Punu and Paint: An exhibition of Desert art

Maruku Arts is a not-for-profi t organisation that encourages traditional Anangu (Aboriginal) art making. Established in 1984, it is one of Australia’s longest running Anangu art centres. It represents some 800 artists who live across the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yangkunytjatjara (NPY) Lands in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Maruku artists are famous for their hardwood carvings with etched pokerwork designs and their colourful works on canvas, based on traditional stories of the desert. Four Maruku Artists Billy
Cooley, Lulu and Sissy Cooley and Judy Okai will join the launch event, and the Marketplace to demonstrate their techniques and sell their works directly to the public.

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The Maruku Marketplace
Library Courtyard, ANU School of Art
Thursday 15 May: 11am – 6.30pm
Maruku Dot Painting Workshops
ANU School of Art
Friday 16 May
10 – 11.30am , and 12.30 – 2pm
$55 for students, $70 for adults
Enquiries please contact:
Alexandra Kaye: xarakaye@gmail.com