Hundreds of people have gathered in Alice Springs to see the first Desert Mob art show led by Aboriginal people. 

The annual exhibition has been running for three decades and showcases the latest work from artists in more than 30 community art centres in the central desert region. 

Western Aranda woman Marisa Maher put together the 2022 show with prominent curator, Arrernte and Kalkadoon woman Hetti Perkins. 

Ms Perkins said some of the artists on display are descended from the founders of the Indigenous art movement. 

“It’s really nice to see that this is keeping going through generations, it’s about that legacy and the pride in sharing the culture and the story,” Ms Maher said. 

DesArt chief executive Philip Watkins said he was “proud this is the first time in desert history that we have our own mob, DesArt, curating the exhibition”…