Tjala Arts

Tjala Arts is an Aboriginal owned and managed corporation that represents artists from the Amata community and nearby surrounding homelands. Amata community is an Aboriginal community that is situated in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara/Yankunyjatjara Lands (APY) approximately 120 kilometres south of Uluru.

Tjala Arts was started by the women of Amata in 1997 and was originally called Minymaku Arts (Ladies Arts). It was renamed in 2006 to reflect the involvement of men in the Art Centre. Tjala is the Pitjantjatjara word for honey ant – a favourite bush food. One of the significant creation stories for Amata relates to Tjala.

Browse Aboriginal artwork from the Tjala Arts art centre in the Outstation Gallery