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Aboriginal Food plays a significant role in indigenous art. The seasonal knowledge of where to locate food essential for survival in the Central Desert is enshrined in Dreaming Stories and passed from generation to generation in story, song, dance and paintings. Read More...

‘If you take the time to learn what is behind the painting, you understand and appreciate the work so much more' Sabine Haider. All Australian Aboriginal art is educational by definition. As a purely oral tradition, Aboriginal history, geography, customs, law, religion, healing and food resources were painted, sung and danced in order to pass on this essential information to future generations. Read More...

Male and female ancestral figures played a major role in the Dreaming and were used as a guide to the partnerships between men and women. Aboriginal women shared an interdependent relationship with the men playing a dominant role in child rearing and food gathering and sharing the roles of healers, law makers, performers, painters and custodians of traditional ways. Women maintain their traditional knowledge through ceremony and more recently through their paintings. Read More...

Aboriginal art regions in Central Australia are commonly classified as Central and Western desert art. Within this vast region there are numerous small communities with both established and emerging Aboriginal art movements. Style and content varies between the communities as artists are influenced by their own unique landscapes and the associated Dreaming stories and by external influences. Read More...