July 2010 Australian Aboriginal Art Archives at Aboriginal Art News

Aboriginal art - Elcho Island, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, W1

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.07.10

ABORIGINAL artist Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi is in England to demonstrate the culture of his people. His art is currently on display at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery in Fitzrovia in a world-first show. Gali (pictured above), talks poignantly about the changes...» Read More

Storylines website goes live

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.07.10

Storylines explores Indigenous art making outside of ‘remote’ Aboriginal Australia. Storylines was a three-year (2007-2009) ARC funded survey of ‘non-remote’ Indigenous artists. You can read our findings by clicking on the images below for individual topics or download the complete...» Read More

THE COOPER REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS ON ART AND SUPERANNUATION WILL WREAK HAVOC ON THE ARTS INDUSTRY!

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.07.10

If you have, or are planning to have artworks as investments in your superannuation fund, or if you work in the arts in any capacity, please inform yourself about the recommendations in the Cooper Report as they affect the arts....» Read More

Business and art sectors air opposition on some Super proposed changes

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 28.07.10

Changes suggested by the Cooper Review on Australia's superannuation system seemed to have affected a wide array of industries as some businesses and the indigenous art market both aired their concerns on Tuesday that the revisions to be implemented by...» Read More

Planned super changes affecting Aboriginal art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 28.07.10

Proposed changes to superannuation law are already severely affecting the Indigenous art market, an accountant says. The Cooper review into superannuation was handed down late last month. In it were recommendations to stop self-managed superannuation funds from investing in art....» Read More

Desert Art from Utopia

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 28.07.10

Opening, Wednesday, 28 July, 5:00pm DACOU (Dreaming Art Centre of Utopia) and Monash Southern Health have developed a fundraising initiative in bringing indigenous contemporary art from the Central Desert to a major public hospital in Melbourne. An exhibition of works...» Read More

New Works: Old Stories - Indigenous Art Exhibition and Auction

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 27.07.10

Curated by Beverley Bloxham The University's Centre for Australian Indigenous Knowledges, supported by the John Clancy Bequest presents abiannual exhibition and auction of works by Indigenous artists. The exhibition aims to promote Indigenous art and develop an appreciation and awareness...» Read More

Save Boomalli art co-operative

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 27.07.10

Boomalli, one of Australia’s longest running Aboriginal artists’ co-operatives, is threatened with closure. Based in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Leichhardt, Boomalli was set up in 1987 by Aboriginal artists to get their art recognised. Boomalli means “to strike, to make...» Read More

Bindi Cole’s SISTAGIRL Documentary Screening this Friday, Bunjilaka

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 27.07.10

Melbourne photographer, Bindi Cole’s documentary entitled Sistagirl is screening this Friday, 30 July, 6:30-8:30pm at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Melbourne Museum....» Read More

Bindi Cole: Artist Spotlight Interview with the 2009 Deadly Art Award winner

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 26.07.10

Bindi Cole is a Wathaurung woman and a budding photography, video and installation artist from Melbourne. In November 2009, she won the $25,000 Deadly Art Award for her evocative photograph Ajay, one in a series of photographs bringing transgender women...» Read More

Indigenous artworks auction likely to fetch $6m

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 26.07.10

WHEN the late Australian art dealer Gabrielle Pizzi was at school in the 1950s, students were taught that Aboriginal culture was of no interest. The young schoolgirl couldn't have paid much heed to those ill-informed and unenlightened views. She went...» Read More

Jumbana Group has become a leading indigenous design and strategy company

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.07.10

Now, 27 years into its corporate life, Sydney-based Jumbana Group is a leading indigenous design and strategy company. Established by the Moriartys, Jumbana comprises the contemporary design studio, Balarinji, and an indigenous communications and facilitation practice, John Moriarty and Associates....» Read More

Torres Strait on show at World Expo

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.07.10

Managing the cultural program at the Australian pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo has been a major career highlight for local Torres Strait Islander Leilani Bin-Juda. With nearly 3.5 million visitors since opening in May, the pavilion continues to be...» Read More

Before time today: Reinventing Tradition in Aboriginal Art from Aurukun

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.07.10

Date: 11 September – 28 November 2010 Time: 10:00 - 16:00 daily Venue: UQ Art Museum, Building No. 11, St Lucia Campus Reinventing Tradition in Aboriginal Art from Aurukun The exhibition focuses on the art from Cape York’s Aurukun community,...» Read More

Wilcannia Indigenous art proves popular

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.07.10

The artwork of a group of Indigenous artists from Wilcannia has proved popular, with most works selling in the first week of a Sydney exhibition. Executive officer of West Darling Arts, James Giddey, says the success of the exhibition shows...» Read More

Public works

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.07.10

In August last year, however, a group of artists from the region caused a sensation when they showed new experimental work at the inaugural Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. It was such a hit it all sold within hours. These artists...» Read More

Indigenous youth learn life and work skills through Beyond Billabong program

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.07.10

Thirteen indigenous teenagers from remote Queensland communities have come to the busy Gold Coast as part of Beyond Billabong, a program aimed at helping them make a better life for themselves and their families. Troubled and disadvantaged Aboriginal youths and...» Read More

Art market - best of intentions, worst of realities

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.07.10

In July 2010 was announced that the Cooper Recommendations will be absorbed into Australia’s new laws for Self Managed Super Funds. Clearly, art has been diagnosed in these quarters as a non-“yield asset”. Regardless of its proven capacity to hold...» Read More

Wilcannia pride

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.07.10

The gallery idea comes from 37 mainly Barkindji men and women who are transforming a dusty town park in Wilcannia in western New South Wales. It will become Reconciliation Park, a green, welcoming space with picnic tables, a playground, barbecues...» Read More

Papunya and Balgo exhibitions at the National Art Museum of China - promotion of Australia’s rich cultural heritage

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.07.10

Extraordinary collections of Indigenous art from Australia’s remote deserts are now on display in Beijing. The highly regarded Papunya Painting: Out of the Australian Desert and BALGO: Contemporary Australian Art from the Balgo Hills collections collectively form the National Art...» Read More

Wilcannia Indigenous art proves popular

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.07.10

The artwork of a group of Indigenous artists from Wilcannia has proved popular, with most works selling in the first week of a Sydney exhibition. Executive officer of West Darling Arts, James Giddey, says the success of the exhibition shows...» Read More

Winning means freedom from day jobs

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.07.10

Ian Potter Museum of Art director Chris McAuliffe, one of the judges of the sport-themed $100,000 Basil Sellers Art Prize, being announced in early August, guesses that Australia has more art prizes per capita then anywhere else in the world....» Read More

Kirby joins fight to save indigenous art collection

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.07.10

The campaign to salvage The Keeping Place, one of the largest collections of indigenous art in Australia, has found a staunch ally in the former High Court judge Michael Kirby. Kirby opened an exhibition of selected works from the collection...» Read More

Indigenous art code launched

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.07.10

Art galleries, dealers and auction houses have been urged to sign up to code of conduct aimed at ending dodgy sale practices within the multi-million dollar indigenous art sector. The voluntary code follows a 2007 Senate inquiry that found many...» Read More

Less is more: Sotheby's hope for indigenous art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.07.10

Sotheby's Australia is poised to stage one of its biggest indigenous auctions after scrapping its $5000 lower threshold. The move has given Sotheby's competitors reason to smile after they predicted the brand would go downmarket when it was bought by...» Read More

The Labor Party is no friend to the arts

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.07.10

Despite a ludicrous survey conducted by the Australia Council that tells us 93 per cent of Australians are actively involved in the arts, the politicians are not fooled. They know that art is a minority pursuit, with no votes to...» Read More

Art code: Arts Minister Peter Garrett quick on the draw

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.07.10

Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett yesterday announced the introduction of an Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct. The code is to protect Aboriginal artists against sharp practices within the industry -- without first telling the board of the company...» Read More

London calling

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.07.10

A VIBRANT but little-recognised style of Aboriginal art produced in Wynnum and Manly will be showcased to the world next year. London’s Coningsby Gallery has accepted the works of award-winning Wynnum artist Troy Little and Hemmant’s Nancy Torrens, who approached...» Read More

Indigenous art on display

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.07.10

The West Australian Indigenous Art Awards will be displayed at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. The exhibition which features scultpure, video, painting and photography opens July 31. Sixteen artists including five from WA are part of the richest Indigenous...» Read More

Is the penny about to drop in government? An extract from Peter Garrett's speech

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.07.10

The Indigenous visual arts sector is estimated to have an annual turnover of up to $500 million. Participation by Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander people in the visual arts plays a vital role in supporting the maintenance and transmission of...» Read More

Indigenous art code launched

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.07.10

Art galleries, dealers and auction houses have been urged to sign up to code of conduct aimed at ending dodgy sale practices within the multi-million dollar indigenous art sector. The voluntary code follows a 2007 Senate inquiry that found many...» Read More

PRO COMMUNITY Warlukurlangu Artists

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.07.10

This is thelast venue of ARTKELCH´s second sequence of PRO COMMUNITY, showcasing fine art from one community based art centre per year in different locations in Germany. After the overwhelming success of last year´s exhibition with Papunya Tula Artists it...» Read More

PRO COMMUNITY Warlukurlangu Artists

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.07.10

This is the third venue of ARTKELCH´s second sequence of PRO COMMUNITY, showcasing fine art from one community based art centre per year in different locations in Germany. After the overwhelming success of last year´s exhibition with Papunya Tula Artists...» Read More

PRO COMMUNITY Warlukurlangu Artists

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.07.10

This is the second venue of ARTKELCH´s second sequence of PRO COMMUNITY, showcasing fine art from one community based art centre per year in different locations in Germany. After the overwhelming success of last year´s exhibition with Papunya Tula Artists...» Read More

PRO COMMUNITY Warlukurlangu Artists

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.07.10

This is the beginning of ARTKELCH´s second sequence of PRO COMMUNITY, showcasing fine art from one community based art centre per year in different locations in Germany. After the overwhelming success of last year´s exhibition with Papunya Tula Artists it...» Read More

Library hosts indigenous art show

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.07.10

IPSWICH'S indigenous artists have chosen a high-traffic area to give their work maximum exposure over the next four weeks. The Ipswich library on South Street attracts a constant stream of local folk of all ages and cultures, so an exhibition...» Read More

Aboriginal Art Show at Jewish Centre

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.07.10

Aboriginal Art Show at Jewish Centre from Henry Benjamin on Vimeo....» Read More

Stories of the Dreaming

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.07.10

These stunning puzzles are worth having purely to admire the Aboriginal art - that the kids will be kept busy trying to piece them back together is an added bonus! Designed by Aboriginal artist Donna Henson of the Wiradjuri people,...» Read More

Joining the Dots: The Sustainability of the Aboriginal Art Market

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.07.10

On top of the symposium I’m co-convening at the University of Melbourne next week, with speeches by the Minister for the Arts, Peter Garrett, 2010 Archibald and Wynne winner Sam Leach, and other venerable members of the visual art community,...» Read More

Council revamps Indigenous art permits

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.07.10

Controversial laws restricting the sale of Aboriginal art at Todd Mall in Alice Springs are set to be overhauled and the price of permits will be drastically reduced. While some say the new laws will be great for tourism and...» Read More

Colours of an arid landscape

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 13.07.10

A vivid world has sprung to life from the brushes of the painters of the APY lands. A colour-field of pulsing gold and scarlet; a ground of turquoise and psychedelic blue; a snake's form, pink and purple, writhing around the...» Read More

INAUGURAL SALTWATER FRESHWATER INDIGENOUS ART AWARD

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 13.07.10

Congratulations to Danielle Burford for taking out 1st prize with her entry “Unsung Heroes” Encouragement award to Natalie Bateman & Keene Ballangarry with their joint entry “Lanes Bridge” People’s Choice awarded to Brentyn Lugnan for his work titled “Rock pool”...» Read More

Regional NSW tops Indigenous tourism report

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 12.07.10

Regional New South Wales is the most frequented destination for Indigenous tourism visitors, according to a new report. The Federal Government's Indigenous Tourism in Australia report shows over 500,000 tourists visited regional New South Wales in 2009 for Indigenous tourism....» Read More

PaRing Gallery

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 12.07.10

The Toyota Community Spirit Gallery and the Koorie Heritage Trust present the PaRing Gallery, a free public art exhibition featuring 45 stunning Indigenous artworks by 21 local and interstate artists including Wayne Quilliam, Lee Darroch and Megan Cadd. Designed to...» Read More

ART GALLERY BRINGS KOORIE CULTURE TO MAINSTREAM MELBOURNE

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 12.07.10

A group of 21 hand-picked local and interstate Indigenous artists will showcase their art at Victoria’s next PaRing Gallery exhibition, hosted by the Toyota Community Spirit Gallery. Opened on Wednesday 7 July 2010, the exhibition features 45 works of art,...» Read More

Lin Onus @ Counihan Gallery

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.07.10

Lin Onus: Meaning of Life at the Counihan Gallery is an exhibition of prints by Lin Onus. The exhibition also traces Lin Onus’s development, his “apprenticeship” in the Northern Territories, to when he had truly found his voice as an...» Read More

More Aboriginal Art at the Kimberley Coastal Camp

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.07.10

Last year I visited the Kimberley Coastal camp and blogged about the amazing Aboriginal art around the camp. Last week Maureen and I were back there again. And once again I was simply blown away by the variety and quantity...» Read More

Hunter indigenous art with special meaning

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.07.10

The Wupa@Wunaruah exhibition, by the Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation, is at Hunter Valley Gardens this month and features the works of eight Hunter artists. Wupa is an Aboriginal word of the Hunter's Wanaruah people, meaning to paint or create. Artist and...» Read More

Funds to manage indigenous art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.07.10

An Indigenous Arts Fellowship has been launched to create a stronger base of arts management in the indigenous arts world. Commissioned to research the status quo between artists and arts leadership in the indigenous arts industry, former Democrats senator Aden...» Read More

Telling tales through art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.07.10

Rosebud indigenous artist Lionel Lauch was thrilled when a surprise guest turned up to this 40th birthday recently. It was legendary singer-songwriter Archie Roach, who just happens to be Lauch’s uncle. Roach, who sang at the party, has had an...» Read More

Indigenous history carved in stone

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.07.10

Djon Mundine thinks there should have been more of an Aboriginal presence in the Sydney Biennale. He mentions the theme of the event - "The beauty of distance: songs of survival in a precarious age" - and asks why more...» Read More

Closing the gap through art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.07.10

Now an annual event, the NAIDOC Celebration Exhibition displays pieces from University of Ballarat Visual Art and Contemporary Craft students as well as artists in the local Aboriginal community. The exhibition feature piece about 'closing the gap' between Indigenous and...» Read More

Celebration for NAIDOC week

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.07.10

THE official opening of NAIDOC Week celebrations in the Whitsundays were held at the Proserpine Entertainment Centre on Tuesday. NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) week takes place annually between July 4 and 11. The week celebrates Aboriginal...» Read More

Indigenous art fellowships

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.07.10

The art world knows it has a problem. While indigenous artists are showered with fame and money, there is little participation by indigenous people in the managerial side of the arts. The director of the National Gallery of Australia, Ron...» Read More

Utopian Art on display in Tamworth

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.07.10

Today on Breakfast, we discovered more about the art of the Utopian community which is located in the Northern Territory. A local exhibition opened over the weekend, and you too have the chance to experience the incredible storytelling that happens...» Read More

Not so super: investment proposals leave art market reeling

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 08.07.10

If investors have only five years to divest themselves of artworks as the review recommends, it will worsen the impact. ''It's an added blow,'' Mr Ayers said. ''Art takes a while to appreciate … it could possibly severely damage that...» Read More

Aboriginal Art Exhibition

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 07.07.10

Type: Council Event Date: 06 Jul 2010 - 24 Jul 2010 Location: Bellingen Library You are invited to view an exhibition of artwork by Aboriginal Artists in Bellingen Library in celebration of NAIDOC Week. Starts Tuesday 6th July until Saturday...» Read More

Aboriginal Art the Theme of "Hot Rock Dreaming", the New Thriller from Writer Martin Roth

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 07.07.10

Alice Springs and the world of Aboriginal art form the background to “Hot Rock Dreaming”, the second novel from Martin Roth starring private detective Johnny Ravine. Australia’s most famous Aboriginal painter is dead - supposedly killed when a heavy object...» Read More

Super proposal 'could devastate' Aboriginal art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 06.07.10

The Aboriginal art market could be devastated by a recommendation to ban art, jewellery, wine and collectables from self-managed superannuation funds, says the director of a big art auction house. The recommendation to ban collectables is one of 180 made...» Read More

DESERT COLOURS - the best from the desert

Posted by Artitja Fine Art | 06.07.10

Colour is the inspiration behind Artitja Fine Art’s mid year Indigenous art exhibition entitled DESERT COLOURS - featuring the best from the central desert communities of Utopia and Yuendumu, a new Adelaide based art centre nurturing desert artists and closer...» Read More

"CIRCLES IN THE SAND" AT THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, WASHINGTON DC

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.07.10

Last weekend I was in Washington DC for the annual conference of the American Library Association. The city was crowded, the weather sub-tropical, but I managed to escape for a while to the deserts of Centralia by visiting the Australian...» Read More

Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts brought a piece of Australia to Miami with "The Inspired Dream"

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.07.10

Whatsupmiami announces the closing of the exhibit "The Inspired Dream," a collection of contemporary Australian Aboriginal art showcased at the Wynwood gallery for over two months. The collection was very impressive, clean and enjoyable from every perspective. The present-day Australian...» Read More

Solomon Booth wins Gab Titui Art Award

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.07.10

Solomon Booth has taken out the prestigious Gab Titui Indigenous Art Award, receiving $5000 in prize money for his lino print on paper titled Coconut Palm Tree. The winner of the coveted Gab Titui Cultural Centre’s Indigenous Art Award was...» Read More

Aboriginal and Oceanic Art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.07.10

Catalogue Now Online 1 July 2010 Sotheby's Australia is delighted to announce our forthcoming Aboriginal and Oceanic Art auction on July 26 and 27 in Melbourne. Under the directorship of Tim Klingender, the July auction has been firmly established for...» Read More

Wesfarmers gives indigenous art a $1.2m boost

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.07.10

Wesfarmers is boosting indigenous art with a $1.2 million fellowship scheme to train the next generation of administrators and curators. The WA-based company, already a big sponsor of the arts, will provide the money over five years through the National...» Read More

Australian Contemporary Indigenous Art - Now

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.07.10

Chiaroscuro presents, in association with Vivien Anderson Gallery in Melbourne Australia, a collection of work from five important contemporary Indigenous artists. With established careers in Australia, Chiaroscuro is proud to present their unique offerings exclusively in the United States. Set...» Read More

Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art – Now

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.07.10

Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art – Now July 9 – August 31, 2010 Sante Fe, NM- Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art in association with Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, will present the inaugural biennale exhibition, Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art – Now. This exhibition...» Read More

A broader cultural conversation

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.07.10

Andrew Sayers, the national museum's new head wants it to be political, not politicised One of the first tasks for Andrew Sayers when he took up his post last month as director of the National Museum of Australia was to...» Read More

Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art - Now

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.07.10

Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art (Main Space) 702 ½ Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501 09 July 2010 - 31 August 2010 Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art in association with Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, will present the inaugural biennale exhibition, Contemporary Australian Indigenous...» Read More

Now showing: Kuddijti Kngwarreye, capturing the colours and light of Utopia

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.07.10

The Kudditji Kngwarreye show opened on Thursday night and received a lot of very positive feedback. The show is stunning and showcases some impressive pieces. The show is on until the 1st of August but is selling fast so don’t...» Read More

KUDDITJI KNGWARREYE EXHIBITION until 1 August 2010

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.07.10

We are 4 days into our Kudditji Kngwarreye exhibition now and just letting you the REDS are HOT! Here's an example of the rapidly dwindling stock of reds in the show. Kate says they are so amazing because Kudditji uses...» Read More

Award Winner’s – Aboriginal Artists Art Competition and Exhibition 2010

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.07.10

Encouragement Awards Wyong Public School Ourimbah Public School Woy Woy Public School Jilliby Public School Northlakes Public School Blue Haven Public School Umina Public School The School Project Award Non Indigenous Years K - 6 First - Wyoming Public School...» Read More