8 places to discover
The Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre is a Yolngu-owned art centre and museum located in the Aboriginal community of Yirrkala in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Established in 1976, it operates as a community-controlled art centre, gallery and digital archive known as the Mulka Project. It displays and sells bark paintings, larrakitj, carvings and prints by Yolngu artists and houses a museum collection documenting Yolngu culture and history.
Bula'bula Arts is an Aboriginal-owned art centre located in Ramingining in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Established in 1989, it represents Yolngu artists from Ramingining and surrounding homelands. The centre is renowned for bark paintings, hollow log memorial poles (larrakitj), woven fibre work and contemporary paintings, and plays a central role in maintaining and sharing Yolngu culture with visitors.
Ikuntji Artists is an Aboriginal-owned art centre located in the remote community of Haasts Bluff (Ikuntji), about 230 kilometres west of Alice Springs in the MacDonnell Region of the Northern Territory. Established in 1992, it represents Luritja artists from Haasts Bluff and surrounding areas. The centre is known for vibrant acrylic paintings depicting Country, Tjukurpa and desert landscapes, and operates as a gallery, studio and cultural hub for visitors interested in Western Desert art.
Maningrida Arts and Culture is an Aboriginal-owned art centre located in the remote community of Maningrida in West Arnhem, Northern Territory. Operated by Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, it represents artists from more than 30 outstations across Arnhem Land. The centre is renowned for bark paintings, fibre weavings, sculptures and contemporary works that reflect the cultural traditions of the Kunibídji, Kunwinjku, Ndjébbana and other peoples of the region.
Maruku Arts is an Anangu-owned Aboriginal art centre based at Mutitjulu Community within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Petermann region of the Northern Territory. Established in 1984, it represents artists from Mutitjulu and surrounding Western Desert communities. The centre operates a gallery at the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre and offers dot-painting workshops led by Anangu artists, sharing Tjukurpa stories through paintings, punu woodwork and cultural experiences.
Merrepen Arts is an Aboriginal-owned art centre located in the Nauiyu community on the banks of the Daly River in the Victoria Daly region of the Northern Territory, about 230 kilometres southwest of Darwin. Established in 1986, it supports artists from the Ngan'gikurunggurr and Ngen'giwumirri language groups and is renowned for textile design, screen printing, etchings and paintings that reflect local culture, stories and Country.
Milingimbi Art and Culture Centre is an Aboriginal-owned art centre on Milingimbi Island in the Crocodile Islands group, East Arnhem Region, Northern Territory. It represents Yolngu artists from Milingimbi and surrounding homelands. The centre is known for bark paintings, larrakitj (memorial poles), fibre weavings and contemporary works that maintain Yolngu cultural knowledge. It serves as a studio, gallery and cultural keeping place supporting artists and sharing culture with visitors.
Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation is an Aboriginal-owned art centre located in the remote community of Yuendumu, about 290 kilometres northwest of Alice Springs in the Central Desert Region of the Northern Territory. Established in 1985, it is one of Central Australia's longest-running art centres, representing Warlpiri artists. The centre is renowned for its vibrant acrylic paintings depicting Jukurrpa (Dreaming) stories and plays a central role in cultural maintenance and community enterprise.