Bábbarra Women’s Centre was established in 1989 and is a creative hub for women across 12 language groups in Maningrida who are loved for their textiles. They were established to create a safe space for women to work and have become integral to the fabric of First Nations fashion and design nationally. 

Laundry Gallery is a community hub located in Parap in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia formed to represent modern iterations of Indigenous art and culture.

Munupi Arts and Crafts is situated on the north-west coast of Melville Island in the community of Pirlangimpi and is an amalgamation of the Yikkini Women’s Centre and Pirlangimpi Pottery. They are renowned for the diversity of outputs including murals, pottery, screen printing, painting and carvings.

Tiwi Design started with artists working in a small room under the Catholic Presbytery on Bathurst Island in 1968 making it one of the longest running art centres in Australia. They are known for their carving, painting and prints on paper and fabric. Tiwi Designs, along-side Bima Wear the women’s fashion and textile studio which was established in 1969, led the first waves of First Nations fashion. Importantly, the artists design, print and fabricate their pieces inhouse. 

Djilpin Arts is located in the community of Beswick in Arnhem Land. Djilpin Arts was established almost two decades ago by artists from the Beswick and Katherine communities and include artists from the surrounding nations. The artists are known for their precious metal earrings that artists hand stich into dilly bags and works on paper depicting traditional tools, foods and dilly bags.  

Durrmu Arts are led by one of the strongest women in the world, Regina Pilawuk Wilson, who alongside her late-husband, Harrold Wilson, established the community of Peppimenarti in 1973. They have the most moving history of self-determination which has led to contemporary success. Regina is known for her weaving, painting and fashion design but in recent years the Peppimenarti community has become a well spring of talented artists and cultural leaders.

Waringarri in the Kimberly region has a collective of artists that create prints, ceramics, paintings and textiles. They are known for their boab nut engravings and boab nut ceramics as well as their stories of Country and stockman days.  

Mangkaja Arts, in the Kimberley region town of Fitzroy Crossing, are well known for their pictorial landscapes by stockmen and vividly coloured paintings of Country with thick and expressive mark making. 

Warnayaka Art Centre is located in the town of Lajamanu near the Tanami desert. They have a strong collective of Warlpiri artists who create works that show the Kurdiji (law) and Jururrpa (old stories) of their vast Country.  

Yarrenyty Arltere Artists started from a series of workshops held in 2000 to help bring together people in Yarrenyty Arltere Town Camp who were struggling with social issues. A safe and non-judgemental space for artists to come and create, the works of art that come from this community are full of joy, charm and love. 

Iltja Ntjarra (Many Hands) Art Centre is home to the Namatjira watercolourist and is the only art centre owned and directed by the same family. They continue the legacy of Albert Namatjira, arguably one of Australia’s most famous artists, who was concerned with political and economic self-determination of traditional owners. 

Papunya Tjupi was established in 2007 and is based in the community of Papunya. Famously known as the birthplace of the Western Desert painting movement, Papunya community has had long lasting effects on global understanding of First Peoples art, culture and self-determination. 

Keringke Arts is situated in the town of Santa Teresa and was established in 1897 after women of the town participated in a fabric painting workshop. The community is well known for their hyper coloured dot paintings on canvas, vases and sculptures of animals.  

Kaltjiti Arts and Crafts are based in the community of Fregon in the APY Lands and are known for their large-scale topographic maps of Country that detail their Tjukurpa stories. Artists from the region are famous for their colourful and detailed dot paintings and expressive line work. 

Ninuku Arts in the community of Kalka in the north west corner of South Australia was founded in 2006 and is home to some forty artists from the APY Lands. They are well known for their powerful large- scale works on canvas of Tjukurpa stories as well as gestural and vibrantly coloured works on vessels. 

Ngaruwanajirri Incorporated is in the community of Wurrumiyanga on Bathurst Island. Ngaruwanajirri translates to ‘helping one another’ and has a focus on supporting artists with disabilities but have artists of all capabilities working in their studio. The artists create a variety of works from paintings, screen prints to necklaces from the offcuts of bark paintings. 

Maningrida Arts & Culture located in Arnhem Land is one of the biggest art centres in the top end servicing people from a vast expanse of Country. Known for their exceptionally fine rarrk (cross hatching), highly animated sculptures and refined weaving, artists from the region are sought after by collectors and lovers of art world-wide. 

Injalak Arts has been in operation since 1989 and are located in the West Arnhem community of Gunbalanya. Injalak have over 200 members and have gained notoriety for their printed fabrics which started back in 1989 as well as their colourful natural fibre sculptural works and highly detailed Lorrkon (hollow logs). 

Marrawuddi Arts and Culture in the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park, Jabiru, West Arnhem is a vibrant centre that has operated since 1994. Artists from the region are well known for their stunning barks and paintings reminiscent of the ochre paintings found in their stunning rock Country as well as fibre works and sculptures of charming mimi spirits. 

Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre has led the way in political advocacy, excellence across all art forms, innovation in education models and cross-cultural diplomacy. They are strong leaders across the board and are admired for their inclusivity and generosity. 

Moa Arts in the Torres Strait are proud seafaring people who create works of art that reflect the legacy of their people. Known for their strong print making practices with vast ancestral stories depicted in detailed black and white prints, the artists from the region have also gained a reputation for creating beautiful weavings and adornment piece.

Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts is located near Arnhem Bay and support artists from over 18 clans across East Arnhem Land who live and work in community. They are best known for their stunning works of art created from natural materials. The women are famous for their pandanus and kurrajong dyed fibre works while the men are renowned for their highly detailed bark paintings and wood carving.   

Elcho Island Arts is located on Galiwin’ku Island produce some of the most stunning ‘traditional’ works you will find. Their Morning Star poles, Dupan (hollow logs) and woven objects are stand out works that are admired by art lovers for their cultural strength and depth.

Jilamara Arts and Culture situated on Milikapiti is a vibrant art centre that has always prioritised the individuality of each artist expression of their creation stories. Jilamara translates means body paint design. Artists are known for their unique painting application with pwoja (painting combs), for their Pukamani (burial poles) as well as their constantly evolving cultural stories that are most evident in their yoyi (dance) ceremonies such as the Bombing of Darwin yoyi. This yoyi is performed every August on Larrakia Country for the public. 

Anindilyakwa Arts, on Groote Eylandt are known for their bush dyed fashion, shell dollies, men’s carving and advocacy in repatriation. They are a strong collective comprising of three art centres across the Eylandt at Umbakumba, Angurugu and Milyukbura, each providing diverse studio spaces for their artists to work from. 

Numbulwar Numburindi Arts was established in 2019 and have made waves creating the most beautiful weavings out of recycled ghost nets and natural fibre. Masters of using materials readily available to them, the artists also create paintings on reclaimed cardboard. The artists are innovative and are leading the way in reclaimed and recycled material practices. 

Ngukurr Art Centre in South East Arnhem Land near the banks of Roper River. With artists coming from many nearby clans, the work from this centre is diverse. Famous for their large sculptures, pictorial narratives of stockmen days and charming stories of the everyday, Ngukurr artists and their works are full of personality.   

Nyinkka Nyunyu in Tenant Creek is situated on a site of Nyinkka, the spiny-tailed goanna. They are home to the Tenant Creek Brio collective of men who started as an art therapy program and have grown into a well-loved and well-known collective since its inception in 2016. The positive affect the collective has had for the community has reverberated through their art centre and helped to revitalise arts practices for all. 

Tangentyere Artists have a suit of artists from the Town Camps around Alice Springs and are known for their diversity in expressions. From pictorial scenes of the artists everyday lives to detailed Tjukurpa stories artists are celebrated for their diversity.