A defiant and bold step toward maintaining strong, sustainable, Aboriginal-owned enterprises.

An alliance of Indigenous artists and art centres from the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in Western Australia, Western Desert Mob was formed in January 2007. 

Western Desert Mob is a powerful coalition of Aboriginal art centres, painters, woodcarvers and weavers from the region - united to ensure the wealth of talent and economic returns are retained in the community.

While considerable contention and debate continues in the art world concerning authenticity, ownership and the impact of art dealers in the remote communities, Western Desert Mob has been formed to take action to safe guard the ethos of building strong community, family and culture.

There is a significant difference between privately owned art businesses and community owned and managed art centres. 

Western Desert Mob members are Aboriginal owned and governed art businesses, with transparent operations and where 65% of the art proceeds return directly to the artist and the remainder reinvested into the art centre business. 

Western Desert Mob is committed to educating about what authentic art is, the importance of painting in-country, the role of Art Centres in communities and of course sharing their exceptional culture and stories through art.

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