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Artists of Ali Curung
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Title:
Artists of Ali Curung
Year
2009
Courtesy
Ronin Films
Warnings
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
The Arlpwe Arts Centre and Gallery is in the town of Ali Curung, 350 km north of Alice Springs. It opened in 2008 and provides a focus for the work of a diverse range of Indigenous artists.
Artists such as Anita Dickson, May Nampijinpa Wilson, Judy Nampijinpa Long, Valerie Nakamarra Nelson and artefact maker Joe Bird, talk about their work as an expression of their link to their Country.
Their art represents a means to teach younger people in their community about Country, and also take their stories to a wider public.
This delightful film shows the work of these artists as they talk about their aspirations, intermingled with the dancing and ceremonies that marked the opening of the Arts Centre.
Directors
Robyn Nardoo and Shane Mulcahy
Photography
Robyn Nardoo and Curtis Marriott
Editor
Rishi Shukla
Sound Recordists
David Tranter and Melanie Guiney
Production Manager
Melanie Guiney
Executive Producers
Robyn Nardoo and Ray Lillis
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.