Alma Nungarrayi Granites – The Northern Myth

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Life and art in the sky, Part 3 – more thoughts on Aboriginal astronomy

September 5, 2009 – 4:59 pm

It may just be because 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, but to me there seems to be a greater willingness to engage or a broader interest in Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge among the mainstream astronomical science community than there is in many other scientific disciplines.

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Aboriginal & Islander Art, Animals, Birds and people, Religion, The Arts | Also tagged Aboriginal Astronomy, Adele Pring, Astronomy and Australian Indigenous People, Barnimbir (Venus) the Morning Star, Bill Harney, Dark Sparklers, Elvina Track, Guringai people, Ilgarijiri - things belonging to the sky, International Year of Astronomy, Kuringai National Park, Macquarie University Adjunct Professor Ray Norris, Questacon, South Australian Education Department, the ABC's Big Aussie Starhunt, The Emu in the Sky, Wajarri Yamatji language group, Wardaman language group | Comments (4)

Life and art in the sky, Part 1 – the Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa of Alma Nungarrayi Granites

September 4, 2009 – 6:29 pm

If you are in Alice Springs this weekend you can do a lot worse than go along to the Aralauen Arts Centre and catch the Desert Mob show that will be opening there Sunday – you might be lucky and see one of Nungarrayi’s paintings in the exhibition.

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Aboriginal & Islander Art, Art, Birds, The Arts, Yuendumu | Also tagged Araluen Arts centre, Bessie Nakamarra Sims, daughter, Desart, Desert Mob, grandaughter, Kingfisher Gallery, Mother, Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa (Seven Sisters dreaming), Paddy Japaljarri Sims, Paul Kelly, Warlukurlangu Artists, Yanjirlpirri Jukurrpa (Star dreaming), Yiwarra - Milky Way Dreaming, Yuendumu | Comments (0)

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