Wintjiri Arts and Museum opens at Ayers rock Resort
Health & Leisure
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Wintjiri Arts and Museum, showcasing local indigenous art, has officially been opened at Ayers Rock Resort in Central Australia by Indigenous Land Corporation chair dr Dawn Casey.
Wintjiri, meaning ‘a view to the horizon’ in Pitjantjatjara (one of the languages spoken by local Anangu), is aptly named, with the new Wintjiri Arts & Museum space boasting unobstructed views of Uluru.
Voyages chief executive Andrew Williams said: “The Museum concept originated from a desire to create a space dedicated entirely to showcasing and supporting local indigenous art, whilst further enhancing the guest experience and understanding of local Anangu culture.”
Wintjiri Arts & Museum will now house the Resort’s successful artist in residence program, where artists from the central desert region create art in situ, allowing them to interact with guests as well as to exhibit and sell their works.
Wintjiri joins three other retail art galleries at the Resort, where a range of Central Australian indigenous art can be viewed and purchased.
Picture caption (L-R): Daisy Walkabout, Indigenous Land Corporation chair Dr Dawn Casey, Voyages ceo Andrew Williams. Image courtesy of Grace Henley
Wintjiri Arts and Museum opens at Ayers rock Resort
Health & Leisure
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Wintjiri Arts and Museum, showcasing local indigenous art, has officially been opened at Ayers Rock Resort in Central Australia by Indigenous Land Corporation chair dr Dawn Casey.
Wintjiri, meaning ‘a view to the horizon’ in Pitjantjatjara (one of the languages spoken by local Anangu), is aptly named, with the new Wintjiri Arts & Museum space boasting unobstructed views of Uluru.
Voyages chief executive Andrew Williams said: “The Museum concept originated from a desire to create a space dedicated entirely to showcasing and supporting local indigenous art, whilst further enhancing the guest experience and understanding of local Anangu culture.”
Wintjiri Arts & Museum will now house the Resort’s successful artist in residence program, where artists from the central desert region create art in situ, allowing them to interact with guests as well as to exhibit and sell their works.
Wintjiri joins three other retail art galleries at the Resort, where a range of Central Australian indigenous art can be viewed and purchased.
Picture caption (L-R): Daisy Walkabout, Indigenous Land Corporation chair Dr Dawn Casey, Voyages ceo Andrew Williams. Image courtesy of Grace Henley
Wintjiri Arts and Museum, showcasing local indigenous art, has officially been opened at Ayers Rock Resort in Central Australia by Indigenous Land Corporation chair dr Dawn Casey.
