Tiwi Design

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In short

Tiwi Design is an Aboriginal art centre at Nguiu (today Wurrumiyanga) on Bathurst Island, 80 km north of Darwin; it began in 1968 when two young men worked with the local school's art teacher on wood-block prints, and moved to screen-printing textiles in 1969. Around 100 artists work with the centre in ochre painting, ironwood carving, screen-printed fabrics, ceramics, pandanus weaving and printmaking, in a complex with a carvers' shelter, a pottery studio, a screen-printing studio and a painting studio. The centre states that its aim is to promote, preserve and enrich Tiwi culture.

Where

Wurrumiyanga, Australia

Crafts

Weaving and textiles · Ceramics and porcelain

Website

tiwidesigns.com

Email

tiwidesign@tiwiart.com

Source

School website · checked on 26/10/2026

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