COMING UP FRIDAY 7 MARCH

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

NEW WORKS FROM  ERNABELLA ARTS, IKUNTJI ARTISTS, NINUKU ARTISTS, TJALA ARTS AND TJUNGU PALYA ARTISTS AMONGST OTHERS.

Beautiful new works from Aboriginal owned art centres  curated  with the curatorial emphasis on strong painterly works or bold pictorial statements.

Website will show images on 7 March

PAST EXHIBITION

Cowboys Country and Critters

Chronicles of days gone by

November 15 to January 15 2014

Pantjiti Lionel, Malara 2013, 181 x 118 cm cm, acrylic on canvas

Blanche Ebatarinja, Doll 2013, mixed media, 76 x 30 x 20 cm

Irene Entata, Smoking cowboy 2012, 23 x 13 cm, terracotta clay and underglaze

Talapi has its final exhibition for the year leading up to Christmas. Chronicles from days gone by refers  works on paper from Maruku artists that document significant historical events and daily life in the APY lands. There are new limited edition prints from Iwantja artists and Mimili from Basil Hall editions. Yarrenyty Arltere artists  continue to develop soft sculpture from new artists and Hermannsburg Potters have contributed with small terracotta pots including cowboys chooks and other creatures. Most of these works are of modest size  and perfect for Christmas gifts but there are also spectacular paintings from  the central desert region to delight.

Desert Colour

Recent works from Aboriginal art centres

Barbara Moore, "Ngayuku Ngara" 2013, 122 x 102 cm

Maureen Douglas, Barbara Moore, Wawiriya Burton, "Ngayuku Ngurum" 2013 (detail), 151 x 198 cm

Iyawi Wikilyiri, "Pukara" 2013, 150 x 120 cm

Alice Springs is warming up for the Alice Desert Festival (11 – 15 September) and the annual Desert Mob events opening Thursday 5 September at the Araluen Arts Centre. Talapi works closely with remote and urban artists from desert community  art centres and is presenting an exhibition to lead into this exciting month of events.

Desert Colours presents brilliantly coloured canvases from artists from 9 community art centres drawing inspiration from their traditional lands in the central desert.

From 30 August to 27  September 2013

Johannes Katakarinja "Serpentine Gorge" 2010, watercolour, 36 x 54 cm (detail)	Levina Morton, "View of Country" 2011, acrylic on linen, 76 x 91 cm (detail)	Kumanjayi Perrurle, "Artetyerre" 2011, acrylic on linen, 17 x 48 cm (detail)

Kwarte

Watercolours from Western Arrernte Artists from Ngurratjuta Iltja Ntjarra

Ngura

Landscapes from Artists of Ampilatwatja

Little Creatures – Artetyerre

Mwerre Anthurre Artists – Kumanjayi Perrurle

From 17 May to 28 June 2013

Telling Stories

Tales from early days and life out bush

29 March – 3 May 2013

Opening 28 March 6pm

Janet Inyika "We ran to Ernabella to escape the dust from Maralinga bombs" 2013 Acrylic on paper 20 x 28 cm © Maruku Arts and Crafts

Minyma Kutjara:

8 December 2012 – 1 March 2013

untitled 2012, acrylic on linen, 61 x 91 cm

Showcasing the artists of Irrunytju art centre. Artists from Ninuku have been helping their malpas from Irrunytju to get their art centre back off the ground, and the Minyma Kutjara Arts Project has been running now for 6 months. This is the first group show of the Irrunytju artists since the art centre closed.