Artists run workshops in collaboration with the community, and out of these workshops new designs are released at Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair in August and Desert Mob in Alice Springs every September.

All Ewyenper Atwatye Artists’ products are ethically produced on high quality, natural fabrics. Sales directly support Ewyenper Atwatye, with the profit returning to artist fees and investment in future projects.

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Walye (Branch) tea towel

by Carol Young, Loretta Neil and Noeleen McMillan of Ewyenper Atwatye.

Town Camp Designs is a collection of products created by Ewyenper Atwatye, Tangentyere Artists and Yarrenyty Arltere Artists.


We are a 100% Aboriginal owned and run art centre. All sales directly support the artists, with all profit going towards artists fees and future projects. 

This design depicts a tree branch used in the cooking process of kangaroo. Walye being the Arrente word for branch.

The design was created by Ewyenper Atwatye artists, Carol Young, Loretta Neil, Noeleen McMillan from (Hidden Valley Town Camp). Ewyenper Atwatye is the Central Arrernte place name for Hidden Valley, and the chosen name for the textile enterprise established by the community of Hidden Valley Town Camp in 2015. It is a satellite project of Tangentyere Artists. Each year, Tangentyere Artists run workshops in collaboration with the community, and out of these workshops new designs are released at Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair in August and Desert Mob in Alice Springs every September.

All Ewyenper Atwatye Artists’ products are ethically produced on high quality, natural fabrics. Sales directly support Ewyenper Atwatye, with the profit returning to artist fees and investment in future projects.

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Tote – Piggly Wiggly

Town Camp Designs is a collection of products created by Ewyenper Atwatye, Tangentyere Artists and Yarrenyty Arltere Artists.


We are a 100% Aboriginal owned and run art centre. All sales directly support the artists, with all profit going towards artists fees and future projects. 

This beautiful silk scarf features a reproduction of an original artwork by Sally M. Mulda. Sally records the everyday, putting down her Town Camp stories on canvas. Pigglys Supermarket AKA ‘Piggley Wiggley’ is Sally’s local store and an Alice Springs icon on Gap Road. Pigglys has frequently appeared as a site in Sally’s paintings over the years. 

Sally is a senior painter at Tangentyere Artists. Established in 2005, Tangentyere Artists operates as a not-for-profit enterprise. Tangentyere Artists is a hub for art activities across the Town Camps (the name describing 18 Alice Springs Aboriginal housing associations), including the internationally renowned Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, located at Larapinta Town Camp.

Through their art, Town Camp Artists communicate stories about their families, identity and  lives. Their art practice aims to highlight the everyday experience of Aboriginal people in Central Australia. Through sharing  stories Artists place themselves in the national conversation, working towards understanding and reconciliation. Tangentyere is an Arrernte word that means coming together, working together.

Tangentyere Artists operates a studio, gallery space, and outreach program. As well as supporting Town Camp residents, we offer Indigenous artists visiting town from remote communities an open environment to create artworks and share artistic skills. Tangentyere Artists is committed to innovative, sustainable, fine art outcomes for Town Camp Artists.

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Linen cushion cover

Alangkwe – Bush Banana. Artist, Anne Marie McMillan from Ewyenper Atwatye (Hidden Valley). Ewyenper Atwatye is the Central Arrernte place name for Hidden Valley, and the chosen name for a developing textile enterprise driven by the women of Hidden Valley Town Camp in Alice Springs. It is a satellite project of Tangentyere Artists, a 100% Aboriginal owned, not-for-profit art centre. All our products are ethically produced and hand-printed in Alice Springs on high quality, natural fabrics. By purchasing our work you are directly supporting Ewyenper Atwatye, with all profit going towards artist fees and future projects. 

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Irreye – Old Man Salt Bush. Artists – Tamara Malbunka and Loretta Neil from Ewyenper Atwatye (Hidden Valley). Ewyenper Atwatye is the Central Arrernte place name for Hidden Valley, and the chosen name for a developing textile enterprise driven by the women of Hidden Valley Town Camp in Alice Springs. It is a satellite project of Tangentyere Artists, a 100% Aboriginal owned, not-for-profit art centre. All our products are ethically produced and hand-printed in Alice Springs on high quality, natural fabrics. By purchasing our work you are directly supporting Ewyenper Atwatye, with all profit going towards artist fees and future projects. 

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Irrwelange – Honey Grevillea. Artist Janelle Driver from Ewyenper Atwatye (Hidden Valley). Ewyenper Atwatye is the Central Arrernte place name for Hidden Valley, and the chosen name for a developing textile enterprise driven by the women of Hidden Valley Town Camp in Alice Springs. It is a satellite project of Tangentyere Artists, a 100% Aboriginal owned, not-for-profit art centre. All our products are ethically produced and hand-printed in Alice Springs on high quality, natural fabrics. By purchasing our work you are directly supporting Ewyenper Atwatye, with all profit going towards artist fees and future projects. 

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My Last Muster

“Was when I was about 20 I think. Early one morning on a cold morning, don’t know the month or year when your out in the bush. You dont want to know the time, the year or month, you just focus on your job and what your doing, working on the land. 

My experience on a horse takes me back to when I was a teenager, 17 or 18 years old. But thats another story, I will get to the main one. 

So we got saddled up, picked up the best horse to muster that day. Off we went. There were about five or six men, me and Roger were the youngest.  He had more experience than me. I’m just Johnny come lately.  Anyway we started to push them cattle towards east I think. Couple of cattle started to gallop west toward the main bush hide out.  Thats when I came full gallop just to try to wheel them to the east. All I can remember is the voice of Harold Brown and Roger telling me “dont move! Help is on the way”. The pain started to flow, started getting dizzy, started to scream, it was too much for me.  They handed me up on a 4WD Toyota still screaming on the back. 

We were heading toward Noonkanbah Station, that’s what we used to call it back then. My leg was already swelled up, dirty blood was going inside my vain. I was screaming, we had to stop just to straighten me up. Nobody told me my leg was badly damaged. Nobody said nothing. They told me to stay one place, don’t move, all I can hear from the back of the Toyota.  We arrive at Noonkanbah, Royal Flying Doctor was already there, took me to Noonkanbah clinic first, just to knock me out cold with the needle, put drip on me and flew me out to Derby Regional Hospital at Derby hospital the doctor told me, can you move your toes? Can you feel your foot? No I said, doctor did not tel me you join got lose a leg. It just happened. Just to save my life.  Then and after three months I went to Perth Shanton park rehab. I stayed there for three or four years just to get back on my feet again. I thought I’m not going to walk again. But I proved the doctors wrong. I told everybody, the nurse when I get out of the wheel chair I will not get back in again. Look at me now still walking.  I’m now 52 years old. Some times it upsets me when anyone mentions my accident, sometimes Im proud.”

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