Journey to the
Dreamtime

Opportunity Through Art

A Cultural Marketplace

Ancient Journeys was established by the Gulf Regional Economic Aboriginal Trust (GREAT) as a gallery and retail space to create opportunities for artists from remote communities in the Lower Gulf of Carpentaria to share and sell their Aboriginal art in Cairns, one of Australia’s major tourism destinations.

By bringing Aboriginal art from these communities to Cairns, where travellers gather, Ancient Journeys provides a pathway for artists from the Gulf communities of Doomadgee, Mornington Island, Normanton and Burketown to share their work more widely and make authentic Aboriginal art accessible to visitors.

Alongside this, Ancient Journeys presents a curated selection of authentic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, artefacts and cultural works from art centres across northern Australia, as well as Australian-made Indigenous gifts and souvenirs.

This includes Australian-made licensed products with royalties paid to the artist, handmade art by Indigenous artists, and products made in Australia by Indigenous-owned businesses, bringing together a range of styles and stories from different regions.

Each purchase supports Indigenous artists and contributes to community initiatives in the Lower Gulf, helping sustain cultural practice and opportunity.