2025
Finalists in the 2025 Australian Small Business Champion Awards for Indigenous Business
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.
Joyce Dixon included in Agency’s ‘Tiny and Precious’ Exhibition
Ikuntji artist Joyce Dixon will have three paintings included in Agency’s 2025 exhibition ‘Tiny and Precious’. Tiny and Precious shines a spotlight on works by exciting independent and remote First Nations artists from across the country. The exhibition highlights excellence in First Nations art and design and features interpretive works from small scale paintings and
Kluge-Ruhe: Shifting Grounds
Shifting Ground explores the dynamic terrain of Australian Indigenous printmaking, showcasing works by twenty-two artists who have produced prints with Basil Hall Editions. This exhibition is curated by Jessyca Hutchens, a Palyku woman and art historian, who is currently a Lecturer in Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia. Hutchens is the inaugural First
Ikuntji Crowned NT’s Tidiest Town of 2024 + Hayley Dodd Young Legend
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
Ikuntji Artists take National Winner in the Telstra Best of Business Awards
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
Ikuntji Artists Win 2024 Gold ABLE Golden Book Award
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
2024
Winner of Northern Territory’s Exporter of the Year 2024
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
Telstra Best of Business Awards 2024: State Winners in Two Categories!
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
AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market 2024
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
Desart Christmas Market
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
ABLE Golden Book Awards
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
MAKE Award; Innovation in Australian Craft and Design
MAKE AWARD: Presented by the Australian Design Centre, this major new national award celebrates innovation in contemporary craft and design. This year the MAKE Award has nominated Ikuntji artist Kumuntjai Napanangka Jack for her contributions to the design world. The show features 30 pre selected finalists and is a comprehensive and exciting exhibition showing until
Tarnanthi Art Fair 2024 (Online)
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
IOTA24: Tjukurrpa on Fabrics
In 2024, the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial (IOTA) will be presented across multiple venues where visitors can experience significant installations from all over the world. Exhibition partners Fremantle Arts Centre and John Curtin Gallery will again stage the international exhibition at the heart of the Triennial, and in 2024 are joined by Holmes à Court
Desert Mob 2024 Exhibition
The Desert Mob 2024 Exhibition, held at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs, NT, features Ikuntji Artists as well as 31 other Art Centres and is an invitation to view hundreds of works by artists who are members of Aboriginal-governed community art centres across Central Australia. Exhibiting alongside emerging and mid-career artists, many of the
RMIT Workshop at Ikuntji
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!
Ikuntji Artists talks to Cathy Freeman OAM as a Territory Success Story
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
Northern Territory Export Awards 2024 Finalists
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
International Art Textile Biennale 2023
Our very own Walter Jugadai has been selected to have his latest fabric design included in the International Art Textile Biennale 2023. Fibre Arts Australia is highlighting the contemporary practice within Art Textiles as an art form. Walter’s textile has been shortlisted!! out of 270 entries from 25 countries. Exhibition now showing at at East
Ikuntji Artists collaborate with ZHIVAGO for BARKAA’s custom-designed red carpet suit
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