NEWS
Injalak is a busy place with lots going on. We don’t want you to be out of the loop.
Weaving Workshop
Events Date and Time
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Come participate in weaving demonstrations by Injalak Artists as they impart their expertise on traditional arts.
Ochre on Paper Workshop
Events Date and Time
Saturday, May 11, 2024 | 1 - 4pm AEST
Brisbane, get ready to immerse yourselves in the rich history and techniques of our artists with this guided workshop.
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Meet Gwenyth Mangiru, a powerhouse weaver, painter, and Injalak board member, showing off her latest woven creations.
#TapBioLink to explore our range of woven jewellery!
Are you passionate about Indigenous art and culture? Do you thrive in a supportive and dynamic work environment?
We`re looking for two Border Store Attendants to join our team in West Arnhem Land!
#TapBioLink to learn more!
Did you know we are reaching a HUGE milestone? This year marks 35 years of Injalak! 🙌🏾
Since 1989, we`ve been dedicated to preserving and sharing Kunwinjku artistry, and we`re thrilled to mark this milestone with you.
To celebrate, we`re creating a limited collection of 35 fabric prints.
Keep your eyes peeled for more updates! 👀
Lynne Nadjowh and the Daluk (Women) have been busy working away on some new woven creations. 🌾
Each piece not only reflects their skilled craftsmanship but is also a testament to tradition, story-telling, and their connection to Country.
Visit our Etsy to browse the range! #TapBioLink
Some Pandanus fibres having their dye bath over the kunak (fire) getting ready for weaving.
All are dyed with local roots and leaves foraged by the Daluk (women).
"Karlerrh (Freshwater Long-tom) is a fish which we also call kurrkabal. The Long-tom went down to the base of Injalak Hill and placed itself there as a rock. You can still see it there today, the Long-tom Dreaming site. The Old People used to take a fishing spear and go and stand on a log over the river, waiting for the Long-toms to come past."
ARTIST ~ Joe Guymala
Ochre on Paper
41x61cm
Talented screen printers (and artists) Samson and Craig producing some incredible fabric in the studio.
Blue Dillybag print - how good are the colours on this one! 💙
Fabrics are available through out Etsy store (link in bio 🔗)
The Kunwinjku people have been using wood to create art for thousands of years, with each piece telling a unique story of their culture and traditions.
Using tools and techniques passed down through generations, our artists meticulously carve and etch designs into wood, creating stunning pieces that range from small, intricate panels to large, grand-scale installations.
See carved works at www.injalak.com
Fresh off the printing table!
A beautiful screen print design made by one of the founding members of Injalak, Gabriel Maralngurra.
The Daluk`s showing us how its done! 🌿
The women go out on country to collect the Pandanus together, they then sit and strip the spiked edged fibres by hand. The billy is boiled and the fibres naturally dyed with local roots and plant leaves giving a stunning range of colours to use for weaving ~ reds, pinks, yellows, greens, greys.
This is an important practice for the Daluk (women) to gather, share story and connect to the land through fibre.
You can view the weaving range on our website www.injalak.com
One-of-a-kind Injalak Jewellery ~ hand-woven by the Daluk (women) from locally sourced Pandanus fibres. How cute are the turtles 🐢
New range now available on our Etsy store!
Link in bio
Here are some pictures of what the art centre looked like 2 weeks ago - we are still in recovery mode.
Although Cahills Crossing is still underwater so visiting us physically is not possible, you can visit our store online! (link in bio) ⭐️
We have been busy updating our online store this week ~ swipe through to see all of the vibrant colours woven from the land surrounding Gunbalanya 👉
View the full range on our website
https://injalak.com/product-category/fibre/
Kamak! (Good!) 🤍
How great are these hand woven bags? Some incredibly intricate and talented works hand-made by our weavers.
These bags now available on our website 🎒
We have been updating our online store with new woven goodies this week - link in bio to check it out ⛓️
20% off fabric link in bio
Shaun Namarnyilk has created some more Nganabbarru (buffalo) horns! 🐃🐃 link in bio
⭐️ Upcoming Workshop Brisbane - May 11th ⭐️
In collaboration with the Brisbane street art Festival, we are excited to invite you to learn the history and techniques of Injalak artists as they take you through their traditional art processes.
Using traditional ochres on paper, participants will be guided through the Bininj Kunwok cultural traditions and how they are being maintained and practised today.
Participants will learn techniques, styles and the Djung (dreaming) of West Arnhem Land and will leave the workshop with a self-painted artwork, guided by the artists.
Spots will fill quickly, link in bio to reserve your space ⛓
Today Injalak`s president Donna Nadjamerrek visited the ASEAN conference. #art @supplynation #asean
Sprotin and new print studio manager Samson are finishing off Sprotin`s `Yawk Yawk dja Mandem (Freshwater Mermaids and Waterlilies)` design. This is one of the many new screen prints to be released later this year to celebrate 35 years of Injalak. #aboriginalart #westarnhem #northernterritory #gunbalanya #screenprinting #art #fabricdesign #fabric
Throwback to an Injalak Hill tour last year with Roland. We`re looking forward to dry season again!
Joe Guymala with his latest lorrkon design, `Djebuyh (possum)`.
Looking kamak, Joe!
#joeguymala #injalak #injalakarts #indigenous #indigenousart #aboriginalart
Priscilla Badari with biggest mob of brown colour after a pandanus trip.
Brown colour or Wirdilwirdil is from the red bulb of Haemadorum breviculae grass.
#colour #pandanus #naturaldyes #naturalcolour #westarnhem #arnhemland #injalakarts #injalak
Nothing beats a Gunbalanya sunset! ❤
Mr Don Namundja! To know him is to love him. He`s always coming into the art centre with the most stylish outfits — eager to have a chat over his `tea coffee`.
You won`t find Don ever painting on a table, he loves to pick a spot on the floor, in the sunshine. Here`s a work in progress of a mimih spirt and stone.
#injalakarts #injalak #donnamundja #ochre #mimihspirit #aboriginalart #westarnhem #arnhemland #indigenous #art #artist
Gabriel-Maralngurra-Catalogue
Gabriel Maralngurra was introduced to rockart by his uncle, Thompson Yulidjirri (c. 1930-2009), who took him to see the paintings on Injalak Hill when he was a child. Gabriel is inspired by the rock art galleries around West ArnhemLand which are often densely layered with paintings. Rock art painting is a tradition which has been dated back to at least 45,000 years before the present.
Gunga
Fibre art catalogue Gunga takes you in a journey of the history of fibre art, the process of its making and the different forms it has taken throughout the years. Learn more about the different kinds of fibre art created at Injalak. Featuring work by painters and...
Collectors Special Edition Catalogue
To compliment DAAF2020 Injalak Arts has created a Collectors Special Edition Catalogue.
To help guide you through the inaugural online Digital Art Fair we want to share a special curated selection of new works by talented Injalak Artists that will be available on our digital booth.
Graham Badari – Life Forces
Life Forces brings together Graham Badari’s latest body of works, bursting with energy and colour. Graham Badari paints every day opposite Injalak Hill and the billabong where he makes acute observations on the different animals and plants that come with the changing seasons.
