ARTS BACKBONE Volume 6 Issue 1: March 2006

Alan Griffiths - Waringarri Arts, Kununurra Waringarri Dancers 1 & 2 © Waringarri Arts Photography Peter Eve Inside this issue... ANKAAA News • Alan Griffiths • Karen Dayman - Mangkaja Arts • Indigenous Artsworkers Conference 2005 • “Tayikuwapi” • Jean Baptiste Apuatimi • Waralungku Arts • Darwin Based ANKAAA Members • Cultural Strands / Woven Visions • Business Development • Richard Birrinbirrin • Daniel Walbidi of Yulparija Artists • Jilamara Arts • New Marketing Manager @ Tiwi Art Network • Anindilyakwa Arts • John Mawurndjul in Paris • Back Page News + Pull Out Exhibitions & Events Calendar www.aboriginalart.org ANKAAA News

Art Centres endorsed at the AGM GPO BOX 2152 DARWIN in December 2005 – Yulparija Artists from Bidyadanga, WA, AUSTRALIA 0801 Laari Gallery in Yiyili Community Frog Hollow Centre for the Arts in WA and Anindilyakwa Arts 56 McMinn Street Darwin from Alyangula NT. Phone +61 (0) 8 8981 6134 Through the VACS funding Fax +61 (0) 8 8981 6048 support workshops and support email [email protected] 2006 is already shaping up to be for Art Centres and artists are www.ankaaa.org.au a busy and exciting for year for already underway. In February ANKAAA and the Art Centres. 2006 ANKAAA hosted Marissa www.aboriginalart.org Some of the highlights for Kingsley from Warmun Arts and All text & images are copyright the artist, ANKAAA include… Tina Hobbs from Mangkaja Arts Art Centres or ANKAAA (as indicated) for a week of work experience unless otherwise stated. ANKAAA Arts Vokili Shiell starting with ANKAAA and training in the ANKAAA Backbone is © ANKAAA 2006 as the Business Development office, thanks to Strategic The views & opinions expressed in this Officer to undertake the two Regional Partnership funding publication are those of the authors & do year DEWR supported Business through Country Arts WA. not necessarily reflect those of ANKAAA. Development project. Up to 27 Art Centres will benefit from In 2006 ANKAAA will be working ANKAAA is a non-profit incorporated working with independent closely with NAVA & Desart Aboriginal Association consultants to develop and in the development of the ANKAAA is proudly supported by: implement 3 year Business and “Indigenous Commercial Code Strategic plans incorporating of Conduct.” Tender submissions marketing and export initiatives. for this project have closed. All ANKAAA members will benefit from business development, ANKAAA will also be working management training and collaboratively with Desart, Ku assistance through this project. Arts & Umi Arts in developing an industry wide Art Centre ANKAAA will also collaborate operations manual. with Artback NT in the initial development of an ANKAAA We look forward to working with members touring exhibition, stay you and keeping you in the loop tuned for progress, its still early with news from the Art Centres days. and ANKAAA through the Arts Backbone. The ANKAAA Consumer Guide is now available in German and during 2006 will also be translated Pictured Above - Stephanie Hawkins, into French and Japanese. ANKAAA Manager & Djambawa Marawili, ANKAAA Chairperson

Recruitment will commence in DCITA Staff with ANKAAA Staff & Executive March for the Kimberley Industry Members at the AGM in December 2005 Development Officer to now be based in Broome and the Katherine Industry Development Officer to now be based in the Darwin office.

ANKAAA would like to welcome three new member Alan Griffiths Cathy Cummins - Waringarri Arts, Kununurra, W.A committed and extensive since Fellowship from West Australian he began pursuing this career Department of Culture and the as an artist in the mid 1980’s. Arts. Initially mapping his traditional The fellowship will give Alan the country Alan has extended his opportunity to devote his time imagery to recording aspects to producing new artworks in of his varied life as stockman, preparation for an exhibition at camel trek driver, dancer, the Darwin Festival in August teacher of traditional culture and this year. story teller. As part of his Fellowship activities Working primarily with the Alan will also participate in an traditional painted ochre artist-in-residency program at on canvas, Alan is also an Edith Cowan University Perth accomplished printmaker WA to work with Art Department Myamuk Ochre & Natural pigments on and a wood and boab carver. staff and students by sharing his canvas 2005 © Alan’s images range from ideas, his knowledge and his elegant depictions of “mapped” artistic practice. Alan Griffiths is a traditional elder traditional country to playful at Waringarri Aboriginal Arts. As and joyous celebrations of his Alan will also participate in a a senior lawman, artist, song- life and culture with images of residency at Northern Editions man and cultural leader he is the figurative presentations of - Charles Darwin University to committed to the presentation of dancers, camels trekking and further develop his printmaking images of cultural life that record stockyards of cattle recalling his skills and techniques in order to history and pass on knowledge years as a stockman. further explore the printmaking for future generations. medium. Alan has recently been awarded Alan’s art practice has been a Creative Development www.waringarriarts.com.au

Karen Dayman Dallas Gold, RAFT Artspace - Darwin What happens to a person who some new blood to work with the has been the Arts Adviser at a fabulous Fitzroy mob. busy Art Centre for the past 15 years - is there life after Fitzroy Personally I will be sad to see Crossing? Is there anything Karen leave Mangkaja as I have to replace the intensity? Can gained some understanding one adapt to life outside the through Karen and her Art Centre? Can Will Stubbs at relationship with the artists. I Yirrkala beat the record? am convinced places like Fitzroy Crossing are the real centre, the For more than a decade Karen meeting place by the river where has handled the chaos that is stereotypical myths are blown Art Centre life with characteristic away, where disparate cultures grace and style and has played work at getting on. a part in confirming relationships to inspire confidence in the art, I admire the qualities of arts its connection to country and advisers and their mettle in promoting it’s significance in a acting as an intermediary global context. between two cultures. It will be Karen’s patience, generosity and It is with same grace that Karen, wisdom that will be missed at Karen at the KALACC festival after 15 years, steps aside for Mangkaja... 2005 Photograph by Peter Eve © ANKAAA ANKAAA Indigenous Artsworkers Conference 2005

In December 2006 over 60 artists Djambawa Marawili ‘Talking Strong’ & Artsworkers from almost 20 ANKAAA Chairperson, Australia communities across the Top Council ATSIA Board Member, End & WA attended the Annual Chairperson Buku Larrnggay Mulka, ANKAAA Indigenous Artsworkers Yirrkala 1994 - 2000, Artist, Community Leader Conference held at Charles Darwin Stephanie Hawkins ‘Opportunities for University. Artsworkers in the Industry’ - ANKAAA Don Whyte displaying bark strapping Manager On day one attendees visited Don Richard Birrinbirrin ‘Opening Whyte’s studio to look at framing, Exhibitions’ - ANKAAA Executive stretching & bark strapping Member, Bula’ bula Arts Chairman, techniques, the TNT Depot at Artist Darwin Airport & the Museum & Art Regis Pangiraminni ‘Talking at Garma Gallery of the Northern Territory Festival 2005’ - ANKAAA Executive, for “No Ordinary Place: the Art of Tiwi Art Network Chairperson 2004- David Malangi.” 2005, Artist Karen Mills ‘Artists’ Talks: Representing Day 2 was conference day on Yourself as an Artist’ - ANKAAA Public Officer, Darwin based Artist & Curator campus at CDU “Talking About Gary Lee ‘Talking to Audiences’ John Martin Tipungwuti ANKAAA Executives Talking.” ANKAAA Executive, Darwin Based Regis Pangiraminni from Munupi Artist, Curator, Writer Arts & Craft, and John Tony Duke ‘Networks & Networking’ Martin Tipungwuti from Jilamara Executive Officer, Art Back Arts & Crafts, Milikapiti were our Janice McEwen ‘Talking as Part of MCs. Marketing’ Top End Arts Marketing

Like when I go ANKAAA strong. I became artist because meeting, they started from WA my father was artist. He knew. in Kimberley, they stretching to Now I’m artist today. the NT. I felt proud to talk in that I better go (I thought) and bring conference and to talk about different different pictures and my art and how I have been totems and stories to ANKAAA. opening exhibitions for my father We still paint from our country, and for Bula’bula artists. It was where we living. We talk to each really good to share that story other, sharing pictures, stories with everybody there. Thank and totems. you ANKAAA very much for the Djambawa Marawili & Tommy May opportunity. I support ANKAAA, really strong and they are growing really Richard Birrinbirrin, Bula’bula Arts

During our ANKAAA meeting meeting and all the people in Darwin we got to meet from the Northern Territory and other people from different Art Kimberley. Centres. They shared a little about themselves and what We are looking forward for more they do at their Art Centre. We ANKAAA meetings in Darwin also went on a tour in Darwin. and to going on the exchange We went to see the gallery and program to see how another art saw different Aboriginal styles of centre works. painting. Marissa Kingsley and Marika We really enjoyed the ANKAAA Patrick, Warmun Art Centre Tiwi Design Story & images by Angela Hill

Tiwi Design artists Cyril James the collaborative artistic process Kerinauia and John Patrick and sharing of Tiwi culture at the Kelantumama flew to Melbourne pottery shed at Tiwi Design. The recently to attend the opening works are hollow slab sculptures of “Tayikuwapi” (everyone) at decorated with underglaze Alcaston Gallery. C.J gave the in traditional body painting opening address and thanked designs. The sculptures are Beverly Knight for supporting representations of the creation the ceramic artists. The story figures, Tiwi birds and exhibition included 3-dimensional aspects of daily life such as a personal tour of the National ceramic sculptures by C.J. and the turtle boat and hunting party. Gallery of Victoria. John Patrick as well as Mark While in Melbourne C.J. and Yell Puautjimi, John Pilakui and Sabo met with Judith Ryan the curator Tipungwuti. The show celebrates of the indigenous collection for C.J at the Alcaston opening © Tiwi Design

Jean Baptiste Apuatimi of striking representations of the Tiwi Design on Bathurst Island, male crocodile Yitakapayi attended the opening of her and the female crocodile 6th solo exhibition with Gabriella Jikapayinga. Jean performed Roy at the Aboriginal and Pacific her buffalo dance at the Arts Gallery in Dank St, Waterloo, opening and was accompanied Sydney. by her grandson Francis Orsto on guitar as he sang her spirit song. The exhibition titled “Makatingari” The audience felt the strength (like running water) included a of Jean’s culture and were very series of paintings that portray a privileged to be present during traditional Tiwi body cleansing her performance. ceremony to celebrate a new Jean Baptiste Apuatimi at the Aboriginal beginning. In addition were & Pacific Arts opening © Tiwi Design

Waralungku Arts, Borroloola Miriam Charlie The inside of the Art Centre has Outstation (Maria Lagoon) which been repainted and it looks better is west of Borroloola he paints now. about bush tucker from his country. (Danny is pictured working on We have been busy stretching the mural © Waralungku.) and hanging the paintings up on the wall. In July this year there will be a big celebration when the Traditional Also the middle room has been owners the Yanula People will decorated with some carved be handed their land back. artefacts that the ladies from Waralunkgu art maybe having an Robison River had made. Some exhibition there. paintings are displayed on the wall also the T-shirts that have This year the Waralunkgu Art been printed here. Centre and the Language Centre are involved in planning and Danny Riley, one of our artists running the Boonu Boonu Cultural here, has started painting Festival that has been proposed some murals at the front of the maybe in July or September this building which is looking great. year. Danny comes from Wamunkgu My name is Gary Mura beautiful people, which is Lee - I am a Larrakia something you don’t really artist and I live in Larrakia see a lot of in photos. country Darwin, where I was born. My art practice I’m planning my next involves photography, project which is about re- design and drawing. representing Aboriginal ancestry and contemporary After 13 years of taking identity, through old post- male portraits in East Asia colonial photographs of for my ongoing project Nice Larrakia people, starting Coloured Boys, I decided with a portrait of my great, to start taking some in the great alap (grandmother), Top End. Minnie (Annie) Duwun taken in 1884 in Darwin. Since 2004 I’ve been taking When I finish my studies I’d portraits of Aboriginal men like to travel around India for my project Nim’gololo1. for a year taking portraits. I want to photograph 1 the diverse beauty and (Footnotes) Nim’gololo is a Larrakia age-status term meaning: ‘boy’, ‘youth’ Chunnu, Typhoon Gym Varanasi 1998 body image of Aboriginal or, ‘young man not yet married’ C-type print © Gary Lee men from the Top End. Aboriginal people are a Anyone interested in modelling for Gary can contact him via ANKAAA

Daniel Roque Lee Gullawun (means goanna) Ngarran (Larrakia for goanna) Born Larrakian in the Darwin area. I am an artist; I paint, carve and design using natural materials from my country. By doing my art I keep stories and spirit strong for the younger generation, and this knowledge will be passed on. © Roque Lee

My name is Anthony Duwun Lee I am a Larrakia Artist, designer, photographer and craft man working in all materials and mediums.

My aim as a creative Larrakia Artist is to keep Larrakia creation stories, patterns and spirit alive. This is proving to be popular because at present I have a few paintings on commission.

I have exhibited in Darwin, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and

internationally, Mamuk. ANKAAA Member Profile - Individual Artists, Darwin Based © Anthony Duwun Lee My name is Jason Davidson My Jaja (grandmother) is from & my Aboriginal name from Gurindji Gurindji country in the direction of country of the Northern Territory Inverway, west of Kalkaringi, an Australia is Ngulliyangi. Aboriginal town that was formally known as Wave Hill. My grandparents and family are I am a contemporary Aboriginal among the ‘Stolen Generation’ artist from the Northern Territory of Aboriginal people who were of Australia and I have developed subjected to the Australian my own design style by combining government’s assimilation contemporary Aboriginal art with policies. My Joji’s (grandfather’s) new media technology, also known country is located near the Roper as multimedia. River, Limmen Bight region of the Northern Territory, which includes I graduated with a Diploma & Ngalakarn, Mara and Bundiyarng Degree in Photography & Digital country. Media, went back to Charles Darwin University received a scholarship for research Masters project based on cross-cultural communication breakdown in Aboriginal Health, graduated in 2004. be strong & take back ownership Davidson Jason © Aboriginal Imagination website of there art & culture, remember is in the early stages of being you’re not just an artist, you also developed you can check the got to learn about the business & progress of the website by going legal side of things so you don’t to get ripped off. Its hard work being www.aboriginalimagination.com.au an artist so make sure you deal with people who can be trusted

I encourage Aboriginal artists to from accredited organisations. © Jason Davidson Jason ©

My name is Karen Mills, heavily textured surfaces. My art on Recoil, a national travelling I’ve been a practising artist and is about identity, influences that exhibition project of contemporary member of ANKAAA since 1996. inform my work include Indigenous fibre art that is being developed I enjoy being part of ANKAAA women’s weaving, knitting and by Artback Northern Territory Arts because it enables me to meet, Western abstract expressionism. Touring. learn, work together and share Untitled Acrylic on Linen 2006 © Karen Mills knowledge and experiences with Late last year I had the privilege other Indigenous artists from of being selected as the first across northern Australia. Northern Territory Indigenous artist to be awarded the inaugural Painting is my main form of art Wenten Rubuntja Indigenous making, I’m also developing an Artist Fellowship. interest in printmaking as a result of different opportunities to learn In May 2006 I will be travelling to about printmaking techniques New York to undertake an eight- such as etching, screen-printing week professional development and lithography. My paintings opportunity to learn about the are non-representational; I work art gallery market in New York. with acrylic paints and use mark Closer to home, I’ve recently making, layering, pattern and begun working as an assistant to colour to create paintings with Emeritus Curator, Margie West, Cultural Strands / Woven Visions Story by Carly Davenport, FORM

FORM Contemporary Craft Set in the shade of trees and Design hosted Cultural overlooking the Swan River in the Strands/Woven Visions on 3 and Kings Park Botanical Gardens, 4 February, in Perth. Leading the workshop Rhythm Weaves lights of this forum were Lydia saw Jill, Lydia, and Josephine and Josephine Burak from interactively teach alongside Munupi Arts and Crafts and Jill 14 other practitioners from the Nganjmirra from Injalak Arts and four directions of Australia to Crafts. an audience of 120 people. This was a key professional A national first on this scale, development opportunity for the the forum was inspired by the women to describe their art of touring exhibition Woven Forms: utilising pandanus and bark for Contemporary basket making in baskets as well as share cultural Australia developed by Object: stories of community life and Australian Centre for Craft and exchange with other impassioned Design. Indigenous and non-Indigenous artisans. Perth was privileged to host such a stellar collection of FORM, Contemporary Craft contemporary fibre art talent. and Design would like to thank Indigenous and non-Indigenous ANKAAA and the VACS Visual leaders in basket making and Arts & Craft Strategy fund for the growing fibre arts movement, assisting in travelling Lydia and academics and visionaries wove Josephine. FORM would also strands together celebrating like to thank Injalak Arts and cross-cultural collaboration, Crafts and Munupi Arts and giving form and voice to past, Crafts for their fantastic support. current and future possibilities of this sector. Images: top Jill Nganjmirra, below Lydia Burak courtesy FORM ©

ANKAAA Business Development Officer Vokili Shiell Having just moved to Darwin from community legal services project Business Development Brisbane, I’m fast acclimatising work across Scotland. to the soupy weather, lack of Project Brief for interested traffic and pleasant pace of life I’m looking forward to using my Business Development service in Darwin. skills to arrange the smooth providers is posted on-line at (touch wood!) delivery of a range www.ankaaa.org.au I spent several years in Alice of business support services to Please contact Springs as a child so coming Art Centres over the coming 2 [email protected] for more information back to the Territory again years, starting off with business hasn’t been too daunting so far! plan development in the coming I have spent the past 7 or so months. That means coming years working in various roles out to meet members soon and in the Qld Government including figure out what you do, what you in economic development, need and how I can best assist industrial relations, multicultural you get it. Looking forward to affairs and health. In 2003 I took seeing you all soon. a break and worked in Edinburgh for the Legal Aid Board doing Richard Birrinbirrin: Singer, Painter... Actor Belinda Scott, Bula’bula Arts Ramingining

2005 was a big year for Richard Birrinbirrin. It was his last of a three year term as Chairman of Bula’bula Arts (this year he is Treasurer.)

Birribirrin was elected to the Executive Committee of ANKAAA in 2005. He also received a grant from the Australia Council for New Work and he played the Honey Man in Rolf de Heer’s film Ten Canoes. Attending exhibitions of his father’s (David Malangi) paintings and sculptures, Birrinbirrin traveled to Canberra, Adelaide and Darwin to preside over ceremonies for the exhibition No Ordinary Place.

Bula’bula Arts has just produced a brochure and a short DVD about Birrinbirrin as part of his Australia Council grant.

In 2005, Birrinbirrin showed his paintings in From Our Place to Yours at Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery, Adelaide; Rarrk on Bark, at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Victoria; Emergence: Happening Artists from Ramingining, at William Mora Galleries in Melbourne, and, along with family member, in Malangi Mob: Our Father’s Stories at Raft Artspace in Darwin.

Clockwise from top left: Birrinbirrin with Grandaughter Vanessa & the toy train that she recieved from ANKAAA, Birrinbirrin & Rico Pascoe, a still from the film 10 Canoes © Vertigo Productions, Birrinbirrin with his body design bark painting Dhamala, Birrinbirrin painting. All images 2005 © The Artist unless otherwise stated.

Yulparija Artists from Bidyadanga Daniel Walbidi Daniel Walbidi of Yulparija Artists was commissioned to hand paint a Winnebago. They have named their first four wheel drive Winnebago after him, the Walbidi Adventurer.

Images courtesy of Short St Gallery © Jilamara Arts Story by Stephen Moore

Art Projects Donald Williams, held at the National Gallery of Victoria with Canadian and New Zealand Indigenous sculptors demonstrating their skills. March in Melbourne will put Tiwi Carvers on the map and definitely raise the awareness of the art of Tiwi.

Last year highly respected Jilamara artist Pedro Wonaeamirri exhibited work from various collections in Primavera for emerging artists under 35, now two other Jilamara artists Timothy Cook and Raelene Kerinaiua will have their work highlighted in the Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award to be held at the Queensland Art Gallery in April. Jilamara Arts on Melville Island holds some of the richest prize is a gearing up for an exciting money for it’s kind in Australia. The Art Centre is pleased to period as three exhibitions come The carvers will fly down to announce that after several years to fruition after many months of Melbourne for the opening on the of planning, the renovation of the busy work and planning. 1st March and are excited about Art Centre itself has finally begun the prospect of winning. Arts NT with the addition of a purpose built Firstly there is an entry into have assisted with the entry by shed to accommodate the artists the Helen Lempriere National funding applied for through the carving needs. Money raised Sculpture Award held in southern Regional Arts Fund. through sales and a much needed Victoria. Five carvers working at grant from DCITA have made this Jilamara have combined to create At the same time an exhibition at all possible. a group of poles depicting the Tiwi Alcaston Gallery opens featuring Creation Story and Pukumani the same artists work, whilst one of Image: Left- Right Patrick Puruntatameri, Poles. The artists are the first the artists, Patrick Puruntatameri Tracy Puruntatameri, Pius Tipungwuti entrants ever from the Northern has been invited to participate in (seated) Romolo Tipiloura, Matthew Territory to be accepted as a Commonwealth Games cultural Puruntatameri © Jilamara Arts & Craft finalists in the competition, which project organized by Global

New Marketing Manager at the Tiwi Art Network Niru Perera

I have recently moved over from order to promote Tiwi art and the Cairns to start the position of Tiwi Art Tours. Marketing Manager at the Tiwi I am very excited about the Art Network. I come from a varied opportunity to learn about Tiwi art background, including cinema, and culture, to work with the Tiwi native title and English language artists and Art Centre managers teaching in Fiji. and to be part of the ANKAAA network. I am very interested in language and culture and hope to mix these [email protected] interests with my marketing skills in www.tiwiart.com Anindilyakwa Arts Kristyne Love & Jamilia Gurrawiwi

workshop or take materials home by some of the elders teaching to work with. bark painting, pandanus weaving, collecting ochres and carving. We We also do weekly trips into the are aiming our workshops at the bush so people with no vehicles younger artists so these traditional can collect pandanus and string crafts will be passed on. for weaving, cut didjs, bark or wood for carving or collect shells We have about 20 artists making for necklaces or painting. traditional items including spears, didjeridoos, woomeras, bark December was our first exhibition paintings, carvings, baskets, and it proved very popular with mats, canoes, clap sticks and the local mining community. As necklaces. we have no tourist market on the Eylandt our main market is to the We are open Monday to Friday mining town of Alyangula and its 9.00am - 4.00pm and love visitors Anindilyakwa Art has just opened workers. so come visit and check out our its’ first workshop on Groote art. Eylandt at Angurugu, with another February we are starting 2 to open at Umbakumba and workshops called “Don’t forget [email protected] Bickerton Island in the future. the old ways—bring them back to Artists can come and work at the Life,” these workshops will be run

John Mawurndjul & the Musee du Quai Branly Apolline Kohen, Maningrida Arts & Culture when inside the bookshop and happy and proud about the also from the street. work. The Musee du Quai Branly project involves eight Indigenous Three technicians were selected Australian artists and is attracting to paint Mawurndjul’s design. a lot of attention in Europe. Mawurndjul selected the colors with the team, decided on the The Musee will open to the scale of the rarrk (cross hatching) public on the 23rd of June 2006. to be done, guided them through Mawurndjul and the other artists the work and made sure that the will attend the opening with visual effects inherent to his style curators Hetti Perkins and Brenda of painting would work on a bigger L Croft who have coordinated the scale. entire project.

The painting Mardayin at Milmilngkan represents the power of the Mardayin at Milmilngkan John Mawurndjul traveled to Paris where Ngalyod the rainbow in January 2006 to supervise the serpent resides in a creek. painting of the ceiling that will be in the future bookshop of the Mawurndjul while supervising Musee du Quai Branly. He had the ceiling had also dealt with painted a gigantic column for the the French media and gave bookshop last September but ran numerous interviews to radio and out time to work on the ceiling. TV stations. The ceiling is more than 100 square meters and will be seen Mawurndjul left Paris feeling ANKAAA Executive ANKAAA Staff

Freddie Timms Jirrawun Arts Kimberley Region Mangkaja Arts Tommy May Stephanie Hawkins Manager Kimberley Region Michelle Culpitt Industry Richard Birrinbirrin Bula’bula Development Officer Arts Region Stephen Hutchison I.T Development Officer Chairperson Djambawa Marawili John Mawurndjul Maningrida Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Arnhem Arts & Culture Arnhem Land Vokili Shiell Business Development Officer Land Region Region Erica Luchich Office Manager & Vice Chairperson John Martin Jeannie Herbert Mimi Arts & Bookkeeper Tipungwuti Jilamara Arts & Craft Crafts Katherine Region ANKAAA will be recruiting for Region Regis Pangiraminni Munupi the following positions in the near future; Secretary Peggy Griffiths Arts & Crafts Tiwi Islands Region Waringarri Aboriginal Arts Industry Development Officer Kimberley Region Osmond Kantilla Tiwi Design, Kimberley Region Tiwi Islands Region Industry Development Officer Treasurer Alice Snape Coomalie Katherine Region Cultural Centre Katherine Region Karen Mills Darwin Based Artist Public Officer Please email Gary Lee Darwin based artist & [email protected] for further curator, Individual Artists details on these positions

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Welcome to new members Bobby Bunungurr is the new Jilamara Arts & Craft, accepted at the 2005 AGM Laari Chairman at Bula’bula Arts Milikapiti, Tiwi Islands Gallery - Yiyili Community, W.A, Raminginning. Anindilyakwa Art - Alyangula, NT, Yulparija Artists from Osmond Kantilla from Tiwi Design Jilamara Artists mourn for their Bidyadanga, W.A is the new Chairperson of Tiwi respected colleague, loving Art Network. husband of Dymphna Kerinauia Niru Perera is the new Manager and father of Micheal and at the Tiwi Art Network, Darwin Regis Pangiraminni is the new Kezia. [email protected] President at Munupi Arts & Craft, Pirlangimpi – Tiwi Islands He was a dedicated and hard Cate Waite has resigned from worker who always gave his time her position as Manager at Elcho Romolo Tipiloura is the new to assist the other artists and Island Arts & Craft. President at Jilamara Arts & especially the Ngawa Mantawi Craft, Milikapiti – Tiwi Islands members at the centre. Karen Dayman has resigned from her position as Manager Judy Morgan is the new Manager of Mangkaja Arts in Fitzroy at Mardbalk Arts, Warruwi Everyone knew him as a good Crossing. Karen will be staying Community - Goulburn Island bloke, he will be greatly missed. on at Mangkaja for some time undertaking project work. Cheryl Argent is the new Manager at Pwanga, Nguiu - Tiwi Islands Ken Ford has resigned from his position as Exhibitions Ken Watson has joined Jirrawun Coordinator at Mangkaja Arts. Arts in Kununurra, W.A. www.aboriginalart.org