Ancient Journeys
Opened November 2018
53-57 Esplanade,
Mantra Esplanade Complex, Cairns, QLD
Opening Hours - Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm
gm@greatrust.com.au (07) 4033 0228
Ancient Journeys is your destination for purchasing ethically sourced indigenous art. Nestled on the picturesque Esplanade in Cairns, Queensland, we are an Aboriginal-owned gallery and gift shop, showcasing a captivating blend of traditional and contemporary indigenous artwork.
We take pride in ethically sourcing Indigenous art primarily from Gulf Artists and Aboriginal Art Centres, ensuring each piece reflects its creators' cultural heritage. From original Gulf Art paintings and limited edition prints to handcrafted artefacts like boomerangs, clapsticks and didgeridoos along with intricate sculptures, weavings, carvings, jewellery and hand-painted homewares our collection highlights the skill and creativity of indigenous artists.
In addition to our art, we offer a range of Australian-made souvenirs and gifts, featuring exquisite Aboriginal designs from ethical suppliers collaborating with indigenous artists. We also sell indigenous books and a selection of bushfoods, traditional bush medicine and clothing sourced from other indigenous owned businesses.
Whether online or in person, immerse yourself in a diverse array of Aboriginal art and Australian-made gifts. With each purchase, you bring a piece of Indigenous culture into your home, empowering First Nation communities, one purchase at a time. As proud dealer members of the Indigenous Art Code, shopping with us ensures authentic art while supporting positive social change by backing a 100% Aboriginal-owned business.
Welcome to Gulf Country
Lower Gulf Artists
Ancient Journeys is a 100 percent Indigenous-owned project. It is driven by the Aboriginal Developmental Benefits Trust (ADBT) to empower emerging Indigenous artists from the communities of Normanton, Doomadgee, Burketown and Mornington Island in the Lower Gulf of Carpentaria.
Each region’s intrinsic style of painting showcases the cultural stories, landscapes and wildlife of their particular language group. Through distinctively colourful and vibrant media, the works interpret the stories that have passed from generation to generation for thousands of years.
Ancient Journeys is proud to support the ethical creation, distribution and retail of Aboriginal art. Prices vary depending on the artist’s standing and all profits are returned to the artist and the ADBT to fund future projects.
This is an opportunity to take home a unique piece from the Lower Gulf and support talented emerging Aboriginal artists.
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