Art dealer/business (Indigenous owned/operated)

Iltja Ntjarra (Many Hands) Art Centre

Iltja Ntjarra (Many Hands) Art Centre is proudly Aboriginal owned and directed. It is the home of the Namatjira watercolour artists. The Art Centre was established by Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation and started operating in 2004, as a not-for-profit Art Centre 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 heritage. 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 20^thcentury. 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.

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associated art dealers, galleries + art centres

• – Hermannsburg Potters
• – MCA Store, Museum of Contemporary Art
• – Tangentyere Artists
• – Tourism Central Australia
• – Vivien Anderson Gallery

contact

• https://manyhandsart.com.au/
• art@manyhandsart.com.au
• +61 8 79793472
• Ntjarra
• manyhandsart

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