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Cut off by road for almost half of every year, the artists of Gunbalanya are prolific online.
Injalak Arts, located in West Arnhem in the NT, has been running for just over 25 years, and has accumulated a cult social media following.
Mentor manager Felicity Wright said she believed an audience hunger for authentic Aboriginal art, and a desire to learn more about the people who make it, had prompted the following.
"We are showing people at their best, we're showing people making things that are very beautiful, and they're very skilled and come from a knowledge base that's literally thousands of years [old]," Ms Wright said.
"It seems to raise the hearts and minds of all people, not just our Aboriginal members."
Artist and co-manager of Injalak Arts, Gabriel Maralngurra, said he was excited by the increasing interest, and he saw the artists' role as also educators.
"Some say they've never been on Aboriginal land," he said.
"I tell them about my dreaming, about my dreamtime stories, sometimes I tell about what I paint, what we catch, what we eat, and how we cook. Show them the grass that we use. The paints, the red, white and yellow ochre, which is the traditional colours that we use."
Sharing his work online, and with those who walk through the doors, is something that makes Maralngurra proud.
Even though he has worked as an artist out of the centre since 1986, he said he still got a kick out of thinking about his artwork in homes around the world.
"I think I would be proud because when people come and buy my artwork and then they take it back to their home and show it to their friends — I'm happy about my paintings — I [feel] proud of myself."
Ms Wright said in recent years the arts centre had been struck by the opportunity that existed for remote centres like theirs to harness online tools like crowdfunding.
So far, Injalak Arts has run two successful crowdfunding campaigns, and Ms Wright said the platform had the added benefit of reaching new audiences.
"What I find is a lot of people won't go near Aboriginal arts, culture and craft, because of the fear of problems with fakes, with plagiarism … there's a real reticence to even engage in that space," Ms Wright said.
"So the very useful thing about doing that campaign was that it was educative.
"There's so many beautiful, ethical things they can buy — just find out its provenance, find out its origin, and if you can find out it comes from a community arts centre, then you're 100 per cent OK.
"The money is going back to the artist, and you're actually sustaining people's lives, and it's a mighty contribution."
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