Voight Ratara, Brumby Story, 2021. Hand built terracotta and underglazes, 35 x 20cm. Courtesy: the Hermannsburg Potters and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne.

The Hermannsburg Potters are a collective of Western Aranda artists renowned for their vibrant hand-crafted terracotta and underglaze pots that encapsulate Country, culture and contemporary life in Ntaria community (Hermannsburg), based at the remote foothills of the MacDonnell Ranges, 130 kilometres west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Artwa Urrknga Mpaaritjaarta – Men Making Claywork marks an important continuation of The Hermannsburg Potters 30-year legacy as the first exhibition of work created exclusively by Western Aranda men.

Alcaston Gallery is thrilled to present new ceramic work by Voight Ratara, Exance Pareroultja Rex, Andrew Ebatarinja Kumara, Lawrence Jakamarra Inkamala and Colin Malbunka.

Exhibition Open Day, Saturday 4 December 2021, 1 – 4 pm