keringke art centre
art centre history

Keringke Art Centre began with a nine week fabric-painting course back in 1987. In 1988 the women of Santa Teresa held an exhibition in at Australian Bicentennial Craft Show, the first time an Aborginal group had done so. By 1989, ATSIC funding had allowed the building of a purpose-built Art Centre. It was named after the Dreaming place of Kathleen Wallace, one of the artists at Santa Teresa. Keringke means 'Kangaroo Tracks'. It is Kangaroo Dreaming.

 
 
 The Centre quickly become a influential model for other art projects in the area, and in 1992 a cultural exchange program saw the group exhibiting in New Zealand. Despite widespread funding cuts to Art Centre's during the 90's, Keringke has flourished in recent times and is now a vital component of the area's cultural, social and economic fabric.