Ninuku Arts was founded in 2006 by a small group of Pitjantjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra artists in a small mudbrick building in Kalka community, in the far northwest corner of South Australia. Currently, the art centre supports a rotating roster of close to 40 artists and makers living in both Kalka and Pipalyatjara, which are the most remote communities of the APY Lands.

Artists come to work on a near daily basis and the studio is the social and cultural beating heart of both communities. It is a place not only to sit and work alongside family, but to share stories of near and distant past.

Over the course of the last decade the art centre has exhibited work nationally and internationally, becoming known for its powerful colour palettes as well as the diversity of styles, techniques, and mediums of each artist. While the origins of Ninuku’s creative output lay in the traditions of Western Desert dot painting, artists have grown over time to incorporate loose brush techniques as well as tjanpi (grass) and punu (wood) sculpture into their practices.

Early-career artists from Ninuku Arts that have exhibited through APY Gallery include Cassaria Young, Phyllis Donegan and Samuel Miller.