Ampilatwatja Collection
Ampilatwatja community is approximately 300 kilometres northeast of Alice Springs in Central Australia (Northern Territory). It is home to the Alyawarr people, whose language is also Alyawarr. The area has a long and chequered pastoral history, and the Alyawarr people use their distinctive art to express their connection to, and traditional knowledge of, their ancestral lands.
Our Ampilatwatja Collection was developed in partnership with Artists of Ampilatwatja, a First Nations owned and operated art centre in the community.
Image: Artists of Ampilatwatja.
Fitzroy Crossing Collection
In the heart of the Kimberley in north Western Australia and surrounded by the flood plains of the Fitzroy River is the community of Fitzroy Crossing. The Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre is a community hub for the Bunuba, Gooniyandi, Wankatjunka, Walmajarri and Nykina women in the area, and Marnin Studio is its social enterprise arm.
Our Fitzroy Crossing Collection was developed in partnership with Marnin Studio and the Design Within Country project.
Image: Marnin Studio.
Bábbarra Collection
Maningrida and its surrounds, in Central Arnhem Land (Northern Territory), is home to more than 100 clans and 12 language groups. The region has a significant place in First Nations art history, with the work of many local artists housed in national and international collections.
Bábbarra Women’s Centre is a First Nations owned organisation in Maningrida. Bábbarra Designs is an enterprise of the centre. Our Bábbarra Collection was developed in partnership with Bábbarra Designs.
Image: Bábbarra Designs.
Tiwi Collection
Just north of Darwin (Northern Territory) lie the Tiwi Islands.
The Islands are made up of Bathurst and Melville Islands (and a number of smaller uninhabited islands) and are surrounded by the azure waters of the Arafura Sea. The Tiwi people are culturally and linguistically distinct from their near neighbours in Arnhem Land, and this is also true of their artistic traditions.
Tiwi Design is a First Nations owned art centre on Bathurst Island. Our Tiwi Collection was developed in partnership with Tiwi Design.
Image: Tiwi Design.
Durrmu Collection
The community of Peppimenarti is 300 kilometres southwest of Darwin, and takes its name from the Aboriginal words Peppi (rock) and menarti (large), referring to the rock formation that overlooks the community. The local language is Tyemirri.
Durrmu Arts, a First Nations owned art centre in Peppimenarti, is renowned for exquisite pandanus and merrepen (sand-palm) weavings, and for intricate paintings based upon traditional weaving and durrmu (body painting dot) designs. Our Durrmu Collection was developed in partnership with Durrmu Arts.
Image: Durrmu Arts / Timothy Hillier.