31/03/2009
The Bernie Banton Centre acquired an artwork recently from Central Art. The artwork chosen for their newly twelve million dollar building was a Awelye & Bush Melon work by Aboriginal artist Betty Mbitjana. Read More...
08/08/2008
I knew Minnie Pwerle but it was not until after she passed on that I realised the real power of her paintings. Every time I look at her painting now it makes me smile as if her spirit is reaching out to me – her strength of character, her lack of inhibition, her love of her country and her belief in her Aboriginality talk to me. Read More...
08/07/2007
Awelye refers to women's ceremonies associated with women's business and also refers to the painting of designs on a women's body. This spiritual, sensuous and meditative performance reflects the nurturing role of women in Aboriginal society. Read More...
12/03/2007
Utopia Aboriginal Art and the Utopia Aboriginal artists today follow the tradition of the famous artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye who paved the way for a contemporary and abstract style referenced to awelye (Women’s Ceremony) and depicted in fine dotting work. Women artists dominate this community as they maintain their traditional ceremonial ways paying homage in their art work to their role as food gatherers. Read More...
01/02/2007
Central Art represents over two hundred Australian Aboriginal artists from across the Central and Western desert regions. It is important for Aboriginal artists and their families to live on their homelands so they stay connected with the Dreamtime stories, song lines and dance cycles associated with their country. Read More...
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