News & Events

Opening Night – Susan Merry Solo Exhibition

Art enthusiasts and collectors gathered Friday night, 2nd May, for the grand opening of Susan Merry's second Solo Exhibition.  A ...
Nicole Dickerson Opening night Image credit: Jesse

Opening night- Memories: My Connection by Nicole Dickerson

Join us in congratulating Nicole Dickerson who opened her first solo exhibition "Memories: My Connection" last Friday. The audience enjoyed ...

Revealed 2024

Last week was a whirl wind of activity for Yamaji Art. Attending the annual Revealed Professional Development, Emerging Artist Exhibition, ...
Beau Simpson

Emerging Artist selected for Aurizon Commission

We wish to extend a congratulations to Beau Simpson and Lily-Mae Kerley for being the emerging artists selected by the ...
Yamaji Art Award

Finalist second year running!

It is with great delight, we are pleased to announce that for the second year running, Yamaji Art have been ...
Naomi Danischewsky-Up there

Artist Celebrate their connection to the Night Sky

Congratulations to all the artist on a successful opening night for their exhibition "Together, Walking Beneath the Night Sky". The ...
art elders exbibition

Celebrating our artist “For Our Elders Exhibition”

A beautiful turn out to honour our Art centre Elders for this years NAIDOC theme “For our Elders” 7 of ...

Performers keeping Language alive!

  ·WOW!...what an epic night we all had last night. There was so much anxiousness from all the performers last ...

Yamaji art gets a new sign!!

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to #WAITOC for their ongoing support with our promotion and marketing ...

ART by Charmaine Papertalk Green and Mr John Kinsella

Just in…Newly published and released collaborative book of poetry by our very own director and artist Charmaine Papertalk Green and ...
Star dreaming

‘Best Education Film’ at Dome Fest West 2022 – Los Angeles!

Star Dreaming has won the award for 'Best Education Film' at Dome Fest West 2022! Internationally award winning now, in ...

Bundiyarra Irra Wangga Language Centre’s 2 day Aboriginal women’s forum

Yamaji art recently facilitated and worked alongside community participants at the Bundiyarra Irra Wangga Language Centre's, 2 day Aboriginal Women's ...

Intercultural exchange – Yamaji Calisto explores nightsky narratives

Internationally renowned art directors from Italy have arrived on Yamatji land to listen and learn about Indigenous culture, dance and ...

2022 Premier’s Science Award – Star Dreaming Nomination

“We are delighted to announce that Star Dreaming is a finalist in the Premier's Science Awards in the Chevron Science ...

Shore Leave 2022 – Under the Dome with Star Dreaming

Yamaji Art, in partnership with Prospero Productions, Curtin University and Project3, recently showcased the 180 degree fully immersive experience Star ...

Yamaji Art represents the Midwest at the 2022 Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference

Yamaji Art, along with several other key stakeholders and Aboriginal Tourism operators, traveled to Cairn in Queensland Australia to attend ...
Tuppance - Julie Dowling

JULIE DOWLING: BIDYA GURLBARL

In collaboration with Julie Dowling and John Curtin Gallery, Yamaji Art are excited to present to you her most recent ...

Yamaji Art wins award for “Best Astronomy Education” film at the 2021 Under the Dome Film Festival in Melbourne

Yamaji Art are so very thrilled to announce that the "Star Dreaming" film done in partnership with Prospero Productions and ...

Star Dreaming Premiere

The red carpet came out yesterday….3 years of hard work, dedication and commitment with a passion was celebrated yesterday! We ...

Aboriginal Art Centres – Immersive Cultural Hubs

"Aboriginal art centres double as “gateways” across WA catering to a tourism market that is keen for an Aboriginal cultural ...

The Star Dreaming – Seven Sisters – 2020 $1 Coin

Yamaji art are so proud to announce that after almost 3 years working with the mint that a limited edition ...

NAIDOC career development Expo Day at Geraldton Senior High School

Yamaji Art attended the NAIDOC career development Expo Day at Geraldton Senior High School, we had an information booth & ...

Weaving Workshop with The Girls Academy

Yamaji Art take great pride in developing the skills and knowledge of the next generation through our community engagement opportunities ...

Ceramics with Libby Rowland

Yamaji Art Artists were able to learn a new skill of Hand Building with clay, the Workshop was with Ceramics ...

Water Across Country

Yamaji Art Artists: Barbara Merritt, Margaret Whitehurst, Kyra Johnson & Andrea Green-Ugle, were commissioned to do a Artwork for the ...
Roni Jones Necklace

Workshop with Janeen Horne

Yamaji Art artists spent the day at the studio of local Geraldton artist Janeen Horne who shared her knowledge surrounding dispersal ...

NAIDOC at Northgate Plaza 2019

During NAIDOC Week 2019 Yamaji Art Artists Nicole Dickerson & Lily-mae Kerley run Workshops at Northgate Plaza Shopping Centre. The ...
Craig Pickett-Emu in the sky

Houtman 400 Festival Projection

Yamaij Art artists, Barbara Merritt, Gemma Merritt, Susan Merry, Craig Pickett and Wendy Jackamarra had their artwork projected onto the ...

Youth Leadership in Aboriginal Visual Arts Industry

Art centres are so much more than canvases and paints. We play an important part in the professional and personal ...

Arts Leadership Program

Yamaji Art believe that artist should be given as much professional development opportunities to develop not just as an artist, ...

Printmaking with Lizzie Robinson

Yamaji Art held a workshop with Lizzie Robinson who specialises in Printmaking & Textiles. In June 2019 we had a ...

John Forrest “another view”

Yamaji Art partnered with the State Library of WA and The Minderoo Foundation to be one of the art centres ...

Yamaji Art attends revealed 2019

Each year we look forward to packing up and hitting the high way to attend the annual Revealed in Fremantle ...

Filming on Country

Yamaji Art went on day of filming on country out to various water hole sites, they were Dog-hole (a local ...

Harmony Day 2019

Yamaji Art Artists Hazel Edwards & Andrea Green-Ugle completed a Sand Mural during Harmony Day 2019 in Geraldton at the ...
Christmas on the Terrace 2018

Christmas on the Terrace 2018

During the month of December 2018, Yamaji Art stayed open a little longer  to be apart of the Christmas on ...

Trip to Noondamarra – Indigenous Creative Fellowship

Yamaji Art was successful in their application to the Minderoo Foundation's Indigenous Creative Fellowship. This fellowship seen Yamaji Art artist's ...

Yamaji Art attended Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Suicide Prevention conference

Yamaji Art attended the 2nd National Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Suicide Prevention conference and 2018 World Indigenous Suicide Prevention ...
Yculture 2018

YCulture Project a success!

Yamaji Art worked in partnership with local community initiative Yamaji Girl which had identified a need for a culturally appropriate ...
WACRH Commission

WACRH Commission

Western Australia Rural Centre of Heath (WARCH) commissioned Yamaji Art to produce 5 Artworks, Yamaji Art Artists were grouped into ...

“Our stories in stitches”

Yamaji Art was a successful participant of the 2017 WA regional arts summit hosted by Country Arts WA. The project ...
IJA by Margaret Whitehurst

A Referendum for Social Change: 1967 to 2017

Yamaji Art, in partnership with Geraldton Streetwork Aboriginal Corporation and the Arts and Cultural Development Centre, recently had a successful ...
wildflower season in the midwest - Kevin and Barbara Merritt

Mundaring Opening Night

Yamaji Art in partnership with Mundaring Art Centre were pleased with the turnout on opening night at the recent exhibition ...
wildflower season in the midwest - Kevin and Barbara Merritt

Mundaring Art Centre Exhibition – THE GURAWU COLLECTION

We are pleased to announce that Yamaji Art will be exhibiting existing and new works for "The Gurawu collection" at ...
Sky Talks to Us

Sky Talks to Us

Yamaji Art were recently commissioned to complete a piece for the Berndt Museum of WA. The museum was showcasing a collection ...

Annual Xmas on the Terrace 2016

Yamaji Art recently participated in Geraldton's annual Xmas on the Terrace on the 8th December 2016. It was certainly a ...

Gurawa + Sky Culture Lines Exhibition for NAIDOC Week

Yamaji Art's NAIDOC 2016 exhibition is "Gurawu + Sky Culture Lines" showing at the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery ...
yamaji art leggings

Yamaji Art turns art into Fashion

Geraldton Guardian feature article on the Walking with the Stars fashion shoot. Yamaji Art created limited edition leggings based the ...
Central park exhibition

Gurawu – Shared Sky Exhibition – Central Park Building Perth

Yamaji Art are pleased to announce the opening of the Gurawu - Share Sky exhibition in Central Park Building in Perth ...

Healing Health through art

St John of God Hospital foyer was packed with indigenous art and art connoisseurs for the opening of Barbara Merritt’s first solo exhibition. The renowned ...

Common Ground Exhibition Opening Mundaring Art Centre

This exhibition aims to draw upon the multicultural fabric of Perth, the multiplicity of distinct cultures from around the world, ...

Luminous Dreams in a Resounding Success-UWA Centenary Event

The Luminous Dreams project was developed by the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts (UWA) and the Australian Urban ...

Yamaji Art AGM Announcement 2013

Public announcement for the AGM on Thursday, November 28th 2013 at 4PM at Yamaji Art Art Centre.  Bill Sewell Complex, ...

Gemma Merritt Runner Up for 2013 SKA Art Prize

On Tuesday 13 August, Yamaji Art's Gemma Merritt was announced as runner up for the 2013 SKA Art Prize for her piece, ...
Ilgarijiri DVD

Deadly Awards Nomination Event on 13 August

The Queens Park Theatre and Yamaji Art invite you to come watch a 10 minute short film about the Ilgarijiri ...

NAIDOC 2013 Yamaji Art Bush Basket Weaving Workshops

Register now for free bush basket weaving workshops on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 July 2013 at Yamaji Art Centre ...

NAIDOC 2013 Yamaji Art Marketplace Art Sale

Head to Yamaji Art Centre at 6pm on Friday 12 July for the launch of our NAIDOC Week Marketplace with ...

Yamaji Art Emu Eggs Official Launch in Reconciliation Week

To mark the start of Reconciliation Week, the Yamaji Art Emu Egg sculptures  on the Geraldton foreshore were officially launched ...
On Badimaya Country Photo Exhibition

Free Community Event: On Badimaya Country Photo exhibition

Hosted by the Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health (CUCRH), the exhibition will be held in Mt Magnet and Geradton ...
Charmaine Green & Craig Pickett

Yamaji Art closed until 18 April for Revealed 2013

Please Note: Yamaji Art will be closed from Friday April 12 until Thursday April 18th for the 2013 Revealed: Emerging ...

Yamaji Art ‘Emu Eggs’ to feature on Geraldton Foreshore

The artwork of two Yamaji Art senior artists will be transformed into three dimensional sculpted 'emu eggs' to feature as ...
Charmaine Green

How art changed my life: Charmaine Green

Yamaji Art artist Charmaine Green was recently featured in the ABC online video series: How Art Changed My Life. The series explores ...
Yamaji Art Car

Check out Yamaji Art’s Branded Vehicle

It will be hard to miss the newly branded Yamaji Art vehicle sponsored by the Mid West Development Commission & Royalties for ...

Yamaji Art Open Studio @ACDC

Join us on Friday 2 November at the Opening Reception of Yamaji Art Open Studio - a 4 week showcase ...

Artists honoured at Yamaji Art’s new home

Yamaji Art, the Aboriginal owned and operated art centre in Mid West, Western Australia, has opened its new doors at the Bill Sewell ...

Yamaji Art has moved

But not far! We’re still in the Bill Sewell Complex in Geraldton. We have now moved into a much larger ...

Ilgarijiri exhibit tours Europe

The continued success of the Ilgarijiri project saw Yamaji Art visiting three European cities in February and March 2012 including ...

Canadian First Nations artist visits Yamaji

While in Australia on an artist residency at Parramatta Artist Studios in Sydney, Canadian based multimedia artist Scott Benesinaabaandan decided to cross ...

Apology Day BBQ 2012

This year we choose to have our National Apology Day BBQ at the Yamaji Art Centre and we shared our ...

Yamaji Art featured in gift to the Queen!

We were excited to feature in the "Window to the Universe" book by ASKAP presented as a gift to the ...