The film centres on a workshop, where Utopia women are creating batiks. The artworks depict a range of bush medicine plants, and throughout the film the women talk about the meaning of these plants in their lives. Several scenes show the women on country, collecting and using …
A series from Barkly Regional Arts, showcasing local artists of the Barkly region.
This episode we talk to Jimmy Frank, a cultural liaison officer for Nyinkka Nyunyu who talks about his carving of traditional instruments and what culture means to him.
DERRICK BUTT TELLS US WHAT PAINTING MEANS TO HIS LIFE.
'Painting about your homeland like you connected to something because of your grandfather your grandmother your father and so forth....it gives me that confidence that there's a place I can call home'
We created this short film to show everybody the work that goes into every single screen printed fabric from Bábbarra Designs.
This video only shows one colour being printed, but this is a three colour print screen design. This means the printers and ink dryers (four women …
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 …
Curtis Yunkaporta films the story of his Uncle John Poonkamelya. John Poonkamelya is an artist in Aurukun who makes traditional wood carvings from hand. The carvings are pieces of masterful art which are beautiful and creative, the story that is bought with the art, has one of a …
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