The Gathering Garden
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The Gathering Garden public art work is an inspired collaboration that weaves together history into the present. A gift that will grow like the garden into the future.
From the initial concept of The Gathering Garden, by artist Julie Squires, the artists who worked and contributed to the ‘Gathering Garden’ include Marie Elena Ellis, Michael Nelson, Roseanne Ellis, Marcia Alice, April Campbell, Emma Daniels, Tina Malbunka, Thomas Rice, June Smith and MK Turner.
The artists created paintings for the garden that were reinterpreted into the motif designs and sculptured coolamon forms by artist Julie Squires and her assistant Fred White.
Artist: April Campbell
Art Centre: Ti Tree School
Community: Ti Tree
Location: 200 km North of Alice Springs
Story: ‘Woman’s Dreaming’- The U shapes represent the women around the ceremony grounds. The lines represent the tracks made by women dancing. They are singing about the country. These songs and dances are passed on from the ancestors and are performed today as they were in the dreamtime.
Anmatyerr language: Anetyeh petyay – Translation: ‘come, sit, be’
Artist: Marcia Alice
Art Centre: Titjikala Arts
Community: Titjikala
Location: 120 km South of Alice Springs
Story: Pigeon Dreaming from Mt Ooramina
Arrernte language: Arrernelhyaye – Translation: ‘come, sit, be’
Artist: June Smith
Art Centre: Keringke Arts
Community: Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte)
Location: 80 km South-East of Alice Springs
Story: Yalke Dreaming – Bush Onion
Western Desert – Pitjantjatjara and Luritja languages:
Nyinakati – Translation: ‘come, sit, be’
Artist: Margaret Kemarre Turner
Art Centre: Irrkerlantye Arts
Community: Alice Springs
Location: Alice Springs
Story: Grandmother and Granddaughter story.
Arrernte language: Arrernelhyaye – Translation: ‘come, sit, be’
Artist: Thomas Jangala Rice
Art Centre: Warlukurlangu Arts
Community: Yuendumu
Location: 300 km North-West of Alice Springs
Story: Ngapa Jukurrpa – Water Dreaming-Puyurru.
Walpiri language: Nyinakalu – Translation: ‘come, sit, be’
Artist: Tina Malbunka
Art Centre: Ntaria Arts Centre
Community: Hermannsburg
Location: 120 km West of Alice Springs
Story: Women dancing at the ceremonies Ntanata Women Spinifex Pigeon.
Arrernte language: Arrernelhyaye – Translation: ‘come, sit, be’
Artist: Emma Daniels
Art Centre: Ngurratjuta Iltja Ntjara
Community: Alice Springs
Location: Alice Springs
Story: This design represents ladies singing and dancing in Emma’s home country of Mount Wedge.
Walpiri language: Nyinakalu – Translation: ‘come, sit, be’
Artist: Michael Nelson
Art Centre: Papunya Tjupi
Community: Papunya
Location: 240 km North-West of Alice Springs
Story: Kangaroo Dreaming
Arrernte language: Arrernelhyaye – Translation: ‘come, sit, be’
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All artwork © of the respective artists
Source: Alice Spring Town Council
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