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Six Indigenous exporters in the mix for global nous
A growing number and breadth of Indigenous exporters has caught the eye of Austr...
David Prestipino 5 Nov 2025
New world order the norm for trailblazing Ikuntji Artists
The global success of artists from the small Ikuntji community's pioneering Abor...
David Prestipino 20 Oct 2025
Culture as Capital: Ikuntji Artists take Indigenous design to the world
In Haasts Bluff, a remote community in the Western Desert, art is transforming i...
Nicole Brown 2 Sep 2025
Trading in our DNA: How First Nations businesses are reclaiming a legacy of global exchange
Centuries ago, before colonisation drew borders across this land, our communitie...
Nicole Brown 22 May 2025
Ikuntji Artists: the export success story of a tiny remote community
From Paris Fashion Week to dressing staff at the Australian Consulate in Vietnam...
Dianne Bortoletto 16 Apr 2025
New Zealand Fashion Week announces 2025 dates and new venue

Aotearoa's premier fashion event - New Zealand Fashion Week - will return for August 25-30 in 2025, it was revealed on Wednesday. Taking place in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, with the support of T&#...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Oct 30, 2024
Actress Miah Madden stuns in custom-designed Ikuntji Artists dress at Sydney’s Hamilton premiere

Actress, presenter and and future Indigenous criminal defence lawyer, Miah Madden's passion for First Nations advocacy and support has seen the talented creative now collaborate and join forces with c...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 23, 2024
The Indigenous exporter striking gold in France

While it's been a gold rush for Australian athletes at the Paris Olympics, the host country has also proven a source of success for a thriving Indigenous arts business in remote Northern Territory.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 12, 2024
First Nations actress Sherry-Lee Watson wears Ikuntji Artists at Heartbreak High Season 2 premiere

Since making it on the big screen in Netflix's first season of Heartbreak High, Arrernte actress Sherry Lee Watson's status and acting career have only risen.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 18, 2024
Ikuntji Artists announced as 2024 National Designer Award finalist

Striving to celebrate Australia's top-performing emerging designers, the National Designer Award is returning for yet another year. Now entering its 28th year, the award's past winners include some o...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Feb 15, 2024
Ikuntji Artists collaborate with ZHIVAGO for BARKAA’s custom-designed red carpet suit

Stepping onto the red carpet wearing one of Australia's most successful First Nations art centres, last night celebrated Australian rapper BARKAA attended the 2023 ARIA Awards wearing a custom suit de...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Nov 16, 2023
Ikuntji Artist Keturah Zimran awarded for her service to the visual arts

Celebrated as an accomplished Indigenous artist and inspirational leader in her community, Keturah Zimran was last week acknowledged for her service to the visual arts with the Medal of the Order of A...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Oct 9, 2023
Ikuntji Artists become first art centre to present at New Zealand Fashion Week

*A warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that the following article contains the name of a deceased person. Whether you work in fashion, art or the creative sphere itself, the chance...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 31, 2023
Ikuntji show receives standing ovation at Australian Fashion Week

In an Australian Fashion Week first, Ikuntji Artists travelled from the remote town of Haasts Bluff to become the first Aboriginal art centre to show at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week.

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben May 18, 2023
Aboriginal art centre to be the first to present a solo show at Australian Fashion Week

In 2022 they had their designs showcased on the cover of Vogue. In 2023, they'll have their own show at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week. Aboriginal art centre, Ikuntji Artists, located in the remote...

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Apr 25, 2023
The touching legacy behind Vogue Australia's brilliant First Nations cover

While the industry celebrates First Nations culture in the lead up to Australian Fashion Week, a remote Northern Territory art centre has kept the work of one Indigenous artist alive to grace the cove...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 4, 2022
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