Ernabella Arts
Established in 1948, Ernabella Arts is Australia’s oldest, continuously running Indigenous Art Centre. Ernabella Arts is in Pukatja Community, at the eastern end of the Musgrave Ranges in the far north west of South Australia. Pukatja was the first permanent settlement on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands (APY Lands). The Presbyterian Board of Missions established the mission in 1937, and a craft room was established in 1948. The first craft products were hand-loomed woven fabrics and hand-pulled and knotted floor rugs with a unique pattern that became known as ‘the Ernabella walka’ or anapalayaku walka (Ernabella’s design). In recent years, long after commencing working as artists, senior women decided to leave behind the walka of the early days and to depict their Tjukurpa (sacred stories of country and law). The centre’s inimitable reputation lies in the adaptability and innovation of the artists who have been introduced to many different mediums since the craft room began. Today its varied group of artists is a mix of young and old, men and women. The members of Ernabella Arts are always reinvigorating their centre, seeing it through its evolution from the first incarnation as a craft room, into a culturally strong contemporary art centre. Ernabella Arts is an Aboriginal owned and run corporation which promotes and supports ethical practice in the creation and sale of Indigenous art. |
Strong Family Connection 367C-24
stoneware 23cm x 18cm $2400 |
Strong Family Connection 375C-24
stoneware 37cm x 13cm $3000 |
Mamu - Spirit Figures 624C-24
stoneware 30cm x 34cm $3000 |
Maku - Witchetty Grub 109C-24
stoneware 24cm x 14cm $1600 |
Kampurarpa Tjukurpa - Elizabeth’s Story 640C-23
stoneware 24cm x 42cm $2800 |
Tjala - Honey Ants 325C-24
stoneware 23cm x 12cm $1400 |
Kungkarangkalpa - Seven Sisters 322C-24
stoneware 22cm x 16cm $1500 |
Kungkarangkalpa - Seven Sisters 732C-23
stoneware 21cm x 12cm $1300 |