The National Indigenous Art Fair will return to Gadigal Land at The Rocks, Sydney in 2025 to showcase creations from First Nations artists, designers and makers for its fifth annual art market. From Saturday 5 -Sunday 6 July the Overseas Passenger Terminal will be bursting with art, performances, panel discussions, bushfood and a communal weaving

Ikuntji Artists have been selected as a finalist in the Indigenous Business category for the 2025 Australian Small Business Champion Awards! This is a great achievement and we look forward to hearing the final results of the award, with winners announced on the 29th of March.

We are happy to say Ikuntji (Haasts Bluff) was crowned the Territory’s tidiest town at an awards ceremony at the Hilton Doubletree in Alice Springs. “Traditional Owners and the residents of Ikuntji (Haasts Bluff) are very deserving of this award and I congratulate them on their success,” Keep Australia Beautiful Council NT chief executive Heimo

Art Centre director and artist Walter Jugadai and manager Chrischona Schmidt were dressed up in Melbourne representing Ikuntji Artists at the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards Gala. Ikuntji Artists were national winners in the Accelerating Women category and state winners in both the Building Communities and Accelerating Women categories. We are very proud of

We are very proud to announce that Ikuntji Artists were able to come away with the win this year in the 2024 ABLE Golden Book Awards! For Ikuntji Textiles, our self published book about the development of the designs, their stories and the artists behind them, and the collaborations. If you are interested in purchasing

We won! Ikuntji Artists has earned the top honours at this year’s Chief Minister’s NT Export Awards. The nominees for the award were across a broad range of sectors including agriculture, education, creative arts and advanced manufacturing. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said “The Northern Territory was home to a growing number of innovative and high-achieving

After making it through four stages of judging we are thrilled to announce that Ikuntji Artists have been named as State Winners in two categories of the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards! ‘Accelerating Women’, and ‘Building Communities’. We are so proud of this achievement, these awards are massive and particularly to be successful in

We will again be joining the wonderful AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market! If you’re in Canberra be sure to check it out. The AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market is the largest Indigenous art market in the Canberra region and it has also become a popular online event, showcasing a diverse range of paintings, textiles, sculptures and much

The Desart Christmas Market is set to run again this year, launching with a live online marketplace November 9-10. Collectors from around Australia and beyond will be able to peruse artworks for sale from Aboriginal Art Centres across South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory, including of course Ikuntji Artists! Desart is the peak

Ikuntji Artists have been submitted for the 2024 ABLE Golden Book Award. The award honours both authors and publishers, providing prestige, exposure, and recognition for those involved. The winners will be announced at the ABLE Gala Dinner & Awards Night in October 2024. It will be a night of nights as the winners and the

This year, the popular Tarnanthi Art Fair returns in October (18th – 21st) as an online only event, showcasing First Nations art from across Australia to art lovers around the world. The Tarnanthi Art Fair continues to be an important space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across the country to share their

Next week we are thrilled to have two very special guests at Ikuntji; Dr Tassia Joannides and Dr Emma Lynas, both lecturers from RMIT, will be staying in Haasts Bluff to lead a 4 day textiles workshop!

On Tuesday, October 8th Ikuntji Artist’s board members Dr Chrischona Schmidt, Roseranna Larry and Hayley Dodd will sit down with proud Kuku Yalanji and Birri Gubba woman and Olympic champion Cathy Freeman OAM. The talk is part of the AusIndustry Business Support Showcase during NT’s October Business Month. An annual business event providing access to a month-long

We are proud to announce that Ikuntji Artists have been nominated as finalists in this years NT Export Awards! The awards, now in their 62nd year, are one of Australia’s most prestigious and longest running business awards programs, recognising the outstanding achievements and success stories of Territory exporters. Winners progress as finalists to the Australian

Stepping onto the red carpet wearing one of Australia’s most successful First Nations art centres, last night celebrated Australian rapper BARKAA attended the 2023 ARIA Awards wearing a custom suit designed by Ikuntji Artists, in collaboration with renowned fashion house ZHIVAGO. Partnering with ZHIVAGO saw Ikuntji Artist Hayley Dodd have her exquisite Dalhousie Hot Springs

Ikuntji Artists has been named one of a select few finalists for the 2024 Australian Womens Small Business Champion Awards! This is a great affirmation of our hard work and we hope to get the win. The 2024 Australian Womens Small Business Champion Awards winners will be announced at a presentation evening held at The

More exciting news for Ikuntji artist Hayley Dodd! Hayley has been shortlisted for the 2024 National Indigenous Fashion Award’s Cecilia Cubillo Young Achiever Award. This Award recognises an outstanding young person between the ages of 15-25 years, who is excelling in the area of fashion, textile design, modelling, styling, wearable art and/or adornment/jewellery. The National

Exciting news! Ikuntji Artists will be part of Country to Couture 2024! This year Country to Couture returns with TWO different runway shows, and 22 unique collections. Ikuntji Artists will be showing unique garments in Show Two (Theme: Boundless) Join us this August 6 on Larrakia Country. We’ll be part of the annual celebration, where

We are very excited to announce that Ikuntji artist Erin Butcher has won the Walkanu Arts prize 2024 2d category! The Walkanu Arts Prize is an acquisitive annual art competition celebrating the rich culture and artistic talents of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. This year 53 entries we received from across every state and

Keturah’s artwork was received wonderfully at the National Reconciliation Week Ceremonial Lighting; her artwork Puli Puli was projected spectacularly on the façade of Australian Parliament House. The artwork projection was held over 3 nights from Monday 27 May to Wednesday 29 May 2024 from dusk to 11:00 pm for the public to enjoy in recognition