MARKETPLACE
Wanatjura Lewis of Tjala Arts, Amata, at the Desert Mob 2024 Marketplace. Photo by Sara Maiorino
Saturday 13 September
Araluen Arts Centre PRECINCT
10AM – 2PM
FREE EVENT
The Desert Mob 2025 Marketplace is a large buzzing art market, bringing together paintings, punu, ceramics, weaving, sculpture, textiles and merchandise from 30 Aboriginal-owned art centres across Central Australia, along with workshops, demonstrations and music. The marketplace offers Desert Mob attendees the chance to acquire works directly and ethically from the artists who created them, with all sales going back to artists and their art centres
Marketplace also features great coffee and food, from Yaye’s Cafe and a number of food vendors.
SEE BELOW for full list of art centres at marketplace 2025
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
AT MARKETPLACE
The Desert Mob Marketplace day features demonstrations, workshops and performances across the precinct, a set of experiences like no other, offering the opprtunity to meet the artists and hear their stories.
PERFORMANCES + broadcast
AT MARKETPLACE
With thanks to our supporter 8CCC Community Radio, enjoy a day of performances, interviews and broadcasting live from Marketplace
full LIST of marketplace performers to be announced
pARTICIPATING MARKETPlaCE
ART CENTRes
Arlpwe Art & Culture Centre
Artists of Ampilatwatja
Barkly Regional Arts
Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists
Engawala Art Centre
Ernabella Arts
Hermannsburg Potters
Ikuntji Artists
Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre
Iwantja Arts
Inkwareny Artists of Yuelamu
Kaltjiti Arts
Keringke Arts
Ltyentye Apurte Traditional Craft Centre
Martumili Artists
Maruku Arts
Mimili Maku Arts
Ninuku Arts
Papulankutja Artists
Papunya Tjupi Arts
Purple House Bush Balms
Tangentyere Artists
Tapatjatjaka Art & Craft
Tjala Arts
Tjanpi Desert Weavers
Tjarlirli & Kaltukatjara Art
Utopia Art Centre
Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi
Warakurna Artists
Warlukurlangu Artists
