Aboriginal Bush Traders

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Aboriginal Bush Traders ABT gallery and cafe offers ethically sourced and sustainable products supporting Indigenous artists

The retail space and gallery showcases everything from paintings, carvings, weavings, homewares, fashion, bush medicine and bush foods. When you shop with ABT you are directly supporting local Indigenous artists and remote community Art Centres. ABT fairly pays its artists and true ensures true provenance of all products.

New at Aboriginal Bush Traders – Blak BrewsWe’re excited to welcome Blak Brews to the ABT family!Blak Brews is a First N...
01/10/2026

New at Aboriginal Bush Traders – Blak Brews

We’re excited to welcome Blak Brews to the ABT family!

Blak Brews is a First Nations-owned Australian tea company founded by Troy and Cerisa Benjamin. Their range celebrates native Australian ingredients, bringing flavours like lemon myrtle, strawberry gum, quandong, Kakadu plum and native mint together in unique tea blends.

We love that Blak Brews shares our passion for supporting First Nations businesses and showcasing the incredible native ingredients found across Australia.

With names inspired by the NT landscape such at Kakadu Sunset, Red Centre and Desert Sunrise, what's not to love!

The range is now available at Aboriginal Bush Traders in Darwin. Pop in, have a look and discover your new favourite brew. ☕️🌿

Or shop online via our website: https://aboriginalbushtraders.com/collections/blak-brews

We’re proud to support another First Nations-owned business and share their story with our customers.

You're invited to Coffee with Ironbark Aboriginal Corporation!We're teaming up with the Northern Territory Indigenous ...
01/10/2026

You're invited to Coffee with Ironbark Aboriginal Corporation!

We're teaming up with the Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network to host a Coffee at the NTIBN Darwin Hub. Grab a coffee with us and learn how we create opportunities for Indigenous people, businesses and communities across the Top End.

You'll meet the teams behind our Workforce Australia and Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES) programs, who support jobseekers and employers from Casuarina and Palmerston to remote communities across the Darwin–Daly region.

As well as the ABT manager who will be showcasing some corporate gifting ideas for local business.

If you'd like to hear more about what Ironbark Aboriginal Corporation does come down and have a yarn.

📅 Friday 2 October 2026
🕗 8:00am - 10:00am
📍 NTIBN Darwin Hub, Level 1, Gulf Centre Building 2, 116-120 Coonawarra Road, Winnellie
👉 RSVP here: https://events.humanitix.com/buyblak-coffee-with-ironbark...

Good luck to both team today in the AFL Grand Final. The ladies from Nagula Jarndu are game day ready!
26/09/2026

Good luck to both team today in the AFL Grand Final. The ladies from Nagula Jarndu are game day ready!

Good luck to both teams today in the AFL Grand Final. The ladies at Nagula Jarndu - Saltwater Woman are game day ready!
26/09/2026

Good luck to both teams today in the AFL Grand Final. The ladies at Nagula Jarndu - Saltwater Woman are game day ready!

Art Centre Focus: Bula'bula Arts, Ramingining, NT. Art Centre Mission Statement:Limurru manapanmirri Djaga ga djama rra...
26/09/2026

Art Centre Focus: Bula'bula Arts, Ramingining, NT.

Art Centre Mission Statement:

Limurru manapanmirri Djaga ga djama rrangi Bulabula’n’ha nguthunmarama Bathi, Bidi’yunaray, yidaki ga dhupundhu, ga wirripuwiripuynha mala djamapuyyu.

Dhuwala napurru nguli ga djama yaka yana dilakku, nanydja napurru ga mel-gurrupun dapurruggu djamarrkuli’nha. Ga walala dhu bitjandhi bili mal-gurrupun walalayguway walala djamarrkuli nha.

Let’s collaborate together, care for each other and work to build up Bula’bula, making string bags, paintings, didgeridoos, hollow logs and all the other things we do.

These things are not just for the elders; we are also here to give examples and instruction to our children. So they can continue to give examples to their children in the future.

Bula’bula arts represents 65,000 years of unbroken culture and law at Ramingining. The art centre supports this by running artist, community and commissioned projects that keep cultural practice strong!

You can support them by learning about their culture, viewing their exhibitions, collaborating with them or purchasing their work. Visit their website: https://bulabula.com.au.

Images:

Paintings: Benjamin Bindiwul, Buwata (Plains Turkey), Joy Burruna, Ganalbingu-Banda (Long-Necked Turtle.

Gorgeous local models Marcia Malibirr and Samantha Ledwidge showcasing the Country to Couture collection, Garkambarryirri (Daybreak).

Daphne Banyawarra with her pandanus-woven bathi (dilly bags).

The multi-generational school-holiday dugout canoe project.

Friend of Bula'bula Howard Amery working closely with Directors and artists to build a deeper understanding of their business and strengthen governance.

REPOST: Game day, Tjanpi Desert Weavers style! Footy fever has hit the Tjanpi gallery, and these three are ready to take...
24/09/2026

REPOST: Game day, Tjanpi Desert Weavers style!

Footy fever has hit the Tjanpi gallery, and these three are ready to take the field!

Whether you’re barracking from the couch or heading to the big games, these one-of-a-kind artworks by Carolyn Kenta make the perfect addition to any footy-loving home.

Pop into the Tjanpi Gallery in Mparntwe to see them in person or email them at [email protected] to enquire. Prices range from $660–$825.

Photos by Wendy Harris and Kate Murphy.

REPOST ARTIST PROFILE: Roaslind Yibardi, Tjarlirli ArtRosalind Yibardi, 1950. Senior artist living in Kaltukatjara (Dock...
24/09/2026

REPOST ARTIST PROFILE: Roaslind Yibardi, Tjarlirli Art

Rosalind Yibardi, 1950. Senior artist living in Kaltukatjara (Docker River)

We want to highlight the year it has been for Rosalind!

In the first photo you can see her sitting in front of her "Kaltukatjara rockholes" design which was used for the entrance of the brand-new Aged Care at Docker River.

She was part of the "Rising Stars" group exhibition at Outstation Gallery, the "Women's show" at Vivien Anderson Gallery, the Emerging artists exhibition as part of REVEALED with Aboriginal Art Centre Hub Western Australia at Pica Perth, a finalist at the Vincent Lingiari Award as part of Desert Mob, and she also has work in our current exhibition ‘Kapi” here at ABT.

Rosalind is a prolific painter, an almost-daily presence at her art centre and never misses a workshop at aged care on Fridays. Her kindness, good humour, rich knowledge and artistic prowess make her an essential member of Tjarlirli and Kaltukatjara Art.

First photo by Brett Boardman.

REPOST: JilamaraThe old shed at Jilamara has been part of the art centre since its beginnings in the early 1980s, when i...
24/09/2026

REPOST: Jilamara

The old shed at Jilamara has been part of the art centre since its beginnings in the early 1980s, when it was used to turn ceremonial body paint designs into beautiful, wearable fabrics.

As textile work gradually gave way to painting in the 1990s, the shed then became a much-loved working space for artists including Kitty Kantilla Kutuwulumi, Pedro Wonaeamirri and Timothy Cook.

But the story of textiles at Jilamara didn’t end there. In 2018, at the request of long-standing member Raelene Kerinauia, screen-printing returned to the shed, with 26 new designs created. In 2024, nine historic designs from the art centre’s early years were brought back to life and launched at DAAF through a community-led fashion parade. The parade went on to receive the National Indigenous Fashion Award for Community Collaboration.

For years, community members had also been asking to see the incredible outfits made and worn around Milikapiti in the 1980s return. Now, sewing has come home to the screen-printing shed too. With support from NIAA through Remote Jobs and Economic Development, Jilamara has been able to bring more Tiwi staff into the studio and create the space, skills and opportunity to make these pieces again.

The program has also given the iconic old shed a new lease on life. It has been lovingly renovated, with insulation, air conditioning, improved lighting, bifold doors and a cleaner, more comfortable workspace.

After more than 40 years, the shed is once again buzzing with textile making — connecting Jilamara’s past with its future, and bringing a much-loved part of Tiwi art and community life back into the heart of the art centre.

We can't wait to see what they come up in this new fantastic space.

18/09/2026

Larry and Vernon at the Rails Darwin Railway Club tonight, and at ABT tomorrow for a Yidaki healing session, tickets still available!!!

Larry and Vernon at the Rails tonight! And at ABT tomorrow for our Yidaki healing session. Tickets still on sale…..
18/09/2026

Larry and Vernon at the Rails tonight! And at ABT tomorrow for our Yidaki healing session. Tickets still on sale…..

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Shops 4-5 Smith Street Mall
Darwin, NT
0800

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Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

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