Mimili Maku

The art centre is located in Mimili Community on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. The centre is a thriving cultural space, connecting cultural leaders of our community with the contemporary art world. Our mission is to support future generations of Anangu to continue living on country whilst being able to access a culturally affirming income through artmaking.

Our studio is a space for artistic excellence, cultural celebration as well as a platform to tackle the many social challenges experienced by Anangu living on the APY Lands today. Whilst our core business is the creation of artwork, the income created through art sales enables us to follow the overarching vision of our Elders to educate the next generation of Anangu growing up on country, supporting continued cultural practices and knowledge of the land.

Home to some of Australia’s most celebrated artists like Betty Kuntiwa Pumani, Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin, Robert Fielding and the late Kunmanara (Mumu Mike) Williams, Mimili artists are renown for distinctively experimental, culturally, and politically potent artforms. Mimili artists have been recognised in major art prizes, and their work has been acquired by institutions and art collectors in Australia and beyond. Mimili Maku Arts is a safe cultural space for and by Anangu.