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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

Desert Mob is presented annually in Mparntwe | Alice Springs on Arrernte Country.

On behalf of Desart’s staff and art centre members, the Executive Committee humbly and respectfully acknowledge the Arrernte Apmereke Artweye (Traditional Owners) and Kwertengerle (Traditional Managers) of Mparntwe.

 

Desart respectfully advises Aboriginal readers that this website may contain names, images and artworks of people who have passed away.