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Tag Archives: Tiwi
Ngaruwanajirri: helping one another
In the Tiwi language, Ngaruwanajirri means, literally, “helping one another.” In broader terms, it names a group of artists and the place where they practice in Nguiu (Wurrumiyanga) on Bathurst Island. It is also the title of the first major … Continue reading
Bindi Cole and the Sistagirls
We thought it would be really interesting for people to know that there’s Indigenous people, you know, who live the traditional cultures but who are gay, lesbian, transgender, whatever label you want to give it. –Foxxy Empire Last Tuesday the … Continue reading
Today’s Arts Kaleidoscope
I’ve been accumulating short notices on Aboriginal art over the past weeks and will share some of these snippets today. Art on your television: The premiere of Hetti Perkins new three-part documentary Art + Soul is set for October 7 … Continue reading
Mission and Bush
The David Unaipon Award, established in 1988, is an annual competition that recognizes the best unpublished manuscript by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander author. The 2008 winner was Every Secret Thing (University of Queensland Press, 2009) by Marie Munkara. Like earlier winners Bitin’ … Continue reading
Yiloga: Tiwi Warriors
One journalist. Two photographers. Five translators. Eighteen men to a side. Three thousand spectators. Yiloga! Tiwi Footy! Tiwi Footy: Yiloga is the new publication by F11 Productions in Darwin celebrating the history of Australian Rules football in the Tiwi Islands through … Continue reading
Munupi Arts, Pirlangimpi, Melville Island, NT
The third and final stop on our tour of the Tiwi Islands was Munupi Arts in Pirlangimpi, near the northwest tip of Melville Island. This general area was the location of the first British settlement on Melville Island, Fort Dundas, … Continue reading
Tiwi Design, Nguiu, Bathurst Island, NT
The second week of our tour through indigenous art communities began with a visit to the Tiwi Islands. We were met at the airport in Darwin by Niru Perera of the Tiwi Art Network, who was to be our guide … Continue reading
The Queen of Jilamara
When I started doing some reading on Tiwi art and culture back at the beginning of this year, I wasn’t thinking about the major retrospective of Kitty Kantilla’s work that was due to open at the Ian Potter Centre of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) … Continue reading
Exploring Tiwi Art
Like much else in Tiwi culture that I discussed in the previous post, the art of the Tiwi displays a marked difference from that of the mainland. Although clans or country may have certain designs associated with them in the realm … Continue reading
March Books: Approaching Tiwi Culture
Towards the end of each month I try to put together a short essay about books that I’ve read recently. Sometimes they are books that are newly published. At other times, I’ve taken something down from my bookshelves that I … Continue reading
