Tjungu Palya

Tjungu Palya is an Aboriginal owned and governed Art Centre established in 2006 to promote, protect and enhance Aboriginal arts, language and culture of the region. The Art Centre is based in Nypari community, which is located at the base of the Mann Ranges in the Pitjantatjara lands of far north-west South Australia (approximately 100 kilometres from the Western Australian border). Artists working with Tjungu Palya Art Centre live at Kanpi, Nyapari, Angatja and Watarru.

Tjungu Palya is a dynamic and innovative community Art Centre that plays a vital economic role in the sustainability of these small communities. Tjungu Palya also supports community development projects such as an aged care and lunch program, governance training and cultural maintenance. The motivation for building up the business of the art centre is to increase the capacity for Anangu to take positive control of their lives

Tjungu Palya means ‘Good Together’ and refers to this collaboration between the homelands.

Browse Aboriginal artwork from the Tjungu Palya art centre in the Outstation Gallery