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Established in 1985, the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association Inc. is an Aboriginal owned and governed non-profit Art Centre located at Yuendumu Community,300km north-west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Representing over 360 Warlpiri and Anmatjerre artists, the art centre specialises in the production of a wide range of acrylic paintings,large commissions and traditional ground installations. The Warlukurlangu Artists are renowned for their diversity and use of colour while maintaining the cultural integrity of their work.
The art centre plays an important role within the community by providing a variety of cultural maintenance and educational activities.With the ongoing work of a dedicated elected committee, Warlukurlangu is committed to improving opportunities for the self expression and empowerment of Warlpiri people.
In recent years the work of Warlukurlangu Artists has featured in exhibitions hosted by the National Gallery of Victoria, M.H. de Young Museum, San Francisco; the Australian National Gallery, Canberra; the Glasgow Museum, Scotland and the Gifu Museum of Fine Arts, Japan and the Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht.
The name 'Warlukurlangu' derives from an important Jukurrpa (Dreaming) and means 'belonging to fire.'
The name was chosen by a number of older men and women who saw the need for an art centre and endeavored to form an organisation that represented their interests as artists but also recognised the importance of the cultural laws which are inseparable from the stories depicted in paint.
Many of the artists who played crucial roles in the founding of the art centre were aware of the increasing interest in Aboriginal art during the 1970s and had watched with concern and curiosity the developments of the art movement at Papunya amongst people to whom they were closely related. There was also a growing private market for Aboriginal art in Alice Springs. Artists' experiences of the private market were marked by feelings of frustration and a sense of disempowerment when buyers refused to pay prices which reflected the value of the Jukurrpa or showed little interest in understanding the story. The establishment of Warlukurlangu was one way of ensuring the artists had some control over the purchase and distribution of their paintings
Gecko Gallery is proud to be associated with Warlukulrangku Artists in representation of their artists, both established and emerging.
Representing over 360 Warlpiri and Anmatjerre artists, the art centre specialises in the production of a wide range of acrylic paintings,large commissions and traditional ground installations. The Warlukurlangu Artists are renowned for their diversity and use of colour while maintaining the cultural integrity of their work.
The art centre plays an important role within the community by providing a variety of cultural maintenance and educational activities.With the ongoing work of a dedicated elected committee, Warlukurlangu is committed to improving opportunities for the self expression and empowerment of Warlpiri people.
In recent years the work of Warlukurlangu Artists has featured in exhibitions hosted by the National Gallery of Victoria, M.H. de Young Museum, San Francisco; the Australian National Gallery, Canberra; the Glasgow Museum, Scotland and the Gifu Museum of Fine Arts, Japan and the Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht.
The name 'Warlukurlangu' derives from an important Jukurrpa (Dreaming) and means 'belonging to fire.'
The name was chosen by a number of older men and women who saw the need for an art centre and endeavored to form an organisation that represented their interests as artists but also recognised the importance of the cultural laws which are inseparable from the stories depicted in paint.
Many of the artists who played crucial roles in the founding of the art centre were aware of the increasing interest in Aboriginal art during the 1970s and had watched with concern and curiosity the developments of the art movement at Papunya amongst people to whom they were closely related. There was also a growing private market for Aboriginal art in Alice Springs. Artists' experiences of the private market were marked by feelings of frustration and a sense of disempowerment when buyers refused to pay prices which reflected the value of the Jukurrpa or showed little interest in understanding the story. The establishment of Warlukurlangu was one way of ensuring the artists had some control over the purchase and distribution of their paintings
Gecko Gallery is proud to be associated with Warlukulrangku Artists in representation of their artists, both established and emerging.
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