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Dunghutti-Ngaku Aboriginal Art Gallery
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Greetings to all our customers. As the winter weather cools of we have another wonderful exhibition planned for you to feast your eyes on. Bellbrook Artist, Elwyn Toby has his first solo exhibition running from June 5 until July 4. Exhibition opening on Saturday 5 June at 11am. Light refreshments will be served. This exhibition is a must to see by a very promising emerging Thungutti artist.
The Dunghutti-Ngaku Aboriginal Art Gallery or DNAAG is an Aboriginal Gallery housed in the annex of the Visitor Information Centre designed by internationally renowned architect Glen Murcutt. The gallery is nestled in parkland on the south side of Kempsey in the Macleay Valley on the mid north coast of New South Wales.
The aim of the gallery is to showcase and market works of our prominent established and emerging aboriginal artists of the Dunghutti region.
The Gallery also provides an opportunity to link indigenous business development with indigenous culture.
About the Gallery
Established in the latter part of 2008 the Gallery offers an opportunity for our indigenous artists to exhibit their art works to local, interstate and international visitors through the connection with the Tourist Information Centre and web site. DNAAG offers works for sale by a number of highly renowned artists who are represented in major public and private collections as well as works from emerging artists living in the region.
A strong connection with training centres in the area have enabled artists to gain skills and develop works of a high standard.
The Gallery is open Tuesday – Sunday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Local area
Kempsey is situated 428kms north of Sydney and 538kms south of Brisbane. The Macleay Valley is referred to as natures ‘Wonderland’ with pristine unspoiled beaches, the long, fresh, meandering Macleay River with sprawling bushland countryside and surrounding mountain ranges. The Aboriginal people have inhabited the area for thousands of years finding nourishment for the soul from the mountains to the sea. With such rich history and stimulation the variety of storytelling and painterly techniques has produced truly unique and imaginative art works.
Works are sought from as far north as Scotts Head, south to Wauchope, west to Bellbrook in the mountains, and all areas in between. This is known as Dunghutti, Thungutti, Daingutti territory.