What's Happening in 2009
Welcome to the first newsletter for Outstation for 2009! A number of exciting collaborative exhibitions are planned for 2009 at Outstation which will feature works from a wide range of Aboriginal Art Centres. Information about upcoming exhibitions will be featured in our newsletter and on the Outstation website.
February and March 2009 have been busy time for Outstation with bush trips to various Art Centres including Warlayirti Artists at Balgo, Warlukurlangu Artistists at Yuendumu and Mangkaja Arts at Fitzroy Crossing. A further trip is planned for the end of March to the NPY Lands (Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara lands) and the Western Desert. So there will be some new and exciting work that will be exhibited throughout the year at Outstation.
The website is also being upgraded so that it is more informative and easier to use. It will feature a wider selection of Outstation's art works as well as links to upcoming exhibitions.
Bush Dolls from the Heart 7th March - 22nd March
Yarrenty-Arltere Artists in conjunction with Outstation are proud to present their inaugural exhibition Bush Dolls from the Heart featuring dyed textile bush dolls and animals, and dry point etchings. The exhibition opening will take place at 10:30am on Saturday the 7th of March at Outstation Gallery in Parap, Darwin, Northern Territory. The exhibition will run from the 7th of March until the 22nd of March.
The Yarrenty-Arltere Learning Centre was set up at the Larapinta Town Camp, Alice Springs in 2000. It is an Indigenous owned and managed organisation which was established as a community response to the social issues facing people living in the Town Camp. The learning centre is an intergenerational centre where people of all ages come together to learn new skills and work together on various projects. The art program has been at the heart of the centre's activities. The Yarrenty-Arltere artists are becoming known for their whimsical bush dolls, soft sculptures and etchings.
Tristam Malbunka, one of the young emerging artists whose work titled 'Des and Jimmy the Horse' which features in the exhibition, says he draws his inspiration from the horses and cowboys of his country around Hermannsburg. He also has other textile works which feature in the exhibition, including a large three piece sculpture titled 'Wife, Child and Husband'. Other textile sculptures that are part of the exhibition include a honey ant and a two-humped camel by Dulce Sharpe, a large rabbit by Janella Ebatarinja and a bush tucker woman by Raymond Ebatarinja.
www.outstation.com.au/bush-dolls/
Upcoming Exhibitions
Emerging and Re-emerging 3rd April - 1st May
This exhibition will feature works by Greg Peterson, Eva Nargoodah, Sonia Kurrara and Andrea Pindan, exciting new artists from Mangkaja Arts, Fitzroy Crossing WA. In addition the show will feature work by more established artists who have recently experienced a resurgence in popularity.
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