Photo Diary… Ernabella Arts
Caitlin (left) and Carly (right) at the entrance to Ernabella Arts, 2022. Photo: Carly Dodd.
Words by Carly Dodd and Caitlin Eyre
In celebration of twenty years of the Ceramics Studio at Ernabella Arts, JamFactory will be presenting a major exhibition and publication for this year’s Tarnanthi Festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. Late last year, JamFactory Curator and Exhibitions Manager Caitlin Eyre and First Nations Engagement Coordinator and Assistant Curator Carly Tarkari Dodd visited the arts centre, located in the community of Pukatja in remote South Australia, 450km from Mparntwe (Alice Springs). The visit allowed Caitlin and Carly to connect with the artists, see the artworks being made, assist in choosing works for the exhibition and publication, and get inspiration for the exhibition design based on the colours, aesthetics and features of the community and the surrounding landscape.
The exhibition Ernabella Arts: Ceramic Warka Wiru 20 Years-kutu (20 Years of Creating Ceramics) and the accompanying book will be presented at JamFactory Adelaide from 30 September – 3 December.
Display shelf of new ceramic works at the Ernabella Arts Centre, 2022. Photo: Caitlin Eyre.
Ernabella Artist Fiona Wells working on a new piece. 2022. Photo: Carly Dodd.
A community mural at the back of the Mai Wiru Pukatja store, 2022. Photo: Carly Dodd.
Wild donkeys became welcome friends during the road trips around the community, 2022. Photo: Carly Dodd.
Ernabella artist Tjimpuna Williams putting sgraffito on a work, 2022. Photo: Carly Dodd.
Women from Pukatja took Carly and Caitlin out for a day trip to Womikata for a bush foods experience, 2022,.Photo: Carly Dodd.
The Ernabella Arts Showroom, 2022.Photo: Carly Dodd.