Desert Mob After Dark

Desart is the peak arts body for over 30 Central Australian Aboriginal Art centres.

Desart

Desert Mob After Dark, two intimate evenings of art, music and food at the Araluen Cultural Precinct

Yaye's Cafe

"Food is a great way of introducing country to people." - Rayleen Brown (from NITV story) Join us for a perfect Mparntwe evening of art, food and music!Desert Mob After Dark is an intimate evening of art, food and music on the Araluen Cultural Precinct to celebrate Desert Mob 2024.The Araluen Galleries will open after hours for an exclusive viewing of the Desert Mob 2024 exhibition and talk by Desert Mob Curators Hetti Perkins and Aspen Beattie.Following, savour a delicious alfresco meal incorporating bush foods designed, prepared and presented by Kungkas Can Cook co-founder Rayleen Brown, in collaboration with our friends at Yaye's Cafe. Rayleen Brown has a vast knowledge of bush foods and flavours from Central Australia and a passion for sharing them.After Dark will also present an intimate and powerful musical performance by Bronwyn Stuart. As a relative of Warren H Williams, Daryl Kantawarra and Herbie Laughton, Bronwyn’s no stranger to the music scene. This Western Aranda country music singer-songwriter was surrounded by music from a young age. Through MusicNT’s Desert Divas program, Bronwyn recorded and released her single Me &amp; My Guitar, featured on the Desert Divas Volume 2 compilation. Most recently she performed to great acclaim at MusicNT's Bush Bands Bash 2024. An evening not to be missed. 6.00pm Galleries open, bar &amp; appetizers in Yaye's Cafe courtyard6.30pm Floor talk with Desert Mob 2024 curators Hetti Perkins and Aspen Beattie7.30pm Dinner, presented by Rayleen Brown, and live music performance.Food &amp; Drink: Dinner is included in the table price. If you have any dietary requirements please let us know when purchasing your ticket. Araluen will be running a bar. Please note, drinks are not included in the table price and cash payments are not accepted. Presented by Desart, Kungkas Can Cook and Yaye's Cafe in Mparntwe, on Arrernte Country. To assist in planning your attendence, visit our website <a href="https://desertmob.com/visit-us/" title="https://desertmob.com/visit-us/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">wwwdesertmob.com/visit-us/</a>

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Image 1: Desert Mob After Dark event 2023. Photo by Ivan Trigo Miras. Courtesy of Desart.Image 2: Hetti Perkins giving curator’s floortalk during Desert Mob After Dark event in 2023. Photo by Ivan Trigo Miras. Courtesy of Desart.Image 3: Casii Williams performing at Desert Mob After Dark event in 2023. Photo by Ivan Trigo Miras. Courtesy of the artist and Desart.

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