Beth Ebatarinja - Man — Beth Ebatarinja
Man 2019

Beth Ebatarinja - Bird — Beth Ebatarinja
Bird 2019

Situated at the Larapinta Valley Town Camp at the base of Mt Gillen in Alice Springs, the Art Room of the Yarrenyty Arltere Learning Centre has quickly become one of the most dynamic forces in contemporary Australian Indigenous art.

Established in 2000 as an intergenerational education and community facility, Yarrenyty Arltere was introduced as a safe space away from the extreme poverty, overcrowding and social issues that afflicted the remote town, and provide the town camp’s residents with new skills and opportunities in an area with little access to work or education. A social enterprise since 2008, the Yarrenyty Arltere Learning Centre is credited with significantly improving living conditions within the community.

Especially noted for their soft sculptures made from recycled woollen blankets hand-dyed with local plants and rusted metal, the Yarrenyty Arltere artists create works that reveal the stories and experiences of generations of town camp residents.

Represented in significant public and private collections throughout Australia, the unique sculptures have twice won the Wandjuk Marika Memorial Three-Dimensional Award (Rhonda Sharpe – 2015, 2013) at the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAAs), won the inaugural Vincent Lingiari Award (Marlene Rubuntja, 2016), and have been included in major Australian exhibitions such as the 2018 NGV Triennial, Melbourne, the 21^stBiennale of Sydney, and the 2017 TARNANTHI Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, Adelaide.

Yarrenyty Arltere Artists: Dulcie Sharpe, Rhonda Sharpe, Marlene Rubuntja, Trudy Inkamala, Louise Robertson, Beth Ebatarinja, Patricia Nelson, Benita Multa

Situated at the Larapinta Valley Town Camp at the base of Mt Gillen in Alice Springs, the Art Room of the Yarrenyty Arltere Learning Centre has quickly become one of the most dynamic forces in contemporary Australian Indigenous art.

Established in 2000 as an intergenerational education and community facility, Yarrenyty Arltere was introduced as a safe space away from the extreme poverty, overcrowding and social issues that afflicted the remote town, and provide the town camp’s residents with new skills and opportunities in an area with little access to work or education. A social enterprise since 2008, the Yarrenyty Arltere Learning Centre is credited with significantly improving living conditions within the community.

Especially noted for their soft sculptures made from recycled woollen blankets hand-dyed with local plants and rusted metal, the Yarrenyty Arltere artists create works that reveal the stories and experiences of generations of town camp residents.

Represented in significant public and private collections throughout Australia, the unique sculptures have twice won the Wandjuk Marika Memorial Three-Dimensional Award (Rhonda Sharpe – 2015, 2013) at the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAAs), won the inaugural Vincent Lingiari Award (Marlene Rubuntja, 2016), and have been included in major Australian exhibitions such as the 2018 NGV Triennial, Melbourne, the 21stBiennale of Sydney, and the 2017 TARNANTHI Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, Adelaide.

April 16, 2018

YARRENYTY ARLTERE ARTISTS AT THE MCA

Yarrenyty Arltere Artists In Our Hands are soft sculptures made with bush dyed woollen blankets, embellished with wool and feathers for the 21st Biennale of Sydney.

SUPERPOSITION: Equilibrium & Engagement, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2018. Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney with generous assistance from Georgie and Alastair Taylor.

Yarrenyty Arltere Artists Founded 2000 in Alice Springs, Australia Live and work in Alice Springs. Participating artists:

Cornelius Ebatarinja (Western Arrernte/Arrernte), Trudy Inkamala (Western Arrernte/Luritja), Roxanne Petrick (Alyawarre), Sonya Petrick (Eastern Arrernte/Alyawarre), Dulcie Raggett (Luritja), Marlene Rubuntja (Arrernte), Katherine Ryder (Eastern Arrernte), Rosabella Ryder (Arrernte), Dulcie Sharpe (Luritja/Arrernte), Rhonda Sharpe (Luritja)

Yarrenyty Arltere Artists is a not-for-profit Aboriginal owned and run art centre located in the Larapinta Valley Town Camp, Alice Springs, one of the oldest Town Camp communities on Arrernte country.

Yarrenyty Arltere Artists present a series of the whimsical soft sculptures that demonstrate the unique style for which they are renowned. Representing the past, present and future, the pieces reflect memory and traditional stories as well as exploring contemporary issues and challenges faced by the community. Embodying local flora and fauna, stories of family and country, or scenes from everyday life in the Town Camp, the sculptures are made from recycled woollen blankets which are dyed using local plants, tea and corroded metal. Embroidered with brightly coloured wool thread and embellished with feathers, the soft sculptures are filled with character and humour. They are emblematic of the vitality of the Town Camp and its people, and the ingenuity of the Yarrenyty Arltere Artists who, through creativity and perseverance, have reignited the confidence and spirit of their community.

YARRENYTY ARLTERE ARTISTS AT THE NGV TRIENNIAL

ESTUDIO CAMPANA | YARRENYTY ARLTERE ARTISTS | ELLIAT RICH

NGV TRIENNIAL

Victoria Amazonica 2017, was created by Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana in collaboration with Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, designers Elliat Rich and James Young and the Centre for Appropriate Technology – all based in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.

Based initially on a sketch Humberto Campana made in Alice Springs of a giant South American lily, this exuberant, large-scale soft domed structure features intricate embroidery by the Yarrenyty Arltere Artists that tells stories of rain, rivers and water.

MARLENE RUBUNTJA AT THE ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

YARRENYTY ARLTERE ARTISTS 'ART OF WOMEN' EXHIBITION

LARAPINTA VALLEY TOWN CAMP - YARRENYTY ARLTERE ARTISTS

YARRENYTY ARLTERE ARTISTS ON ABC THE MIX

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