Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre, or Many Hands Art Centre, is an Aboriginal owned and directed art centre based in
Alice Springs
Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...
and it is home to, and has a special focus on supporting, the
Hermannsburg School
The Hermannsburg School is an art movement, or art style, which began at the Hermannsburg Mission in the 1930s. The best known artist of the style is Albert Namatjira. The movement is characterised by watercolours of western-style landscapes th ...
; the best known artist of which was
Albert Namatjira. It was established in 2004 by the Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Coprporation as a place for
Arrernte
Arrernte (also spelt Aranda, etc.) is a descriptor related to a group of Aboriginal Australian peoples from Central Australia.
It may refer to:
* Arrernte (area), land controlled by the Arrernte Council (?)
* Arrernte people, Aboriginal Australi ...
artists to come together to "paint, share and learn new techniques". The centre is also strongly committed to improving the economic participation of its artists, ethical work practices and returning the greatest possible percentage of sales to the artist.
History
Albert Namatjira was one of the first famous Aboriginal artists and, having learned watercolour techniques from
Rex Battarbee, he held his first exhibition in 1938 and had become a household name in Australia by the 1960s and is arguably one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. Namatjira taught his children, and other relatives, to paint in his unique style and these skills continue to be passed on and continue to receive international acclaim. By continuing the legacy of Namatjira the Iltja Ntjarra artists sustain an important piece of living history.
Artists
Many hands artists include:
* Aaron Kingsley
* Benita Clement
* Betty Namatjira Wheeler Naparula
* Clare Inkamala
* Dellina Inkamala
* Doris Inkamala
* Georgie Kentiltja
* Gloria Pannka
* Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
* Hilary Wirri
* Hergert Pareroultja
* Ivy Pareroultja
* Janie Karpa
* Jeffrey Waku
* Johannes Katakarinja
* Kathleen France
* Kathy Inkamala
* Kevin Namatjira
* Lenie Namatkira
* Marcus Wheeler
* Marie Abbott / Ramjohn
*
Mervyn Rubuntja
Mervyn is a masculine given name and occasionally a surname which is of Old Welsh origin, with elements ''mer'', probably meaning "marrow", and ''myn'', meaning "eminent".
Despite the misconception of the letter 'V' being an English spelling, thr ...
* Narina Meneri
* Noreen Hudson
* Peter Tjutjatja
* Reinhold Inkamala
* Ricky Connick Jakamara
* Selma Coulthard Nunay
* Sophia Inkamala
* Stanley Ebatarinja
* Steven Walbungara
*
Therese Ryder
Therese Ryder (born 1946) (skin name: Ngale – Perrule) is an Eastern Arrernte artist from Ltyentye Apurte Community, 82 km south east of Alice Springs. Ryder, part of the Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre, is primarily a landscape a ...
* Vanessa Inkamala
* Wilfred Kentilja
See also
*
Namatjira Project
The Namatjira Project is an Australian Community development, community cultural development project, launched in 2009, conducted by arts and social change company Big hART, Big ''h''ART. It is based in the Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal co ...
External links
* Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre; https://manyhandsart.com.au/
References
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Australian Aboriginal artists
Culture of the Northern Territory