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Baluk Arts Aboriginal Art Centre
Baluk Aboriginal art centre plays a pivotal role in fostering the talents of Indigenous artists from the Mornington Peninsula and broader southeastern Melbourne areas. This collective is unique in its community-driven approach, focusing on promoting the cultural and artistic expressions of urban Indigenous artists who are often underrepresented in the wider art scene.
Barkly Regional Arts Aboriginal Art Centre
Founded with the mission to nurture the diverse artistic talents found within this expansive region, Barkly Regional Arts facilitates a wide range of activities, from visual arts to music and performing arts. The centre is particularly renowned for its focus on Indigenous cultural projects, which play a crucial role in maintaining and revitalising traditional practices and languages.
Iwantja Arts Aboriginal Art Centre
Iwantja Arts is an Aboriginal art centre located in Indulkana Community in the rocky, desert country on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjara (APY) Lands in the remote north-west of South Australia.
Warakurna Artists Aboriginal Art Centre
In 2000, Warakurna women performed at the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. Five years later, in March 2005, the community opened its own art centre.
Buku Larrngay Mulka Aboriginal Art Centre
Buku Larrngay Mulka is an Aboriginal Art centre in Arnhem Land. The centre's name, ‘Buku-Larrŋgay’ in the Yolŋu language, means "the feeling on your face as it is struck by the first rays of the sun," and ‘Mulka’ refers to a sacred but public ceremony, hinting at the deeply spiritual and cultural significance of the art produced here.
Bábbarra Aboriginal Women’s Centre
Established in the late 1983, the Bábbarra Women’s Centre has become a space where women from the Maningrida community and its surrounding 32 outstations come together. The centre focuses on fostering Indigenous women's art and culture, providing a platform for them to express their stories, preserve their traditions, and gain financial independence.
Tasmanian Aboriginal Shell Necklaces
Shell necklace-making is the oldest continuing cultural practice in Tasmania, with archaeological evidence indicating that this tradition is approximately 2600 years old. The knowledge of shell-collecting areas and the understanding of the sea and tide levels for shell gathering are integral to this tradition.
How the Kangaroo got her Pouch
.....Byamee instructed the sky spirits to create a dilly bag apron from eucalyptus bark and give it to the kangaroo mother. When she tied it around her waist, it transformed into a pouch...
Emu and the Jabiru
.....Wurrpan then urged his children to flee with him towards Milindji Dhawarri. As they ran, they transformed into emus, their feathers turning grey from the ashes and bearing a bump from the stone's impact.