Welcome to the Elcho Island Arts Website
Elcho Island, located in the Arafura Sea off the coast of north-east Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory, is a place unlike any other on earth.
Blessed with rugged yet beautiful tropical landscape - stunning beaches, aqua seas, cycad forests, unique wildlife and rare rock formation it is home to the Yolngu people and their rich and beguiling culture.
Approximately 550 km north-east of Darwin, Elcho Island is known worldwide for its many cultural exports. Famous artists who call Elcho Island home include ARIA award-winning musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, the cheeky Chooky Dancers, and hundred of visual artists who create traditional and authentic Aboriginal art that is exhibited and held in major collection nationally and internationally.