Jilamara Arts and Crafts

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Jilamara Arts and Crafts is a renowned Indigenous art centre on the Tiwi Islands that supports local Tiwi artists and preserves their distinctive cultural and artistic traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jilamara Arts and Crafts canonical 1
Munupi Arts and Crafts 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal-owned art centre
Indigenous art centre
community art organisation
aimsTo create sustainable income for Tiwi artists
promote Tiwi art internationally
promote Tiwi art nationally
artForm carving
ceramics
painting
printmaking
sculpture
textiles
associatedWith Tiwi body painting motifs
Tiwi ceremonial designs
Tiwi cultural traditions
country Australia
culturalRegion Tiwi Islands
surface form: Tiwi Islands cultural region
culturalRole guardian of Tiwi visual culture
platform for Tiwi artistic expression
ethnicGroupFocus Tiwi Islands
surface form: Tiwi
focus cultural maintenance
intergenerational knowledge transfer
hasProgram art sales
artist development
cultural education
exhibitions
languageGroup Tiwi language
locatedIn Melville Island
Northern Territory
Tiwi Islands
Wurrumiyanga region
mission preserve Tiwi artistic traditions
preserve Tiwi cultural traditions
support Tiwi artists
operatesAs not-for-profit organisation
ownership Tiwi community controlled
sector Indigenous visual arts
community arts
servesCommunity Tiwi people
speciality Tiwi art
ochre painting
wood carving
supports emerging Tiwi artists
established Tiwi artists
usesMaterial ironwood
natural ochres

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tiwi Islands hasArtCentre Jilamara Arts and Crafts
Tiwi Islands hasArtCentre Jilamara Arts and Crafts
this entity surface form: Munupi Arts and Crafts