Papulankutja Artists, part of the Western Desert Mob in WA, is a vibrant if somewhat eccentric centre. The people are very individual and strong in their culture and the art from Blackstone is a reflection of this. Pukurlarrima – La! Let Us Celebrate (3 October - 7 December 08) is a collection of works from the early beginnings of the art centre to now.

The centre has been saving some works by Kantjupayi Benson specifically for this occasion. Kantjupayi, an important Elder, is now living in the Wanarn Aged Care facility where most of her current work is done with other Warakurna artists. Along with her brother-in-law Fred Forbes, Kantjupayi is an original settler of Blackstone and was the dreamer and initiator behind the ‘Spinifex Toyota’ that won the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award in 2006. This exhibition is an excellent opportunity to celebrate Kantjupayi Benson in particular, as well as some of the younger and more emerging artists from the region.

Mimi Arts and Crafts, a Katherine based Aboriginal owned working arts centre, will be showcasing a number of its artists in 380,000km² of Art at Tandanya from 3 October – 4 January 2009. This will be a great opportunity to see the diversity and richness of the artwork coming out of the Katherine region in the Northern Territory, an arts region that is still evolving and is relatively undiscovered.

The exhibition will display a range of styles, including the traditional Arnhem Land and Tanami Desert styles, contemporary art from Rivers region, the eastern areas of the NT and the distinctive style of renowned artist Bill Harney from Menngen, also known as Innisvale Station.

Mimi Arts and Crafts diversity derives from the huge region that it covers. The total area is 380,000 square kilometres and stretches from the Queensland border right across to the WA border, up north into Arnhem Land and down south into the Tanami desert. Established in 1978 as an Aboriginal initiative, Mimi represents more than 22 different communities and a great number of outstations, family groups as well as the people living in the town and townships in the region.