Nguku Festival 2023: A Celebration of Water
The second annual Nguku festival took place in Elliot in the last week of September. This gathering was initiated in 2022 as a collaborative project between Arid Lands Environment Care and Barkly Regional Arts, with [...]
Desert Harmony Festival 2023 Comes to a Close
Emma Donovan performing at the Variety Spectacular As Desert Harmony Festival 2023: Kunjuku, Anyinginyi, Jangarlki Kapi Kaminya Palpuru; Respect, Identity and Healing, comes to a successful close, we look back on a weekend of sharing [...]
Artists of Barkly celebrate ‘Spinifex Country’ at Japingka Gallery
Bush Medicine at the Swamp, Agnes Rubuntja, 2023 “After the bushfires, when we go hunting, we see black. Then the rain comes and the snappy gums turn green and all the flowers and bush [...]
Ankkinyi Apparr, Ankkinyi Mangurr collection acquired by AIATSIS
In 1966 Linguist Prithvindra Chakravarti came to Warumungu country to meet local people and study Warumungu language. Funded by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (AIAS, now AIATSIS), Chakravarti made audio recordings of Apparr [...]
Lindy Brodie opens Still Life: Series Two
After her sell-out exhibition last year, Lindy Brodie has opened her second solo show at Suzanne O'Connell Gallery in Brisbane, Still Life: Series Two. "When I go to the bush, I like to do painting: [...]
Presenting: Desert Harmony Festival 2023
Barkly Regional Art is excited to launch Desert Harmony Festival 2023. The festival will take place from Friday 28 July until Sunday 30 July in Tennant Creek. A celebration of the Barkly region's diverse communities and rich artistic [...]