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Each length of fabric is unique and tells the ancestral stories of Arnhem Land country and cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"People tell us our designs are bold and elegant, but for us they are more than designs: these designs tell the stories of our lives. They bring a lot of joy to everyone – to us, our families and our customers alike. Working creatively with Bábbarra Designs is a way for us to achieve financial independence, for our community and the next generations.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManingrida Arts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e is a pre-eminent site of contemporary cultural expression and art-making, abundant with highly collectable art and emerging talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough their homelands resource organisation, Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, artists turned an art trade that began just over 50 years ago into a multi-million dollar arts and cultural enterprise. 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There has always been alot of influence from this side of the family when it comes to art, especially as most of the family are or have been known for their traditional art. I grew up outside of this community in Darwin and in Newcastle so I’ve also had a lot of western influence. I enjoy working with my mother painting and helping her with her prints. It’s only been fairly recent that I started doing my own works.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRuby Alderton is the youngest daughter of award winning artist Banduk Marika. At just 18 she is developing her strong talent for printmaking and has recently begun painting on bark. She was chosen to curate the exhibition Three in company with Jenny Fraser and Shauna Tilmouth at the Chan Contemporary Art Space in July 2012. 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Carly Farugia, the art teacher and her partner Liam- a ranger with Yirralka Homelands Rangers accepted the art centre's invitation and assisted in sourcing local trees to create woodblocks using this found timber in native species like Gaḏayka (Stringybark), Ḻanapu (Cypress Pine), Djomula (Casuarina) and Ganiri (Beauty Leaf).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe thinking was that instead of using woodblocks industrially prepared in pre-cut rectangles would we be able to work directly from the land and allow the shape of the tree to reflect in the composition not just the texture?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis workshop was facilitated by master printmaker Sean Smith. He arrived just as the worst of the COVID Pandemic struck Australia. 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The primarily Yolŋu (Aboriginal) staff of around twenty services Yirrkala and the approximately twenty-five homeland centres in the radius of 200km.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the 1960’s, Narritjin Maymuru set up his own beachfront gallery from which he sold art that now graces many major museums and private collections. He is counted among the art centre’s main inspirations and founders, and his picture hangs in the museum. 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