KALTJITI ARTS is located in Fregon, a remote community approximately thirty kilometres south of the majestic Musgrave Ranges of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands (APY Lands) in the far north west of South Australia. The nearest regional centre is Alice Springs, 500 km to the north. Uluru is 350 km west.
The settlement in Fregon began as an outstation of the Ernabella mission in 1961. It was set up to provide additional employment for men by establishing a cattle station. The Anangu women who moved from Ernabella to Fregon, brought their art and craft skills with them. These included making moccasins from kangaroo leather, spinning sheep’s wool, making hooked rugs and weaving. Batik was introduced in the early 1970’s and painting in the late 1990’s.
