Spanning 1.221 million kilometres of desert, and bringing together artists from 35 art centres and across 16 different language groups, this year’s Desert Mob exhibition is an achievement to be celebrated.
Co-curated by Hetti Kemarr Perkins (Arrernte and Kalkadoon) and Aspen Nampin Beattie (Luritja, Warumungu and Yawuru), it features a record number of contemporary artworks by Central Desert artists. This is a key fact. As the outcome of a report in 2022, and with a view for greater independence and flexibility, Araluen Arts Centre’s signature exhibition was handed over to the First Nations-led organisation, Desart, to produce.
