Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre

Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre The Art Centre is Aboriginal owned producing ethical and authentic landscape paintings in the tradit It is the home of the Namatjira watercolour artists.

Iltja Ntjarra (Many Hands) Art Centre is proudly Aboriginal owned and operated. The not-for-profit organisation started operating in 2004 as an art centre established to provide a place for Arrernte Artists to come together to paint, share and learn new techniques and ideas. The art centre is strongly committed to improving economic participation of Aboriginal people and maintaining cultural herit

age. The art centre is supported through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program. Iltja Ntjarra has a special focus on supporting the ‘Hermannsburg School’ style watercolour artists, who continue to paint in the tradition of their grandfather and relative, Albert Namatjira, arguably one of Australia’s most famous artists of the 20th century. Albert Namatjira taught his children to follow in his unique style, who have since passed this knowledge on to their children, which has resonated in a legacy of watercolour artists in the Central Desert region. By continuing his legacy, these artists sustain an important piece of living history. Iltja Ntjarra is proud of its ethical work practices, and aims to return the greatest possible percentage of sales to the artist. The things that are most important to us are:
• The watercolour painting style
• To welcome all landscape artists to paint with us
• To welcome and encourage youth to paint with us
• To pass down stories about our country and culture
• To teach about the legacy of the Hermannsburg School of Watercolour art movement
• To tell stories of learning from our grandfather and relative Albert Namatjira
• To support and keep culture strong
• To promote the effective and ethical sale of artworks
• To provide increased economic benefit directly to the artists through sales, professional development, exhibitions and marketing

Some new hand painted tees in the works by Dellina Inkamala!-
28/05/2026

Some new hand painted tees in the works by Dellina Inkamala!
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Tune in at 4:20pm today on ABC Alice Springs Radio to hear Dellina, Carita and Tyler talking about the buffel grass proj...
27/05/2026

Tune in at 4:20pm today on ABC Alice Springs Radio to hear Dellina, Carita and Tyler talking about the buffel grass project on the radio!
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Alice Springs

A new work on buffel grass paper by Delray Inkamala -
26/05/2026

A new work on buffel grass paper by Delray Inkamala
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Everart Peipei working on a watercolour of Palm Valley in the studio at Hermannsburg.-
22/05/2026

Everart Peipei working on a watercolour of Palm Valley in the studio at Hermannsburg.
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Carita Coulthard at the opening of 'Through the Window' on display at Canberra Glassworks until July 26 ✨- Canberr...
20/05/2026

Carita Coulthard at the opening of 'Through the Window' on display at Canberra Glassworks until July 26 ✨
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Canberra Glassworks

Dellina watching the "Making the House of Namatjira" movie, on display at Canberra Glassworks.The short film documents I...
19/05/2026

Dellina watching the "Making the House of Namatjira" movie, on display at Canberra Glassworks.
The short film documents Iltja Ntjarra's ongoing collaboration with Canberra Glassworks.
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Canberra Glassworks

Congratulations to Vanessa Inkamala on her incredible accomplishment of being a finalist of the 2026 Telstra NATSIAA!- ...
18/05/2026

Congratulations to Vanessa Inkamala on her incredible accomplishment of being a finalist of the 2026 Telstra NATSIAA!
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Dellina and Carita outside the Canberra Glassworks 🍂 Enjoying being back in Canberra and we are very excited to see our ...
15/05/2026

Dellina and Carita outside the Canberra Glassworks 🍂
Enjoying being back in Canberra and we are very excited to see our new collection of works on glass being displayed in the Canberra Glassworks gallery!

Dellina Inkamala painting on glass with glass artist Jordan Benson at the Canberra Glassworks studio last year. We are e...
13/05/2026

Dellina Inkamala painting on glass with glass artist Jordan Benson at the Canberra Glassworks studio last year.
We are excited to visit Canberra again this week for the opening of 'Through the Window', an exhibition of works on glass by Iltja Ntjarra and Jordan Benson!
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12/05/2026

OPENING Thursday at Canberra Glassworks 🌄

Through the Window
Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre and Jordan Benson
14 May to 26 Jul 2026
at Canberra Glassworks

Opening event | Thu 14 May at 5pm
RSVP via the link below

https://events.humanitix.com/exhibition-opening-through-the-window?utm_id=97758_v0_s01_e224_tv2_tp1_a1demo0jr9svmn&fbclid=IwY2xjawRvlLFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB4RzVUNTZCaTNLSk5WY3BKc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnHWmBYMKYpuMT3OvyHymq9XxSOewXLECPQVU86mMC-YCV0KqzeUT5SYiYKU_aem_8EJzWwyrFRPZCHXx3758Sw
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This exhibition is supported by artsACT, Creative Australia , GlAAS Inc, Wissmach Glass Co and Australian Government’s Indigenous Language and Arts Program.
🎬Sneak peak of 'Making the House of Namatjira' ft Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre with lead light superstar, Jordan Benson. Video by Weft Studio

A recent watercolour of the Western Macdonnell Ranges by Dianne Inkamala ✨-
11/05/2026

A recent watercolour of the Western Macdonnell Ranges by Dianne Inkamala ✨
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Address

29 Wilkinson Street
Alice Springs, NT
0870

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5am
Tuesday 9am - 5am
Wednesday 9am - 5am
Thursday 9am - 5am
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+61879793452

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