The Art of Papunya Settlement,
Northern Territory, Australia

The inception of acrylic dot painting by
the "tjilpi" (old men) of Papunya began almost by
accident in the early 70s when school teacher,
Geoff Bardon, conceived a project for his art
classes involving the creation of a large mural
on an exterior cinder block wall of the Papunya
School. The project attracted the attention
of the community, especially some of the old
men. Before long they were taking the brushes
away from the children and painting the wall
themselves. Bardon, with the best of intentions,
told the men that this was a project for
the children, and gave them masonite to
paint on. Within days, they returned
with their masonite boards covered with ancient,
Aboriginal sand art designs. Before long,
Bardon was supplying them with canvas, the
best acrylics money could buy and better brushes.
Thus the Papunya/Tula Art Movement was born.

Contact Billy Marshall Stoneking for full details and prices.

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