Urlakal Urlakal is a Kala Lagaw Ya language for a dugong herd that are found in the shallow waters through Torres Strait Islands. Each herd is led by a dominate male and moves between different feeding grounds along the tidal currents of Guthal and Kulis.
Gathering food and water Memories told to me by elders of the hardship of pulling the water up to the bank by a single bucket which was on the pully.
Crossing the Murray Our people crossing the Murray river by boat from Cummera to Victoria to escape from appalling treatment of our people.
Derrick Butt – Kulyakartu Kulyakartu; an area in the far north of the Martu homelands, near the Percival Lakes in the northern Great Sandy Desert. The artist’s elders have extensive knowledge of the Country in this region, where they grew up living traditionally during the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) days. Kulyakartu is Read more…
Stories by Campfire Our people love to sit around a campfire telling stories told and handed down from mainly the elders.
Wind This print is based on certain days that are good to travel into Thursday Island before this big wind picks up. Art Centre notes: The artwork is a lino print, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Yawk Yawk (Freshwater Mermaid) Yawk Yawk is the Kunwinjku term used for young women but also for special female water spirits that have fish tails. Sometimes they are described as ‘mermaids’ and are said to live in trees and in water in special places in western Arnhem Land. They are Read more…
SNAKE SCALE – 5 OF 7 This print is based on snake scale tree snake hiding in a small area sometimes leave dried snake scale behind. Art Centre notes: The artwork is a unique state print, or monotype, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties). Artist: Paula Read more…
Mimih Spirit Aboriginal people of western Arnhem Land say that their Mimih rock pictures were painted not by humans but by the Mimih spirits. The drawings, usually in red ochre, show elegant, graceful stick-like human figures in action – fighting, running, dancing, leaping and hunting , preparing meat and using Read more…
GOOSE BARNACLES Goose barnacle also seen floating on the anything that’s in the ocean. Mostly seen on floating ropes, ghost nets, boats an jetty