Featured Artists The Adelaide House Museum Working Group The Adelaide House Museum Working Group formed in 2022 to work towards telling a richer, more balanced and honest story… Learn more Alex Vaughan Alex Vaughan has worked in the policy and advocacy space at the Arid Lands Environment Centre on Arrernte Country for… Learn more Amelia Kngwarraye Turner Amelia Kngwarraye Turner is a senior Arrernte Elder, Angangkere (traditional healer) and a local cultural leader across many community organisations… Learn more Anthony Egan My name is Anthony Jampijinpa Egan I am a Warlpiri man born in Yuendumu, three hours’ drive Northwest of Alice… Learn more Anyume John Kemarre Cavanagh Anyume John Kemarre Cavanagh is a senior Eastern Arrernte man and traditional healer. He grew up in Lytentye Apurte where… Learn more Arts Law – Chloe Hillary Arts Law is Australia’s only community legal centre for the arts. Arts Law advises artists and arts organisations about their… Learn more Bebe Oliver Bebe Oliver is a Bardi Jawi award-winning author, poet and illustrator. From his early days as a classical pianist and… Learn more Camille Dobson Camille Dobson is an Eastern Arrernte arelhe whose connections are to Ltyentye Apurte through her Arrenge and Arlatyeye through her… Learn more Carody Culver Carody Culver is the editor of Griffith Review. She was a contributing editor for Peppermint magazine and has written for… Learn more Dr. Chay Brown Dr. Chay Brown is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian National University. Born and raised in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, she has… Learn more Cheryl Leavy Cheryl Leavy is from the Kooma and Nguri Nations in western and central Queensland. She is an award-winning poet and… Learn more Christine Donnellan Christine Donnellan is proudly of Arabana and Arrernte descent. Topsy and Bill Smith were her grandparents. Christine’s mother as well… Learn more Russell Goldflam Russell Goldflam has lived and worked in Mparntwe/Alice Springs for most of his life, including over 20 years as a… Learn more Connie Shaw Connie Shaw is a Kaytetye and Warumungu woman, born and raised in Alice Springs. Connie is a 5th generation, proud… Learn more Dan Milne Dan Milne (he/they) is a Performing Artist based in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. As an actor, Dan loves bringing stories to life,… Learn more Dan Murphy Dan is an undisputed legend of the Central Australian arts scene. Ever since his 1994 arrival in Alice this practicing… Learn more Dani Powell Dani Powell grew up in Meanjin/Brisbane and has lived in Mparntwe/Alice Springs for the past 25 years. Dani’s debut novel… Learn more Daniel Browning Daniel Browning is a writer, journalist, radio broadcaster, documentary maker and sound artist. He is also the author of the… Learn more Dave Clark Dave Clark is a reliable human with unreliable health. He’s a writer-poet with chronic fatigue syndrome, living in Mparntwe (Alice… Learn more Doris Stuart Kngwarreye Doris Stuart Kngwarreye’s family have lived alongside the Todd River for countless generations. She is Apmereke artweye for Mparntwe. In… Learn more Eleanor Hogan Eleanor Hogan is a literary non-fiction author whose writing focuses on revisiting history and place, especially in Central Australia. She… Learn more Emma Trenorden Emma is an mparntwe-based poet and singer-songwriter. In 2022 she was the recipient of an Arts NT and Varuna Writers… Learn more Enid Gallagher The collective knowledge of the ‘Reading the Country’ team is immense.Expert trackers, educators and Rangers from across the Warlpiri region… Learn more Frances Grimshaw & Felicia Gomez Frances and Felicia are emerging artists based in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Frances is a poet and explores how emotion intertwines with… Learn more Gabriel Curtin Gabriel Curtin is an artist, writer and musician living as an uninvited guest on unceded Gadigal Country. His work broadly… Learn more Gari Tudor-Smith Gari Tudor-Smith is a Barada, Yiman, Gangulu and Gureng Gureng linguist. Gari’s focus is on connecting academia with language communities… Learn more Gina Chick Gina Chick is a rewilding facilitator, adventurer and writer and was one of ten participants of the first series of… Learn more Glen Hunting Glen Hunting is currently based in Mparntwe, on unceded Arrernte Country. He writes about estrangement, longing, cultural value, and the… Learn more Helen Napurrurla Morton Helen Napurrurla Morton is kirda for Mission Creek jardiwanpa ceremony (a fire ceremony) and kurdungurlu for Janyinpardinya (near Mt Denison).… Learn more Jazz Money Jazz Money is a Wiradjuri poet and artist producing works that encompass installation, digital, performance, film and print. Their writing… Learn more Jeanine Leane Jeanine Leane is a Wiradjuri writer, poet and academic from south-west New South Wales. Her first volume of poetry, Dark… Learn more Lee Wayne The collective knowledge of the ‘Reading the Country’ team is immense.Expert trackers, educators and Rangers from across the Warlpiri region… Learn more Linda Wells Linda Wells is of white settler descent. She is a teacher and writer. Linda lived in Central Australia for more… Learn more Lucy Stewart Lucy first arrived in the NT in 1992, arriving on Arrernte Country in 1996. With experience across a wide range… Learn more Maeve Marsden Maeve Marsden is the Creative Director of Varuna the National Writers’ House and the Blue Mountains Writers Festival. A writer… Learn more Marie Elena Ellis Marie Elena Ellis is an Arrernte Warlpiri woman from Amoonguna remote community, 11kms to the east of Mparntwe Alice Springs.… Learn more Marilena Hewitt Marilena(they/them) is a queer designer, artist, award winning small-press publisher, writer and occasional film maker living and working on unceded… Learn more Marjorie ‘Nunga’ Williams Marjorie ‘Nunga’ Williams is a senior Western Arrernte woman. She was born in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in 1953, where she… Learn more Marly Wells Marly Wells is a proud Warlpiri woman who grew up between Alice Springs and Melbourne. She has worked in social… Learn more Maureen Nampijinpa O’Keefe Maureen Nampijinpa O’Keefe is a Kaytetye Warlpiri woman from Ali Curung remote community, 400kms north of Mparntwe Alice Springs. She… Learn more Megan Morais Megan Morais is an ethnochoreologist and teacher of dance and religion. Through various grants, she has documented dances of several… Learn more Meredith Lake Meredith Lake is an historian and broadcaster, especially curious about how Australians reckon with the big questions of life in… Learn more Myfany Turpin Myfany Turpin is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. She has been working on Australian Aboriginal songs and… Learn more Raelke Grimmer Raelke Grimmer grew up writing in the hills and foothills of Kaurna Country in South Australia and has lived in… Learn more Royce Kurmelovs Royce Kurmelovs is a journalist and author. His bestselling first book, The Death of Holden, was published in 2016 and… Learn more Sam Elkin Sam Elkin is a writer, radio maker and community lawyer living on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people. Sam’s… Learn more Samantha Penangka Armstrong Werta, Rrrirtna nuka nem Samantha Penangka Armstrong-Nh. I am a Pertame/Pitjantjatjara woman from Henbury and Idracowra, but have lived most… Learn more Sara M Saleh Sara M Saleh is a writer/poet and human rights lawyer of Palestinian, Egyptian, and Lebanese heritage. Her prose, poetry and… Learn more Sharlene Allsopp Sharlene Allsopp was born on unceded Bundjalung Country into the Olive mob. She has been published widely, including in Griffith… Learn more Shirleen Campbell Proud Anmatyerre and Arrernte woman, Shirleen Campbell is a fifth-generation resident of Alice Springs Town Camp, Lhenpe Artnwe – or… Learn more Stick Mob Stick Mob Studio is a collective of storytellers from Mparntwe-Alice Springs who tell stories that reconfigure reality. We create, publish,… Learn more Sylvia Purrurle Neale Sylvia Purrurle Neale is an Eastern Arrernte woman born in Alice Springs. She is a grandmother and a great-grandmother. Her… Learn more Tanya Heaslip Tanya grew up in Mparntwe during the 1960s and 70s. Her first love was the ancient land of the Arrente… Learn more Theresa Penangke Alice Theresa Penangke Alice is a senior Arrernte Traditional Owner with strong ties to Ltyentye Apurte Santa Teresa, 85km southeast of… Learn more Tisha Perrurle Carter Tisha Perrurle Carter is an Anmatjere woman from Ti Tree community, 200 kms north of Mparntwe Alice Springs. A tireless… Learn more Veronica Gorrie Veronica Gorrie is an award-winning Gunai/Kurnai woman who lives and writes in Victoria. Her highly-acclaimed first book, Black and Blue… Learn more The Vital Collective The Vital Collective is a grassroots organising and advocacy group for and by the Sistergirl, Brotherboy, and LGBTIQAP+ communities in… Learn more Winnie Dunn Winnie Dunn is a Tongan-Australian writer and arts worker from Mt Druitt. She is the general manager of Sweatshop: Western… Learn more Xavia Nou Central Australian-based cellist and songstress X A V I A creates lush, indie electronic folk, blending swirling strings, and earthy… Learn more