Community Spotlight: Mimili: New artworks from The Bungalow

Mimili Community lies within the beautiful Everard Ranges, around 500 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs. Mimili derives its name from Kinara Mimi, a place of water where Kapi Kata (lit. water head / soakage) still lies. Iriti (long time ago) Kinara Mimi was known as Pira Mimi, which means “the moon is just starting to come up” in Yankunytjatjara. This manta (land) and this wapar (storyline) belongs to Yankunytjatjara people but has become a place for Yankunytjatjara people to tjungu (come together) with Pitjantjatjara people; they became united as walytja (family).

Today Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara all work together at the art centre, bringing together the stories of their home and sharing the storylines of their foundation, Kinara Mimi. The studio supports a vibrant and contemporary intergenerational art practice that Short St Gallery has been proud to support and exhibit for many years. Today’s Spotlight showcases recently arrived artwork to our stockroom that reveals the breath and beauty of the community’s artists. We invite you to view this knock out selection by clicking on the link below or the image above.