Maruku Arts - Dot Painting Workshop

This workshop was incredibly special, as normally non-indigenous people wouldn't be able to do dot painting. We were taken through some of the aspects of dot painting and the stories behind them by an Anangu mother and daughter, with heartfelt translations by Sophie. We were so privileged to be part of this, and were then encouraged to think of a story to base our paintings on.
At the end we shared our paintings and stories, and we were even given more time to finish them off if we wanted.
It was a very relaxing and educational experience!

My sister-in-law and me were blessed to experience this workshop on 15th March 2023. The guide and artist (Verne) were fabulous. I'd met Vern the evening before, and had bought a painting of 'The Three Sisters'. At the workshop she painted a beautiful 'Seven Sisters' artwork which I also bought. How could I not? I'd spent some of the time sitting alongside her, watching her and chatting.

We loved learning more about some of the symbols and signs involved in Aboriginal art, using sand to demonstrate. Once we'd all had a go at painting ourselves (mine wasn't great sadly, but Jenny's was amazing!), we then told our stories that the painting symbolised.

Worth every cent. I'd highly recommend this to anyone visiting Yulara/Uluru.

My friend and I had an amazing time. The experience of dot painting was great but what we learned about the culture and the meaning behind the paintings was priceless. Would highly recommend this….absolutely awesome.

Fantastic cultural experience with locals.
We have two young boys who also got a lot out of the experience. Wonderful to learn what the symbols on desert paintings mean. Makes you appreciate aboriginal art in a whole new light. Highly recommend.

This was a wonderful experience, learning and understanding about dot painting and Aboriginal culture and about this method as a way of story telling, then getting to apply our knowledge to our very own painting.

It felt very calming and therapeutic as an activity, and it was lovely being able to see a local artist at work in front of us, and be able to ask them questions too.

Great activity for adults and children alike, and very reasonably priced too.

This experience was EXCELLENT. We booked it for 2 adults & 2 children (10 & 8) and we all loved it. The lady running it was very informative and the artist on the day was just beautiful. Her artwork was stunning and we enjoyed listening to her speak. If you are reading these reviews to try and decide whether or not to do this tour, you absolutely should. A BIG highlight of our trip.

We had a great time and experience with host Kane and artist Brenda. They took us through a creation story of the Seven Sisters. We then had a chance to do our own dot painting after they explained the basic symbols and concepts of the Anangu art. Brenda of course put us all to shame in producing her own art in the same time. And we had a chance at the end to explain the story behind each of our art. Overall an awesome experience.

An incredible immersive experience where I learnt a lot about Aboriginal culture and their paintings. I strongly recommend doing the dot painting class. A must when visiting Yulara/Uluru :)

This was such a beautiful experience thank you Bessie for sharing your experiences and story. Very peaceful way to spend an afternoon and learn. Definitely would do this again.

Really fabulous. Our workshop leaders were wonderful and it was a really lovely and mindful experience.

Fabulous experience - highly recommended. Shirley and Dana were fabulous teachers of culture and art.

Great experience and well worth the time. Knowledgeable and friendly staff and artist.

Wonderful experience. Highly recommend. Great way to support the local communities

非常值得体验的点画工作坊，地点位于town square后面的室外帐篷下。首先介绍了原住民相关作画流程和不同图案的含义，展示了原住民以前狩猎育儿相关用品。然后就是个人创作，分享自己画的故事。
一定会再来！