Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts & Culture Centre is kicking off the new year with two exhibitions in January.
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Bottle of Lights and work from other EqualiTEA artists, as well as Warnayaka Art - Works of the Warlpiri people, will both be open to the public on January 29.
The Warnayaka Art exhibition is a collection of acrylic artworks and prints telling the story of the Warlpiri nation.
The exhibition features work by Myra Patrick Herbert, who started painting in 1986 after a Traditional Painting Course initiated by the T.A.F.E. Unit in Lajamanu, a community on Warlpiri country.
According to GYRACC, her approach to depicting Dreaming in her art was very different to other Lajamanu artists.
She used a very fine dotting technique, which gave a shimmering effect to her paintings.
The Bottles of Light exhibition features work from Briony Festing, Connor McBean, Michael Miller and Ketina Moreen.
Ms Festing said she wants her art to inspire people who see it.
"[I want] to be able to show others how they can follow their dreams as well.
"I want them to feel proud of what they can do and achieve just like I do."
She said cleaning the bottles was the hardest part of the job.
"Having to do the yucky job of cleaning the bottles... I hate it... sometimes Connor does it for me."
Mr McBean said he actually enjoyed cleaning the bottles.
"Nothing is hard for me - not even cleaning the bottles because it is my job... I love it all."
He said he enjoyed getting creative and putting his ideas into art.
"I just love thinking about all the designs I can do like bats, vampires, storms, volcanoes, monster houses, spiders, snakes, sunsets.
"I see everything in my mind and want to paint and create so many different Bottles of Lights."
Graham Wilfred Junior was also involved in the EqualiTEA art program. He's been painting for 12 years but this is his first time sharing his work.
"I'm not getting any younger so why not start now, because life is art."
The exhibitions will be launched from 6-8pm, on Friday January 29 at GYRACC.
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