Utopian Aboriginal Art News

Eastern Desert Art Exhibitions 2010

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:41:30 +0930

Eastern Desert Art is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the Australasian Arts Company, Singapore which will launch its first exhibition on 5 May 2010. The first exhibition will feature work from established and emerging artists from the eastern and western desert regions of the Northern Territory. Contact: Gabrielle Cummins, Australasian Arts Company: +65 9771 8974 Also look out for these exciting new exhibitions:

Prairie Hotel, Parachilna - March
St Peters Mission Guild, Adelaide, South Autralia - May
Stockman's Hall of Fame, Longreach, Queensland - August

East - West Exhibition Prairie Hotel until 11 January 2010

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:37:25 +0930

The Prairie Hotel is Australia’s most-awarded Outback hotel. Why do people fly in from all over the world to stay or eat here? See for yourself… The Prairie Hotel perfectly blends Outback adventure with a slice of city luxury - and a lot of style. Parachilna has an official population of just seven but it's remoteness adds to the pleasure of its one and only hotel. The Prairie Hotel is truly an oasis on the plains of the Flinders Ranges, some of the most ancient and fascinating formations on Earth. From the hotel, you can enjoy magnificent views of both the Ranges and the vast red desert plains sweeping toward Lake Torrens. Inside the hotel, you’ll find great character, charm and creature comforts – topped off with superb cuisine. And all this still only 30 minutes drive from the famous Parachilna and Brachina Gorges of the Flinders Ranges National Park. Ever tried emu? The hotel restaurant is renowned for a delicious and innovative menu of Australian native and Flinders Feral Foods, You can sample truly Australian foods such as emu, kangaroo, or wallaby combined with native herbs, fruits and vegetables sourced locally whenever possible. One of our most popular bar menu items is the "Feral mixed grill". The restaurant is open all day, every day of the year. People make the Prairie Hotel special You never know who may be at the hotel - film crews with movie stars, coal miners in from the dust, locals on their night out, romantics making wedding proposals, city dwellers yearning for the country life - a great mix which makes for a memorable time. Bring a story, bring a friend, lover or the whole family and discover the pleasures of the Prairie. P) 61 8 8648 4844 or (Fax) 61 8 8648 4606 Cnr High Street & West Terrace Parachilna SA 5730

The Prairie Hotel Flinders Ranges

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:43:20 +0930

New Aboriginal Art and Furniture Store for Paddington

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:10:54 +0930

BELL & SON 1 Begg Lane Paddington Just behind the Paddington Post office

COWBOY GETS NEW WELDER

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:43:32 +0930

Cattleman/artist, Cowboy Louie Pwerle has been requesting new equipment for the cattle project on Utopia.

The Bough House - a traditional painting place for the local Artists.

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:33:34 +0930

Stockmen Tommy Bloomfield and David Bird have built a beautiful traditional Bough House for our Eastern Desert Artists. The Artists have longed for a large traditional dwelling in the outback in which to paint - place where they would feel comfortable and relaxed with the atmosphere of the bush all around. Within a couple of weeks of commencing the project, a beautiful Bough House emerged - a large round house approximately 19metres in diameter with a gumleaf -thatched roof and hessian sides. Next to it Tommy and David erected a small shed where we - myself and Elsa (our energetic English backpacker) - mix paints, prime the linen and make snacks and tea for the women. On Mondays the women come to paint at the Bough House. Their families join them and the day is spent meeting and chatting with people from the surrounding communities. The male artists always prefer to come in, collect their primed linen and take it back to the camp to complete.

Eastern Desert Artists Visit Tandanya

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:22:36 +0930

The Power of Place: Paintings and Artefacts from the Eastern Desert is currently showing at Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute until 20 April, 2008. The exhibition is a celebration of the land – a vibrant spiritual landscape – seen through the art of the Anmatyarr and Alyawarr people of Utopia in the Eastern Desert region of the Northern Territory. Tandanya – National Aboriginal Cultural Institute 253 Grenfell St, Adelaide (Cnr Grenfell St & East Tce)

The Power of Place: Paintings and Sculpture from the Eastern Desert at Tandanya, Adelaide

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:18:33 +0930

A celebration of Land - a vibrant spiritual landscape - seen through the art of the Anmatyarr and Alyawarr people of the Eastern Desert region, NT. Power of Place includes exciting new iconographic and geometric ceremonial paintings and artifacts from the Elders - Cowboy Louie Pwerle, Freddy Kngwarreye Jones, Charlie Petyarre Jones, Alec Peterson and Sandy Pitjara Hunter - honouring the ancient and enduring ideology of the Dreaming (Altyerre). Song, dance, body and story – the media of the Women’s Law - are explored in the paintings from the Bush Women –Kathleen Ngala, Susan Pitjara Hunter, Joy Kngwarreye Jones, Sarah Kngwarrye Morton, Dolly Petyarre Mills, Angeline Pwerle Ngala, Annie Pitjara Hunter.

Huge Fundraising Project for Utopia

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:53:19 +0930

This year Eastern Desert Art will endeavour to raise substantial funds - through the art business and other sources - to commence a large scale cattle project for the community of Utopia. The Project will be undertaken in three stages: 1. Cattle Yard: the erection of a cattle yard equipped with troughs, a sprinkler system, drafting lanes to accommodate 500 cattle. 2. Hay Shed: Build a hay shed adjacent to the yards to store several tonnes of cattle and calf feed 3. Erect a paddock equipped with a grid and gate Financial details of each stage will be announced soon.

The Great Horse Muster

Fri, 25 May 2007 10:44:25 +0930

In the 2nd week of April, and as a part of the Utopia Community Project, a huge Brumby muster was undertaken. Together with the Rural Enterprise Unit, a division of the Central Land Council, Atitie, the Aboriginal Cattle Corporation and assistance from the mob from MacDonald Downs approximately 165 horses were rounded up. This initiative was brought about by the need to clear and sell the huge population of wild horses on Utopia Station to achieve the ultimate goal of repopulating the land with breeding cattle. Many people were involved in this very successful project including Dale and Steve, the heads of the Rural Enterprise Unit, Cowboy Louie Pwerle, the head of Atitie, the Aboriginal Cattle Corporation, Kelvin Huston of Houston Helicopters, the very skilful helicopter pilot and not to mention the boys from MacDonald Downs and the many ringers that came out and had a go, all shown in the photo to the right. Once the horses are sold, the money made will enable the people of Utopia to buy a good mob of breeding cattle along with a bull. Cowboy Louie Pwerle has also hand selected 20 good horses to train and use in the education process for the young trainees on the station. The horses will then be used for mustering. This is just another step in the re-establishment of Utopia as a working and successful cattle station. Dale and Steve have assisted many Aboriginally-owned stations to re-establish themselves. For example: Mistake Creek which is situated on the NT/WA border. The land management schemes are a new initiative and are still in their infancy. It will be exciting to watch their progress over the next few years. We would like to thank all that were involved in this massive undertaking and look forward to being there for the next venture.

“Featured Online Listings for Utopian Aboriginal Art”

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:13:59 +0930

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