This unique mural was designed by well-known artist Peter Taylor, and painted in collaboration with another six landscape artists including Gloria Pannka, Mervyn Rubuntja, Lenie Namatjira, Kevin Namatjira, Gwenda Namatjira and Reinhold Inkamala, with support of Ngurratjuta/Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands art centre and the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education. The mural is 7m long by 2m high and represents the range east of Heavitree Gap (Ntaripe) with the dry Todd River (Lhere Mparntwe) meandering through it.

We are proud to announce that the Alice Springs based Ngurratjuta Iltja Ntjarra, Many Hands Art Centre Collaborative was highly commended during the Telstra Art Awards, with their collage work: Knara Nunaka Tjurretja – Our big country: the West Mac Donnell Ranges.

To view the work and vote for the people’s choice click HERE:

We congratulate the artists for their achievement:
Gloria Pannka
Lenie Namatjira
Selma Coulthard
Ivy Pareroultja
Rienhold Inkamala
The Wirri Mob

The Ngurratjuta Artists are showcasing some new work on the walls of Alice Plaza!

In partnership with Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education and Alice Plaza, the wall of the lift shaft in the centre will be transformed into The Gap by Peter Taylor. The initial design was created through workshops held at Batchelor with teacher Brigida Stewart.

Painting on the mural will happen Mondays through to Thursdays for the next three weeks. Check out some of the action that started this morning.