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Gallery of Central Australia

About GoCA

At the Gallery of Central Australia (GoCA), we celebrate creativity and culture. We aim to educate and inspire through revolving exhibitions, enriching discussions and shining a light on emerging artists through artist in residence programs 

We’re committed to providing a platform for our Indigenous community to share their stories, their culture and we encourage you to join us in exploring one of the oldest living and vibrant cultures.

 

GoCA is located adjacent to Desert Gardens Hotel.

Open Daily From
9:00am - 5:00pm

Free Daily Tour
10:30am

Guided Tours
Within Business Hours
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Private Tour with Exclusive Hire
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Indigenous artist painting
Athena Nangala Granites, Gallery of Central Australia (GoCA) Artist in Residence, 2021. Image courtesy Warlukurlangu Artists.

About the Artists

We work with art centres across Central Australia, as well as independent artists and galleries, to showcase the work of emerging Indigenous artists from the region. Community art centres are innovative and vibrant creative spaces where culture is kept alive, passed on between the old and young, and preserved on canvas to share with the world.

Discover the Central Desert Art Centres
Indigenous woman with visitor

Planning your Visit

A visit to GoCA provides a unique opportunity to authentic Indigenous artwork. We celebrate creativity and culture and aim to educate and inspire through revolving exhibitions, enriching discussions, and showcasing art from the Central Australian Desert Region. We are committed to providing a platform for over 23 Art Centres in the Central Desert Region to share their art, artists and stories so that you can join us in appreciating one of the world's oldest living cultures.

GoCA is located adjacent to Desert Gardens Hotel and is open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm. 

Alison Napurrula Multa Pantjiti painting at GoCA September 2021
Kungkaku Puturru - Women's Hairstring Dreaming, Alison Napurrula Multa Pantjiti, GoCA Artist in Residence, September 2021.

Artist in Residence

We are proud to offer Central Australian Indigenous artists an opportunity to take part in our Artist in Residence program. Artists can spend time at the resort, creating, exhibiting and selling their art. 

We encourage you to visit GoCA during your stay. You will be in awe of the detail and delicacy as masterpieces, filled with rich stories, come together in front of your eyes.

Private Gallery Tours

We invite you to join a private, personalised tour of the Gallery of Central Australia (GoCA).
All gallery tours run for 30 minutes and are available at 9:30am, 2:00pm and 3:00pm daily.
Please allow another 10 minutes to look around, ask questions or have a more personalised shopping experience throughout the gallery.

 

Private Gallery Tour Enquiry Form

Please fill out the form below to organise a private tour of the Gallery of Central Australia (GoCA).

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Purpose of Visit
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Payments: Phone GoCA and quote your credit card. A receipt will be emailed to you. 

Please Note: Date and time of tour will not be confirmed until payment has been made.

Costs: 
3 pax or less: $100
Up to 10 pax: $300
11-20 pax: $550
More than 20 pax, the group will be divided at $1,000 per 1 hour:
2 x 30 minute tours at 20 pax each = 1 hour
3 x 20 minute tours at 20 pax each = 1 hour

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Exclusive Hire

We also offer exclusive hire of the GoCA Gallery and Terrace after hours.
Exclusive hire can be booked for up to 45 minutes, and includes a 30 minute gallery tour.

 

Exclusive Hire Enquiry Form

Please fill out the form below to request exclusive hire of the Gallery of Central Australia (GoCA).

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Costs:

Gallery tour without drinks = $700 minimum

Gallery tour with one drink, $45 pp = $900 minimum

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Artwork Behind the Gallery of Central Australia Logo

Kapi Tjukurla - Kunmanara (Julie Taria) Brumby

Kapi Tjukurla

Kunmanara (Julie Taria) Brumby

Kapi Tjukurla was designed by Kunmanara (Julie Taria) Brumby, who was a senior woman in the Mutitjulu community, located at Uluru. 

The artwork, meaning waterholes in local Pitjantjatjara language, includes concentic circles linked by lines representing waterholes and river courses, the travelling and resting places of Anangu. Dots and lines represent the patterns of desert vegetation. Anangu continues to depend on their extensive knowledge of where and when to find water. This knowledge is informed by Tjukurpa (law and culture), passed on by family and through inma (cultural song and dance).

Brumby's design has been incorporated into GoCA's logo and gallery branding. 

Throughout her life, Julie was closely involved with the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, working as a traditional consultant. In this role she would draw on her knowledge of the local environment and culture to advise non-Aboriginal staff and visitors to the Park.

Before her passing in 2019, Julie would regularly visit Walkatjara Community Art Centre where she created beautiful works of art, most often painting the stories of the Seven Sisters, Two Sisters, and stories about the waterholes and the landscape of her traditional lands.

Light Dancing on Waterholes © Julie Brumby