August, 2010
Aboriginal art at Parcours des Mondes
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.08.10
Paris-based dealer and Australian Indigenous Art specialist, Stéphane Jacob, will exhibit works by several of Australia´s most admired and innovative Contemporary Aboriginal Artists at this year’s “Parcours des Mondes” the world’s leading international tribal art fair which will take place...» Read More
From boomerangs to didgeridoos, Aboriginal art is a huge part of Aussie culture.
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.08.10
Aboriginal paintings and crafts often hang in souvenir shops and art galleries around the country. But over the past few years fake Aboriginal art and craft has been brought in from overseas. As Kirsty explains this wave of cheap imports...» Read More
Breakfast with Hetti Perkins. Part two – life, work, art and more
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.08.10
This is the second part of a chat I had with Hetti Perkins over breakfast at The Roma Bar during the Darwin Festival. Here Hetti talks about her recent work on a new 3 part series called art + soul...» Read More
Australia Strives to Win New Recognition for Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.08.10
For Jimmy Donegan, who won first prize at the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Art Awards earlier this month, it was a summer of important firsts. Although he has painted for his whole life, the 70-year-old had never...» Read More
No keeping place for Sydney Aboriginal art collection
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.08.10
Yet another eviction deadline has passed but Aboriginal artist Gordon Syron and his wife Elaine are still desperately seeking a home for their collection of Aboriginal art, the Keeping Place, one of the largest collections in the country. Currently housed...» Read More
Tracking the stories of Indigenous art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.08.10
Storylines -- the first comprehensive assessment of Indigenous artists from urban Australia is being launched this week. The three-year Australian Research Council project brings together biographical information about the artists on a website, completing a full picture of Aboriginal art...» Read More
National Gallery of Victoria bolsters indigenous collection
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 28.08.10
The National Gallery of Victoria has bolstered its collection of indigenous artworks with three new paintings for its Aboriginal section. A Texas Downs Station picture by Rover Thomas and two Alec Mingelmanganu Wanjina paintings purchased by the gallery in 2008...» Read More
Breakfast with Hetti Perkins – two flat whites, toast and a few rollies…
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 27.08.10
I caught up with Hetti Perkins while I was up in the Top End of the NT for the wonderful Darwin Festival a week or so ago. I’d not met Hetti before and I spent some time distracting her from...» Read More
Website delivers boost to Indigenous art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 27.08.10
A website that includes the first national register of Aboriginal artists from urban areas has been launched. Storylines has made its debut after three years of research into Aboriginal visual art in urban Australia. It features 600 artists with a...» Read More
Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh today announced the second Cairns Indigenous Art Fair a dazzling success attracting more than 10,500 visitors and selling more than $700,000 in artwork.
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 27.08.10
Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh today announced the second Cairns Indigenous Art Fair a dazzling success attracting more than 10,500 visitors and selling more than $700,000 in artwork. “Cairns Indigenous Art Fair transformed the city for three days with...» Read More
Indigenous art goes in diverse directions
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 27.08.10
Aboriginal art can be deep and reflective, ancient yet contemporary - and now it’s adorning Glen Eira. Outback Aboriginal Art is unveiling the depth of indigenous art forms in an exhibition at the Glen Eira City Council Gallery. Journeys will...» Read More
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection Reopens Aug. 31 With New Exhibit
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 27.08.10
August 23, 2010 — The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection reopens Aug. 31 with the exhibit "Sally Gabori: Danda dulk ngijinda dulk (This Land is My Land)." The exhibit is on view through Dec. 19. An opening reception will be held...» Read More
Glen Iris features centre of art excellence
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 27.08.10
Ancient stories from Australia’s red centre told in contemporary tones will feature at a local gallery this week. In Desert Stories, distinctive Aboriginal art from the Northern Territory’s Ikuntji region, also known as Haasts Bluff, comes to Gallery Ranfurlie at...» Read More
Aurukun dogs have their day
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 26.08.10
Some are quiet and some are cheeky. Some have mange, some have ticks and sores that provoke a constant ecstasy of scratching. Some are elegant, and some are mongrels. But whatever else they may be, the camp dogs of Aurukun...» Read More
UQ unveils first major survey of Aurukun art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.08.10
The University of Queensland Art Museum will be swimming with crocodiles, sharks and the odd dugong for its next exhibition, and you're encouraged to dive in for the experience. On show from September 11, Before Time Today is the first...» Read More
National Indigenous art exhibition and auction comes to USQ
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.08.10
An outstanding range of national emerging and established artists are currently being showcased in this year’s biennial Indigenous art exhibition and auction at USQ. Presented by the University's Centre for Australian Indigenous Knowledges, the exhibition aims to promote Indigenous art...» Read More
Contemporary works alive with the rhythms of the past
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.08.10
From Nicolas Rothwell in the Austrlian on the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair: Displayed in the cavernous interiors of two World War II-era concrete storage bunkers, the works on view at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair offer an intriguing overview of...» Read More
The Importance of Private Collectors
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.08.10
Australia’s Michael Reid Explains the Essential Role Private Collectors Play and Why the Government Must Be Sure Not to Hamper Them. The Australian art world is in the midst of the perfect storm. Interest rate rises in March and April,...» Read More
Artists Named For Iconic Indigenous Tilt Trains
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.08.10
Queensland Premier and Minister for the Arts Anna Bligh today named Judy Watson and Alick Tipoti as the artists whose work will adorn the first of two unique Indigenous Tilt Trains travelling from Brisbane to Cairns. "This moving canvas will...» Read More
Tilt trains become Indigenous artworks
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.08.10
The work of two Queensland Indigenous artists will adorn a tilt train travelling from Brisbane to Cairns. The artworks will be recreated digitally to cover the train like a second skin. They will cover seven carriages and two locomotives stretching...» Read More
Reading Room’s Inaugural Fellowship Prize for Indigenous Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.08.10
Reading Room is proud to announce the launch of the Reading Room Fellowship Prize for Indigenous Art in Australia. The Inaugural Fellowship Prize will be announced at this year’s Cairns Indigenous Art Fair over the weekend of 21st/22nd August. Awarded...» Read More
Indigenous Art features at the Tasmanian Craft Fair 2010
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 23.08.10
THE Tasmanian Craft Fair will premiere an Aboriginal art exhibition at historic Deloraine manor Peppers Calstock. Curated by Northern Territory gallery Central Art, the collection will comprise work more than 20 Central and Western Aboriginal artists, including Minnie Pwerle, Emily...» Read More
Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh tonight opened the second Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.08.10
Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh tonight opened the second Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. Ms Bligh welcomed more than 250 artists and performers, art dealers, collectors and Indigenous art centres representatives who have gathered in the city for the event....» Read More
Aboriginal Artists Contemporary Card Project
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.08.10
This collection is supported by Catherine Manuell Design as part of our Women’s Aboriginal Artists Project. In buying this card you are directly supporting the artists and their community in their working lives. The project showcases the paintings of eight...» Read More
KIRBY IN INDIGENOUS ART ROLE
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.08.10
Former High Court justice Michael Kirby has announced he will become a patron of the Keeping Place Indigenous art collection. The collection, consisting of more than 1000 works by indigenous artists collected by the painter Gordon Syron and his wife,...» Read More
Aboriginal art industry struggling
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.08.10
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 19/08/2010 Reporter: Peter McCutcheon Many artists, wholesalers and retailers within the aboriginal arts industry say they are struggling. Blaming in part the recent decline in international tourism but they also say a flood of pseudo-aboriginal craft...» Read More
New Indigenous art exhibitions increase indigenous tourism potential in TNQ
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.08.10
Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading The Honourable Peter Lawlor Friday, August 20, 2010 New Indigenous art exhibitions increase indigenous tourism potential in TNQ Tropical North Queensland will increase its Indigenous tourism offering with new Indigenous art exhibitions showcasing inspired...» Read More
Labor's efforts a hard act to follow
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.08.10
UNDER Labor the arts has moved centre stage. And that is where it deserves to stay. After all, our artists provide great nourishment for the community, are key to our sense of identity and often reflect the best expressions of...» Read More
CIAF kicks off
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.08.10
The second annual Cairns Indigenous Art Fair begins tonight, promising to build on the spectacular success of the inaugural event in 2009. Simon Crerar catches up with artistic director Michael Snelling to find out how the event has grown in...» Read More
SA Artist Mr Donegan Wins 2010 Telstra Art Award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.08.10
A striking painting depicting ancestral stories by SA artist Mr Donegan has been awarded Australia’s most prestigious Indigenous art prize at the 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA). He has been awarded the $40,000 Telstra...» Read More
27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA)
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
Check out this absolutely beautiful photograph (link below to the post) of Mr. Donegan addressing the audience. I was in Darwin recently, en route to Balgo for another five months at Warlayirti Artists. What a great time to be there;...» Read More
Revelatory show of strength in tradition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
The great achievement of this year's 27th annual Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award exhibition lies in its quality of overview: it is a portrait of the art-making currents of remote central and northern Australia, broad-brush, yet...» Read More
Colourful Djon has an eye for art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
Aboriginal art curator Djon Mundine hasn’t had a haircut in 25 years, and his character is as colourful as his eye for art. The dreadlocked Mr Mundine said he wants to shatter the stereotype that Aboriginal art is a “sea...» Read More
Heart Foundation’s East Coast Aboriginal Art Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister Desley Boyle today announced the Heart Foundation’s East Coast Aboriginal Art Exhibition would be expanded to Townsville and Mount Isa with the help of a Bligh Government grant. “Last year the East Coast...» Read More
Mr Donegan Wins $40,000 Telstra Art Award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
Arts and Museums Minister Gerry McCarthy today congratulated Mr Donegan for winning this year’s $40,000 Telstra Award. Mr McCarthy said Mr Donegan was judged to have produced the best work among the 96 finalists as part of this year’s Telstra...» Read More
Mr Jimmy Donegan wins the 2010 Telstra Art Award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
As I noted here yesterday, you would have had to kill me if I’d released the name of the winner of the $40,000 Telstra Art Award, the big bucks prize in the annual National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art...» Read More
First Australians have had to fight for any advance
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
From The Age: John Howard always bemoaned the "black armband" view of history, the one historian Geoffrey Blainey said was the pendulum swinging too far in the Aboriginal direction. Howard didn't want to wake up each day facing stories of...» Read More
Fears raised for island's Indigenous art future
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
A Queensland art coordinator has raised fears the future of Indigenous art on Queensland's Mornington Island is under threat as not enough young people are learning traditional painting. Brett Evans from the Mornington Island Arts Centre says young people on...» Read More
Desert man wins indigenous art award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
Seventy-year-old Jimmy Donegan had never seen the ocean before travelling to Darwin to accept Australia's most prestigious indigenous art prize. For a man who has enjoyed painting almost every day of his life, it was a week of many extraordinary...» Read More
Hetti Perkins opens 2010 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
The annual Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair provides a unique opportunity for art buyers within the industry and the members of the public to purchase Aboriginal art directly from the Indigenous owned and incorporated art centres. Visitors also get to see...» Read More
Indigenous art show at South Bank / Tayenebe: Tasmanian Aboriginal Women’s Fibre Work
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
A new exhibition showcasing the unique connections that Tasmanian Aboriginal people have with the land and sea opens on August 21 at Queensland Museum South Bank. Tayenebe: Tasmanian Aboriginal Women’s Fibre Work, on loan from the Tasmanian Museum and Art...» Read More
First art prize
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
Ceduna artist Beaver Lennon has won his first major art prize - at just 22 years of age. Beaver has been awarded the Adelaide Festival Centre’s South Australian Indigenous Acquisitive Art Award. The win was announced last week at the...» Read More
Leichardt Mayor joins Sunnyfield at Aboriginal Community Arts Program
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.10
Leichardt’s Mayor, Jamie Parker will show his support for NSW disability service provider Sunnyfield at an event celebrating the diversity of culture, and commitment from Leichardt Council. The Sunnyfield Day Options creative team in Lilyfield has been working with Aboriginal...» Read More
The Art Awards 2010
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.08.10
Will Owen's take on the Telstras. And finally, the mainstay of the General Painting category. The winner, Jimmy Donegan’s Papa Tjukurpa, Pukara strikes me as a breakthrough for the artist, a mature, nuanced, and dynamic work, vibrant, full of incident,...» Read More
History, bold designs of Annan Fabrics on exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.08.10
Annan Fabrics were part of an emergence in the 1940s and 1950s of a distinctive Australian design style inspired by Australian flora and fauna, and Aboriginal art and culture. Customers included Qantas who used the designs to “brand” Australian tourism....» Read More
Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct and Resale Royalty Scheme
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 16.08.10
The last few months has seen the introduction of the "Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct" ("the Code") and the "Resale Royalty Scheme" (“the Scheme”) both of which seek to regulate the sale of indigenous Australian artwork to provide...» Read More
Telstra Art Award Category Winners
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.08.10
Arts and Museums Minister Gerry McCarthy today congratulated Nawurapu Wunungmurra for becoming the inaugural winner of this year’s Telstra New Media Award. Mr McCarthy said the Telstra New Media Award was introduced this year as part of the 27th National...» Read More
Darwin Festival diary – day minus one
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.08.10
From Bob Gosford's, The Northern Myth.... Its only day one of a long week ahead and I’ll be up early for a media call for the annual Telstra Aboriginal Art Award, then I’m off to the opening of the Darwin...» Read More
Resale Royalty and the Collector
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.08.10
Lauraine Diggins Fine Art is holding an exhibition with a focus to provide information on the ramifications of the recently introduced Resale Royalty. Featuring works by both living and deceased artist and works outside the Resale Royalty. As part of...» Read More
“AMAZING STRENGTH” IN 27th NATSIAA WINNERS
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 13.08.10
“I was truly amazed by the strength of the competition this year”, declared one of the two final judges of the 27th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Art Awards at today's announcement of the winners in Darwin. Sylvia Kleinert, an...» Read More
RAK BULGUL TJARAKU BUTUNG - Bulgul. The healing Place.
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.08.10
The first exhibition in Australia of works by the women of Bulgul.(...» Read More
Sales signal rebound
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.08.10
The [Melbourne Art Fair] closed yesterday with some galleries reporting weaker high-end sales but overall results equal to the previous fair in 2008. Melbourne's Sophie Gannon Gallery sold 20 works worth a total of $120,000, Sydney's Tim Olsen Gallery achieved...» Read More
Vying for Indigenous art award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.08.10
This week, the winner of one of Australia's most prestigious prizes for Indigenous art will be announced. The winner of the 27th Telstra National and Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award will be announced on Friday, August 13. For me,...» Read More
Rare Aboriginal art found in school store cupboard
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.08.10
A treasure trove of rare and valuable Aboriginal art has been found languishing in the back of a school store cupboard in Canberra. The bark paintings, which are estimated to be about 25 years old, were unearthed during a spring...» Read More
Central Art to exhibit at 2010 Tasmania Craft Fair
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 10.08.10
Central Art has just confirmed our participation in the 2010 Tasmania Craft Fair this October / November. Australia’s premier arts and crafts event, the Tasmanian Craft Fair, will be held on the weekend of October 29-November 1, 2010. Spread over...» Read More
“Tradition to Modernity” - a showcase of unique contemporary Indigenous work from Central desert regions
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 10.08.10
In ancient Australian Indigenous culture, Aboriginal people from the Central Desert depicted beliefs, dreamings and ceremonial rituals in ephemeral sand drawings. In recent times, this practice was translated onto canvas using coloured pigments and original expressions for traditional storytelling and...» Read More
Our Mob 2010
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.08.10
Adelaide Festival Centre is proud to present the fifth annual Our Mob exhibition, on display in the Artspace Gallery as well as theatre foyers from July 31 – September 5, 2010. Held during the 2010 SALA (South Australian Living Artists)...» Read More
SA Indigenous Acquisitive Art Award Recipient Announced
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.08.10
The Adelaide Festival Centre is proud to announce that the recipient of the inaugural Adelaide Festival Centre’s South Australian Indigenous Acquisitive Art Award is Ceduna artist Beaver Lennon. Announced last night at the official opening of Our Mob 2010, Lennon...» Read More
Mbantua Gallery Exhibition opens in Darwin
Posted by Mbantua Gallery | 09.08.10
An exhibition of works by Red Centre aboriginal artists opened today at Mbantua Gallery Darwin. Titled 'Stars of the Centre' it features the work of Lucky Morton Kngwarrey among others. Lucky has been chosen as a finalist in the 2010...» Read More
Surprise wins in spectacular style
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 07.08.10
Wakartu Cory Surprise is the overall winner of the third Western Australian Indigenous Art Award, worth $50,000, for her group of paintings. Also winner of last year's $10,000 Western Australian artist award, Surprise continues to make intense and vibrant paintings...» Read More
27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 07.08.10
One of the nation's premier prizes for art unfolds in the Top End. Editorial Review When: 14 August - November 7 2010; Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; Sat, Sun & Public holidays 10am- 5pm Where: Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory,...» Read More
WA INDIGENOUS ART AWARDS Active And Alive
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 07.08.10
The Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition will be on display at the Art Gallery of Western Australia from Saturday, July 31, ’til Monday, January 3, 2011; from 10am-5pm daily, Wednesday to Monday. With categories including sculpture, video, painting and...» Read More
Artists' relief as super changes nixed
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.08.10
Investing in art for your retirement has got the all-clear, but hanging that framed nest egg on your wall could be a no-no if Labor is re-elected next month. In news that will have Australian artists breathing a little more...» Read More
Break Thru NAIDOC Week Celebrations - Maitland
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.08.10
Saturday night was the launch of WUPA @ Wanaruah, an Aboriginal Art Exhibition organised by Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation. This black tie event was held in the Barrel Room at Tempus Two Winery, Pokolbin. Ungooroo, in conjunction with major sponsors Hunter...» Read More
Rare Aboriginal art found in college cupboard
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.08.10
A rare collection of Aboriginal art has been unearthed in a cupboard at a college in Canberra. The National Gallery and the National Museum have confirmed the paintings are part of an Arnhem Land collection; some are by well-known Indigenous...» Read More
Artwork stamped superior
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.08.10
Aboriginal artwork by the Worimi people is “superior” to any other land council on the east coast, a university Aboriginal department head said. Liz Cameron, portfolio leader at the Wollotuka Institute, a department within the University of Newcastle supporting Aboriginal...» Read More
Wakartu Cory Surprise Wins the 2010
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.08.10
Wakartu Cory Surprise of Fitzroy Crossing, WA is the winner of the Western Australian Indigenous Art Award of $50,000, the nation’s richest Indigenous arts prize for exceptional achievements by an Australian Indigenous finalist. Wakartu was selected from 185 nominations from...» Read More
Photo Essay: Documenting my Culture in its Truest Form
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.08.10
Being one of the very few professional Indigenous photographers in Australia, I find it my responsibility to record and document my culture in its truest form. My social documentary work focuses on health and education, as I believe that if...» Read More
Australia’s richest indigenous arts prize set for 2011 CHOGM
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.08.10
Culture and the Arts Minister John Day has announced the 2010 Western Australian Indigenous Arts Awards winners and confirmed the awards would also be held in 2011 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Mr Day said he was...» Read More
Interview with Glenn Pilkington - Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 03.08.10
1. Where did the idea of the Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards come from? The Awards came about from a need to acknowledge and recognise the significant contribution Indigenous artists make to Australia socially, culturally and economically. The Awards model,...» Read More
CHARLIE MCMAHON ‘LIVE PERFORMANCE’ - Saturday 7th August, 2 – 5pm
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 03.08.10
Australia's finest didgeridoo player Charlie McMahon to perform @ Kate Owen Gallery with well known cellist Anatoli Torjinski, a member of triple ARIA Award winning group Monsieur Camembert....» Read More
Hands-on demonstration and debate: The future of museum multimedia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.08.10
Meet the creators of the impressive 8-metre multimedia display in the Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition . See behind the scenes, discuss the interpretation strengths and debate whether multimedia is the way of the future for museums. Supported...» Read More
Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.08.10
This groundbreaking exhibition reveals the richness of desert life today. It tells the story of the Canning Stock Route’s impact on Aboriginal people, and the importance of the Country that surrounds it, through the works of senior and emerging artists...» Read More
Art Market Notes
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.08.10
Will Owen commenting on Nicholas Rothwell's article on the state of the Indigenous Art market: I understand that if you collect antique cars as an investment, you shouldn’t be driving them, or if you buy vintage wines, you can’t very...» Read More
Indigenous art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.08.10
The Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art (CAIA) program at the Queensland College of Art began in 1995. The CAIA is the only University program in Australia that combines both theory and practice to Indigenous students. It is the first...» Read More
The New Black: take 2 program
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.08.10
We’ve had a week of indigenous art activism at the BVRG, courtesy of Melbourne/nee Geraldton WA artist Brian McKinnon (a seriously cool and interesting dude – we’ll be getting him back, for sure)… and a return visit from Armidale artist...» Read More
Ancient tradition goes digital
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.08.10
Viewers will need more than just their eyes to fully experience indigenous artist Aroha Groves' multimedia work. They will need a joystick and an avatar. In what is believed to be a first in indigenous art, Ms Groves has brought...» Read More
Aboriginal art gallery in Munich
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 01.08.10
Down Under Gallery - Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery has opened in Munich at Isartorplatz 4. Featuring works by 27 talented Aboriginal Artists. Many of the artists feature in the 50 most collectable Australian Artist list: Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi Michelle Possum...» Read More
Art market gets ugly as indigenous bubble bursts
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 01.08.10
It began with a bang just over a decade ago in the lush years of fast-paced economic growth, faltered in the global financial crisis, and was quietly, sadly laid in its grave over the past two weeks, its funeral marked...» Read More
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