Anindilyakwa Arts, Groote Eylandt

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Anindilyakwa Arts, Groote Eylandt Anindilyakwa Arts is a thriving hub of creativity located on Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Northern Territory. Arts & Entertainment

It is run by the Anindilyakwa Land Council and supports over 100 local Indigenous artists to promote and sell their artwork.

14/10/2026

"We will take all of our stories home to make our people proud and happy of their Dadikwakwa-kwa."

The emotional journey to "Tides of Return" at Ocean Space in Venice. With senior Anindilyakwa Artists Annabell Amagula and Danjibana Lalara. Open until December 2026.

Anindilyakwa Arts, Groote Eylandt Ocean Space Khadija Zinnenburg Carroll

✨”Seeing so many Dadikwakwa-kwa on the sand dune made me happy. I’m proud how the exhibition all came together” Danjiban...
09/10/2026

✨”Seeing so many Dadikwakwa-kwa on the sand dune made me happy. I’m proud how the exhibition all came together” Danjibana Noeleen Lalara, Senior Arts and Cultural Leader ✨

Tides of Return is coming to an end this weekend in Venice. The Dadikwakwa-kwa will continue their journey on the tides finding their next adventure 🌊

A big thank you to Repatriates Ocean Space TBA21–Academy and everyone who helped make the exhibition so special 🐚

Thank you to our artists and the Golden Ladies of Umbakumba, who’s creativity stories are at the heart of the Dadikwakwa-kwa 🤎

✨ “First when the doll shells went over to Italy we was sad because they left us behind, the flew over to another country we see them as our children. When we see them on the sand dune, we were happy because they are all tog , all the doll shells went over” Golden Ladies of Umbakumba ✨

📸 Anindilyakwa Media Britten Andrews

Pictured in the photos artists and queens Danjibana Noeleen Lalara and Annabell Amagula 👑.

✨Artist Maicie Lalara with her newly created Yilkwa (Monster Fish). Maicie creates her Yilkwa using ghost net and recycl...
16/09/2026

✨Artist Maicie Lalara with her newly created Yilkwa (Monster Fish). Maicie creates her Yilkwa using ghost net and recycled bush dye fabrics, The Yilkwa carry an important message about caring for and protecting the oceans 🌊

🪸” the net comes from overseas, it travels days and days, months and months. It sits invisible in the sea, like a monster. It washes to our island. The rangers find it and give it to us art centre ladies. I made the Yilkwa to travel like the net to tell the story” artist Maicie Lalara 🌊🦀

🖤🫶🏽 Black Line ~ Black Line is a dyeing technique that Warnumamalya artists have developed alongside artist Anna Reynold...
07/08/2026

🖤🫶🏽 Black Line ~ Black Line is a dyeing technique that Warnumamalya artists have developed alongside artist Anna Reynolds
🫶🏽🖤 Using Maringmurnamurna (quinine) and a secret paste the artists can paint their stories onto garments creating intricate designs & one off pieces of wearable art 🫶🏽🖤 Each piece is hand painted in either the Angurugu or Umbakumba art centre & then washed in the Salt Waters of Groote Eylandt 🖤🫶🏽 Black Line was also incorporated into the Dadikwakwa~Kwa collection at this years Indigenous Fashion Projects Country to Couture 🫶🏽🖤 Anindilyakwa Arts are selling some Black Line silk garments at Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 🫶🏽🖤 Come find us at Stall 15 xx

“We are Proud and we are Happy, we got to share our story with all these people, they could feel the story we were shari...
04/08/2026

“We are Proud and we are Happy, we got to share our story with all these people, they could feel the story we were sharing the Dadikwakwa~kwa story and they loved seeing our designs” Annabell Amagula & Bernadette Watt 🐚🫶🏽🐚

“Everyone else was young and I was the eldest, I walked for my father and my grandfather and I hope next year my grandsons will walk, because they saw me walk and my design and they were so proud. I sung the Dadikwakwa~kwa song and Annabell danced the Dadikwakwa~kwa to share our story” Elvis Bara 🐚🫶🏽🐚

Anindilyakwa Arts x Anna Reynolds = Dadikwakwa~kwa 🐚🫶🏽collection at this years Country to Couture Show 1 ~ Carried by our Matriarchs…From Legacy we Rise on Larrakia Country🐚Thank you 🙏🏾 to each and every single person who made this possible, a very special message was shared & we are incredibly grateful for all of the support throughout this journey

Photo Credit 📸 Dylan Buckee Indigenous Fashion Projects Country Road Anna Reynolds Tourism and Events NT Charles Darwin University Peppermint Magazine Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair DARWIN FRINGE 🐊 Creative Australia Vogue Australia

🐚🫶🏽🐚 Anindilyakwa Arts Senior Artists & Country to Couture Models Elvis Bara, Bernadette Watt, Annabell Amagula along wi...
30/07/2026

🐚🫶🏽🐚 Anindilyakwa Arts Senior Artists & Country to Couture Models Elvis Bara, Bernadette Watt, Annabell Amagula along with emerging artist and model Sylvia Lalara have landed on Larrikia Country!! 🐚🫶🏽🐚 Anindilyakwa Arts x Anna Reynolds
🐚🫶🏽🐚 Inspired by the Dadikwakwa-kwa (Doll Shells) the collection celebrates cultural renewal through a mix of traditional practice and contemporary fashion.

🐚🫶🏽🐚 Working alongside long-time collaborator Anna Reynolds the artists have combined bush dye, black line, digital print, shells and natural fibres to create the collection.

🐚🫶🏽🐚 The count down is on & we are looking forward to sharing the Dadikwakwa-kwa Collection with you on 2 August 🐚🫶🏽🐚
📸 Photos: Anindilyakwa Media Brought to you by Indigenous Fashion Projects Indigenous Fashion Projects
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Tourism and Events NT, , , , Creative Australia

Anindilyakwa artists are renown for bark paintings with floating motifs on a background of manganese, painted in a disti...
30/07/2026

Anindilyakwa artists are renown for bark paintings with floating motifs on a background of manganese, painted in a distinctive dash style, which is uniquely special to Groote Eylandt.

Alice Durilla, one of the last dash painters, has passed this precise linework down to her daughter, Chelsea Lalara, ensuring the practice continues.

We are excited to be bringing some of Chelsea’s recent work to Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair this year.

Lost or discarded fishing nets, known as ghost nets, wash up on pristine remote beaches across Groote Eylandt. These pla...
28/07/2026

Lost or discarded fishing nets, known as ghost nets, wash up on pristine remote beaches across Groote Eylandt. These plastic nets cause significant environmental harm and damage precious ecosystems.

Working closely with the Anindilyakwa Land and Sea Rangers, the women have turned this environmental challenge into an opportunity for artistic expression. Repurposing ghost nets into striking contemporary woven works of art. These “new ways” artworks reflect a creative evolution of traditional practices.

Recently the ladies at Umbakumba Art Centre have been creating ghost net dolls, each with their own personality and story.

“The dollies drift around all over the Makarda, swimming, dancing, coming to the land. The ghost nets were found on the sand sleeping, waiting for someone to pick them up to take them to the rangers shed”, Sue Bara.

Come say hello and meet these ghost net ladies at Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair from 6-9th August at the Darwin Convention Centre ☀️

In just two weeks we will be back on Larrakia Country for the 20th anniversary of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair! Come v...
23/07/2026

In just two weeks we will be back on Larrakia Country for the 20th anniversary of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair!

Come visit us at the Darwin Convention Centre from the 6-9 August where we will be joined by 75 other Indigenous Art Centres from across the country. DAAF is free to attend from Friday to Sunday, with 100% of all art sales going directly back to the Art Centres, supporting artists and communities across Australia.

Come and see what our artists have been working on this year, including our exciting new bush dye range.

✨"Fashion is a good way to tell our stories, to share with the younger generations, seeing my daughter Sylvia (granddaug...
10/07/2026

✨"Fashion is a good way to tell our stories, to share with the younger generations, seeing my daughter Sylvia (granddaughter to Bridget Mamarika) model makes me proud, she is my youngest daughter and she’s learning culture in a new way" Bernadette Watt

👀Here is a little sneak peek of the Anindilyakwa Arts × Anna Reynolds Dadikwakwa-kwa Collection, photographed on the remote beach of Yinumarra, Groote Eylandt, by

🐚Inspired by the Dadikwakwa-kwa (Doll Shells) the collection celebrates cultural renewal through a mix of traditional practice and contemporary fashion.

💪🏾Working alongside long-time collaborator the artists have combined bush dye, black line, digital print, shells and natural fibres to create the collection.

We look forward to sharing the Dadikwakwa-kwa Collection at Country to Couture in Darwin on 2 August. ✨

Models: Sylvia Lalara, Elvis Bara and Sharna Wurramara

Brought to you by Indigenous Fashion Projects
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Shop 1, Shopping Arcade, Bougainvillea Drive, ALYANGULA
Alyangula, NT
0885

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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