About Us
Many women have benefited from the wide range of skills training that has been offered to them by various training providers such as NTU, CDU, Batchelor College and IAD since the Centre was established in 1994. Subsequently the current artists, fine painters all, can (and do) readily access a range of facilities such as Printmaking, ceramics, sewing, fabric printing (fabric lengths, ready-mades, T-shirts, et al), all underpinned by a solid administration at Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation.
It is of particular importance that such a wide range of art-generated product is possible as the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre opened in July 2004. With a superb Gallery available and a strong, well- presented Retail Outlet, the artists at the Arts & Crafts Centre have the significant role of maintaining product flow, as well as having an excellent space to showcase their talent.
Peggy Jones, who continues to produce her richly- applied and boldly executed renditions of bush tucker, animals, and birds, and soakages is perhaps the Centre's most enduring artist with strong national and international sales. Most of the artists working from this region display a similar love of the flora and fauna, the landscape, cultural activities and ceremonies, in their artworks.
These themes are particularly emphasised in a colourful and wonderfully- balanced style by Flora Holt, whose unique talent is being widely recognised, and who is about to hold her second solo exhibition in Sydney. A work of hers has also been selected for showing in this year's Telstra 2004 Exhibition.
Ruth Dawson has also attracted attention since a small painting of hers was chosen as the Livery on one of the freight trains commissioned to work the new Adelaide - Darwin Railway.
