Coming Soon / Desert Mob 2025

Desert Mob is back for 2025 with hundreds of artists from 35 art centres across the desert converging on Mparntwe (Alice Springs) to celebrate desert culture in the heart of Australia.

Tjanpi is excited to be not only exhibiting at Desert Mob, but also participating in the beloved Desert Mob Marketplace.

EXHIBITION

11 September - 26 October 2025
Araluen Arts Centre

The Desert Mob 2025 Exhibition showcases over 30 Art Centres and is an invitation to view hundred of works by artists who are members of Aboriginal-governed community art centres across Central Australia. We are proud to be presenting our collection of works titled Tjapu-tjapu Inkama! (Play Ball!).⁠

Feature artists:  Michaela Abbott, Imiyari Adamson, Ms Adamson (dec), Angelina Bradley, Jacinta Heffernan, Noreen Heffernan, Sylvanna Kenny, Carolyn Kenta, Imuna Kenta, Yuminia Kenta, Daisybell Kulyuru, Tjulyata Kulyuru, Lynette Lewis. Technical assistance by Kate Murphy.

All works will be available for sale.

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MARKETPLACE

Saturday 13 September 2025
10am - 2pm
Araluen Arts Centre

The Desert Mob Marketplace is a large buzzing art market, bringing together paintings, punu, ceramics, weaving, sculpture, textiles and merchandise from Aboriginal-owned art centres across Central Australia. 

Tjanpi will be presenting a stall filled with loads of lovely new Tjanpi sculptures, baskets and merchandise including tshirts, tote bags, tea towels and more!

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Image features Lynette Lewis at the Desert Mob workshop in Pukatja (Ernabella). Photo by Kate Murphy.