{{Short description|Australian Indigenous art exhibition}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{use Australian English|date=September 2021}} '''Desert Mob''' is Central Australia's largest First Nations art and cultural event and exhibition, held in Alice Springs/Mparntwe annually since 1991.
== History == Developed by the Araluen Arts Centre, the first Desert Mob exhibition was held in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Desert Mob 30|url=https://araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au/whats-on/desert-mob-30|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Araluen Arts centre|archive-date=10 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910033835/https://araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au/whats-on/desert-mob-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> Artwork is selected by Aboriginal art centres from across the Central Australia region, the birthplace of the Western desert art movement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-29 |title=Desert Mob turns 30|url=https://artcollector.net.au/desert-mob-turns-30/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Art Collector Magazine |language=en-AU}}</ref>
It is delivered in partnership with Desart, the peak body for Central Australian art centres.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-17|title=30 years of Desert Mob|url=https://www.artshub.com.au/2020/08/17/30-years-of-desert-mob-260893/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=ArtsHub Australia|language=en-AU}}</ref> It now features an annual multi-gallery exhibition of more than 200 works, symposium, marketplace and other associated events.{{cn|date=September 2021}}
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== External links == * [https://ocula.com/magazine/art-news/desert-mob-to-gather-aboriginal-artists Desert Mob to Gather Hundreds of Aboriginal Artists in 2023] in ''Ocula'' 7. August 2023
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Category:Alice Springs Category:Australian Aboriginal art Category:Art exhibitions in Australia