2017

IES College donates bus to Ikuntji Artists!

Ended — News, Projects

This year we were thrilled to have IES College donate us their bus! Check out the journey it went on to get to us, and how it will be used by our artists.

Artist-in-residency at IES, Brisbane 2017

Ended — at IES College, Brisbane. — Exhibitions, Workshop, Projects

Ikuntji Artists’ Susie Lane and Keturah Zimran will be artists-in-residency at the International Education Services in Brisbane. This ongoing partnership with IES brings Indigenous artists to the Foundation Year Students in Brisbane. It gives them an opportunity to learn about Indigenous arts and culture first hand. Through a series of workshops on site students and

2016

Spring/Summer Fashion Parade, Alice Springs

Ended — News, Projects

The Forkleaf Project presents the inaugural Spring/Summer Fashion Parade for NT Designers in Alice Springs. In Winter 2016, Ikuntji Artists have been busy with The Batchelor Institute of Tertiary Education and created some wild and wonderful desgins which will be shown at this fashion parade for the first time. Make sure to put the date

Desert Mob exhibition 2016, Alice Springs

Ended — at Araluen Arts Centre — Exhibitions, News, Projects

This year’s Desert Mob exhibition at Araluen features an ambitious project by Ikuntji Artists. 21 artists came together over period of many weeks to create the “Story Necklace”. Trips to country in collaboration with Central Land Council and Macdonnell Regional Council Youth Program made this happen. Whilst women collected the seeds and created the necklace,

Fashion Parade at Desert Mob Symposium, Alice Springs

Ended — at Araluen Arts Centre — News, Projects

This year’s Desert Mob Symposium features a Fashion Parade showcasing Central Australian Indigenous fashion and new talents. Ikuntji Artists is featured with our resin jewellery created during workshops with The Indigenous Jewellery Project. This fashion parade gives an insight into very new developments of art-making in Central Australia and the innovation of this young and

From Country to Couture – DAAF Fashion Parade

Ended — at Darwin Convention Centre — News, Projects

In an internationally and nation-wide first: From Country to Couture presents Indigenous Australian Fashion made in remote art centres across Australia. Ikuntji Artists will be featured with our resin jewellery, created with The Indigneous Jewellery Project, as part of this groundbreaking fashion parade. International top model Magnolia Maymuru will close the show wearing our resin

Bush Trip

Ended — at Ikuntji Artists — News, Projects

In collaboration with the Land Management Unit from the Central Land Council, the Youth Program from Macdonnell Regional Council and researchers Ikuntji Artists visited and camped at Muruntji west of Ikuntji/Haasts Bluff. This camping trip was a great opportunity for artists and family members to connect to country, tell stories, record these and teach younger

2015

Men’s Area

Ended — at Ikuntji Artists — Projects

Ikuntji Artists originally started as a Women’s Centre, but from 2005 when the focus shifted to Fine Art, we have been welcoming men into the place. As part of this, a dedicated men’s area with a separate entry point, is being built. Men from around the community are working hard to create the area and

Our Community Sanctuary

Ended — at Ikuntji Artists — News, Projects

It’s all go at the Ikuntji Art Centre at the moment! Not content with running a festival, creating a men’s area and going to the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, (as well as all the regular painting, jewellery making, tool making and basket weaving) we are also creating a Native Garden! The space will be a

Artist-in-residency at Cicada Press/University of New South Wales

Ended — News, Projects

Desart Artworker Photography Prize 2013 Winner Christine Multa was chosen to participate in the artist-in-residency ‘We are in Wonderland’ at the University of New South Wales Cicada Press. During their residency the six selected artists from different desert communities will have the opportunity to engage with mixed media and new media approaches and develop and

2014

Korea: International Artist Exchange Programs

Ended — at Incheon, South Korea — Projects

From 21st to 28th August 2013, Ikuntji Artists together with Papunya Tjupi Arts hosted five South Korean artists and a South Korean Cultural Advisor who visited us, and worked with some of the Ikuntji and Papunya Tupi Artists. During their time here at Ikuntji Artists they created a series of collaborative works as part of

21 Years Ikuntji Artists Festival

Ended — at Ikuntji Artists — Exhibitions, News, Projects

Haasts Bluff community proudly invites you to the 21 years Ikuntji Artists Festival for the re-launch of the Gallery Space at Ikuntji Artists.

2013

Julien “Seth” Malland – Globepainter

Ended — at Ikuntji Artists — Projects

In June 2013 street artist Seth aka Globepainter aka Julien Mallard came to Ikuntji Artists. He has travelled all over the world working on street art projects that brighten the environment, and he really left a bright impression on Haasts Bluff. Julien worked with Ikuntji artist Alison Napurrula Multa to create a fantastic mural at