Highlights from DanceSite 2013 in Borroloola, a festival celebrating traditional dance in the Northern Territory - presented by Artback NT.

Highlights from DanceSite 2013 in Borroloola, a festival celebrating traditional dance in the Northern Territory - presented by Artback NT.

Marumpu Wangka! Kukatja Hand Talk

Beagle Bay Chronicles

Filmed and edited by Woolloongabba Art Gallery for the exhibition 'From Our Hands' 2006.

2014 KALACC Festival

Nina Puruntatameri was taught to paint by her father, Romuald Puruntatameri. As a 14 year old, she would come home from school and work with him, painting his spears. Nina Puruntatameri has worked at both Nguiu Adult Education and Munupi Arts & Crafts doing bark painting, screen …

Cornelia Tipuamantumirri uses the pwoja for her work, dipping the comb shaped carved ironwood into her ochre palette; shades of pinks and yellows to portray the reflections of her long life lived on the Tiwi Islands. Reflections also, of the skyes’ lights on the surface of the …

Edward (or Malati) was born to a Tiwi Mother and a Yolngu Father (from Yirrkala, in East Arnhem Land). He began his career as an artist with a short stint at Tiwi Design on Bathurst Island Soon after that he and his partner moved across the Aspley Strait to Melville Island and …

Short documentary about Paulina (Jedda) Puruntatameri chairperson of Munupi Arts on Melville Island, NT, Australia. Jedda takes us on a tour around Melville Island and talks about the history of the island and the art centre; and talks about how important the digital archive …

Tracy Puruntatameri is the brother of fellow Munupi artist Nina Puruntatameri who together were taught to paint by their father, Romuald Puruntatameri. As kids they would come home from school and work with him, painting his spears. Tracy works at Munupi Arts as a carver …

Robert Puruntatameri is a most talented and devoted potter. Robert inherited his skills from his well known father, Aboriginal potter Eddie Puruntatameri, who founded both the Tiwi Pottery on Bathurst Island and Pirlangimpi Pottery at Munupi Arts at Melville Island. In the …

Debbie is the daughter of Florence Puruntatameri-Coombes, and Graeme Coombes. Her mother is a Tiwi woman from Pirlangimpi Community on Melville Island. Her father originated from Queenstown, New Zealand but married Florence as a young man and called Pirlangimpi home for over 30 …

“When old man, my father’s brother, did painting he brought all us children and grandchildren to the art centre teaching us to carry on. I used to watch my father painting Pukumani poles and during Kuluma ceremony he was painting his body by holding the mirror. Our fathers …

Maree has been painting at Munupi since 1989. She married well known Aboriginal potter Eddie Puruntatameri who founded both the Tiwi Pottery on Bathurst Island and Pirlangimpi Pottery at Munupi Arts & Crafts at Melville Island, and moved to the Tiwi Islands when she was 16 years …

Kinship art exhibition, market & symposium

A day in the life of Yirralka Rangers and their love for the job is highlighted through this documentary film, ‘Let’s care for this country.’ The film is co-directed and co-written by the Yirralka Rangers and the Blue Mud Bay community of Baniyala and is intended for a …

KAPI UNGKUPAYI (He gave us water) In January 2013, five senior women from Irrunytju and Papulankutja went out bush looking for punu (wood for carving) and ran out of petrol. They had no water or food and weren’t found for five days. They survived on five perentie (goanna) …

In 2014, Akeyulerre organised a trip to Ross River so that Arrernte families could teach language in their own way on country.

In April 2013 a group of ten women held a four day workshop on Arrernte Country east of Alice Springs. The purpose was to articulate the Arrernte healing story and capture this is a painting.