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 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 Read more…
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 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 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, 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
Butterfly This is a MeleMele, or butterfly. Constructed from paperbark wrapped using bush string. Details such as wings are constructed from Kurrajong wood. Natural white ochre paint has been used. Black and yellow acrylic paint also used.
Duck Diving Duck Barra Djilpin Arts is a not for profit Aboriginal Corporation that promotes the maintenance, development and transmission of traditional cultural knowledge systems. Djilpin Arts specialises in art, live cultural performance, digital media, and produced the popular performance Read more…
Eel tail catfish Djilpin Arts is a not for profit Aboriginal Corporation that promotes the maintenance, development and transmission of traditional cultural knowledge systems. Djilpin Arts specialises in art, live cultural performance, digital media, and produced the popular performance event Read more…