About Us
Yalanji Arts presents hand crafted contemporary and traditional fine art and craft works celebrating culture and the deep respect, knowledge and connection to the richly diverse rainforest and ocean environments of Kuku Yalanji Country.
In the Aboriginal community of Mossman Gorge (Queensland) Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku (BBN) Aboriginal Corporations’ Yalanji Arts is located at the foothills of the world's oldest rainforest, the Daintree National Park. Yalanji Arts nurtures and develops artists to showcase their talents, stories and culture, with an ethos of individual and community growth. Fostered through artistic expression Yalanji Arts envisages an empowered, united, proud and sustainable community. Yalanji Arts provides support and advocacy for local artists, assisting in development through ongoing training and marketing.
BBN and Yalanji Arts is located approximately 70km north of Cairns. Eastern Kuku Yalanji county stretches from Black Mountain in the north, along the coastal plain to Mowbray in the south.
ARTWORK
Yalanji Arts wholesales and retails a range of quality artwork, products and merchandise informed by traditional Yalanji culture, customary practices and the environment. Some mediums that our artists work with include:
- Ceramics: Handmade and fired onsite at Yalanji Arts, including pinch pots, vases, wall plaques and more!
- Works on canvas: Using fine quality paints and linen canvas – all canvases are stretched and prepared by our artists. Our paints are mixed with natural pigments and ochres from the earth, to create a unique colour palette and texture.
- Traditional artefacts and contemporary wood work creations.
- Hand-dyed and screen printed fabrics and textiles – including cushions, tea-towels, t-shirts and fabric lengths, with new products always being developed.
When you come into our community you see that big mountain. We call it Manjal Dimbi. If you look at the rocks on that mountain, you can see that goanna, kangaroo, cassowary and echidna. You also see the good spirit Kubirri…
Aspects & Images of Kuku Yalanji Life at Mossman Gorge by CJ Fischer & Bella Ross-Kelly
Our Mission
Nurture and develop Indigenous artists to showcase Yalanji culture and to generate growth in individuals and the community as a whole.
Our Vision
An empowered united, proud and sustainable community, fostered through the artistic expression of Yalanji culture.
Best Practice Art Centre
Yalanji Arts is a Dealer Member signatory to the Indigenous Art Code, a member of Arts Law: Artists in the Black, a member of the Copyright Agency and a member of the Indigenous Art Centre Alliance.
Sponsorship and Funding Support
Yalanji Arts is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships. Yalanji Arts receives financial assistance from the Queensland Government through the Arts Queensland Backing Indigenous Arts initiative and is supported through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program.