Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-27 13:40:45
The ReDot gallery is proud to welcome the 1st ever show in Asia for the exciting works of APY Lands’ Tjungu Palya. Tjungu Palyaku Walka Nyuwana (New Works from Tjungu Palya), will showcase the very best from this relatively...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-12 01:49:11
SCOTT LIVESEY GALLERIES We would like to wish you an enjoyable and festive holiday season and express our gratitude for your continued interest in the gallery. From Christmas until early February the gallery will be open by appointment only. Please contact Scott...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-11 09:31:57
Warlimpirringa Tjapaltjarri was born on a hillside east of Kiwirrkura, near the West Australian Northern Territory border in the late 1950’s. He was the oldest of three brothers who came in from the Great Sandy Desert in 1984 along with...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-11 09:03:28
Wingham High School has ushered in a new era of respect and acknowledgement of Aboriginal people after unveiling two murals celebrating the Wingham area’s indigenous history. The stunning artworks, now a permanent fixture in the school grounds, were shown for the...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-06 02:56:05
Building on a highly successful event in 2004, a special art and craft exhibition is planned for the Australia Day long weekend at Lismore City Hall to help build livelihoods for and improve the health of Indigenous communities. The exhibition is...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-29 12:51:34
Mark Norval and David Hooper @ Broome 6 Gallery, 7/20 Hamersley Street Broome, 6.30pm, Friday June 20. Two Leading artists, Mark Norval from the Kimberley, and David Hooper from the Pilbara, join forces to present powerful bodies of work representative...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-28 04:50:24
Regina Wilson New Works Exhibiting until 20th December, 2008 44 Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth Bay, NSW 2011 Australia Christmas drinks at the gallery Friday 5th December, 6 - 8pm RSVP essential— Wednesday 3rd December Open 11am to 5pm Wednesday till...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-17 20:41:14
Emerging Australian Artists have less than two weeks to enter one of Australia’s most exciting art competitions - the Wilson National Art Prize Launched in 2007, the Wilson HTM National Art Prize is an acquisitive art award open to emerging Australian...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-16 08:02:08
Visitors to Pace Gallery in Petaling Jaya have a chance to see examples of these artworks, which had been especially brought in from Australia and will be on display until Nov 21. Appreciating her peer: Maida Stewart standing next to...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-11-14 15:14:53
A remarkable collaboration of forces from all over the country has resulted in an exhibition of cast metal sculpture by indigenous artists at Danks Street in Sydney. The artists include Tjampawa Kawiny from the Tjampi Weavers in the Western Desert, Jubilee...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-14 01:03:44
One of the East Kimberley’s longest practising artists will showcase her unique artwork at an exhibition in Subiaco this month. Senior artist Peggy Griffiths, from Waringarri Aboriginal Arts in Kununurra, will present her East meets West collection of six large...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-10 12:44:59
Free Public Forum & Book Launch at 2pm Saturday, November 15 Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, 100 Roberts Road, Subiaco November 8, 2008— Leading Australian art commentator and writer, Susan McCulloch, and coauthor/ publisher Emily McCulloch Childs will launch two important...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-06 12:05:59
In November 2008 Muru Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Castlereagh New South Wales will acknowledge the 10th anniversary of its formation with a number of planned celebrations. An indigenous art exhibition will be officially opened at the Centre at 6.00pm...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-05 03:46:22
From Annandale Galleries: Spiral Wind is the title we have given to the group show of artists from Maningrida to accompany the solo exhibition of Samuel Namunjdja. The title does not refer so much to the content of the works that...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-04 19:06:03
Emerging Australian Artists have less than four weeks to enter one of Australia’s most exciting art competitions - the Wilson National Art Prize Launched in 2007, the Wilson HTM National Art Prize is an acquisitive art award open to emerging Australian...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-11-03 14:18:29
Pintupu artist Patrick Tjungurrayi has taken out the richest indigenous art prize in the country - the new WA Indigenous Art Award, established last year at $50,000 for the national prize, and $10,000 for a WA winner. June Walkutjukurr Richards...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-02 03:47:29
The Age previews the five shortlisted candidates for the Kate Challis RAKA Award: Along with five others - Samantha Hobson, Fiona Foley, Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi, Lisa Michl Ko-manggen and Pauline Sunfly Nangala - Thompson has just been shortlisted for the annual...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-01 00:57:07
The exhibition is titled “Beyond The Dots: Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art” and is organised by Tjala Aboriginal Art and Asia Promote Ventures with the support of the Australian Trade Commision and the Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry. It features 20...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-01 00:53:09
From Nov 7 to 21, art lovers can discover the best of Aboriginal Australian art, characterised by its colourful and intricate dot patterns, at Pace Gallery in Jalan Kemajuan, Petaling Jaya. The exhibition is titled “Beyond The Dots: Contemporary Australian...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-23 14:11:03
The 2008 Desert Mob exhibition shone with an explosion of colour, life and energy as more than 800 visitors from all over Australia came to see the latest annual exhibition of Central Australian Aboriginal art centres at the Araluen Galleries. Record...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-23 14:11:03
The 2008 Desert Mob exhibition shone with an explosion of colour, life and energy as more than 800 visitors from all over Australia came to see the latest annual exhibition of Central Australian Aboriginal art centres at the Araluen Galleries. Record...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-21 20:31:13
This weekend the small town of Lockhart, in the heart of the Riverina, will showcase local, emerging and Indigenous artistic and creative talents as part of the Spirit of the Land Arts Festival on the 24 – 26 of October....» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-19 12:18:01
From Thriving in the Desert: In association with the Western Australia Department of Culture and the Arts and Department Industry and Resources. Some of regional Western Australia's finest emerging Aboriginal artists are set to shine in an event which celebrates the next...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-17 11:59:23
There was great success for the Koorie Heritage Trust 3rd Charity Aboriginal Art Auction, and the post-auction sales continue. Over half the works were sold and those unsold works will be exhibited for sale for two weeks at the Koorie...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-06 18:40:33
Reuters reports: Australian Aboriginal artists whose paintings sell for millions of dollars internationally but who often struggle for money will get a lifeline through a royalty charge imposed on Friday on their resold works. In a pointer to the problem, a distinctive...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-01 12:08:06
A local report on an Aboriginal art program and its positive impact on the community from the Moree Champion: The Aboriginal art program being run from the Moree TAFE is having a hugely positive effect on school students. The students came into...» Read More
Posted by Artitja Fine Art | 2008-09-30 20:38:35
THE CANVAS IS THE ATLAS It is generally expected that a work of Indigenous art will carry a story with it. In some cases, the story is the main attraction for the collector of the art. For others, it...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-24 23:44:31
Japingka is celebrating the arrival of Spring and the associated rebirth of colour in the desert country by dedicating both of its gallery exhibition spaces to outstanding works by 12 Australian Indigenous women artists from the remote west of Australia...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-09-24 12:34:34
Telstra Art Awards Consults Arts Community The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) announced today (24th Sept) that it will be holding open discussions about the future direction of the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-24 03:37:56
Desert Mob 2008 starts Friday, 26 September, with the Desert Mob Symposium. Events Symposium: Friday 26 September DanceSite: Friday 26 September Marketplace: Saturday 27 September Exhibition Opening: Sunday 28 September Exhibition: Monday 29 September to Sunday 9 November Details DanceSite Desert Mob DanceSite celebrates Australian Indigenous dance. The DanceSite...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-09-23 18:24:38
Prints by Aboriginal artists have not always been a total success. Unlike their Torres Strait cousins, the mainlanders don't always manage the clarity and simplification that makes for a great etching, woodblock or silkscreen print. But if any collaborator is...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-09-23 16:55:01
Trust the Birrung Gallery - World Vision's excellent Sydney offshoot - to find yet another new, old artist. From October 2nd, they''ll be hosting the debut solo show by Jim Nyukuti. In his 70s, this Pitjanjatjara elder has been too...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-23 00:31:08
The Southport School (TSS) on the Gold Coast is an Anglican Boys Boarding School. They are establishing a scholarship programme commencing in 2009 to offer Indigenous students who are demonstrating potential - in the classroom, in cultural pursuits, leadership or on...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-09-19 16:47:30
The Aboriginal Benefits Foundation's plans for a Healing Centre at Yirrkala in Arnhemland took a proud step forward last night when well over $300,000 was raised at an auction in the capable hands of Robert Bleakley, ex-boss of Sotheby's. The...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-17 16:56:05
McCulloch’s New Edition to be Launched in Red Centre 6pm next Saturday, September 27 at The Lane, 58 Todd Mall, Alice Springs MELBOURNE, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008— The eagerly awaited new edition of McCulloch’s Contemporary Aboriginal Art: the complete guide will be launched...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-17 16:17:43
The curator of an indigenous exhibition tells Stephen Bevis she wants to celebrate the artists as well as their works Culture Warriors: National Indigenous Art Triennial is at the Art Gallery of WA from Friday to November 23. Danie Mellor: The...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-13 02:24:00
Please join us for drinks on Friday, October 24 at 6 pm at the McCulloch & McCulloch stand, The Weekend Australian Art Sydney Location The Weekend Australian Art Sydney, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park Friday, October 24 at 6 pm at...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-08 13:10:30
Fostering the development of artistic talent in Australia, the Wilson HTM National Art Prize is again open for entry. Launched in 2007, the Wilson HTM National Art Prize is an acquisitive art award open to emerging Australian based visual artists...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-04 18:01:11
The Yolngu People of Ramingining, Arnhem Land NT invite you and a guest to share a remarkable view of their world with a special screening of Twelve Canoes to celebrate the launch of their site 12canoes.com.au 6.30pm Sunday 7 September,...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-30 02:40:54
with the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression Guest Speaker: Dahlia Lithwick Friday, September 12, 5:00 - 7:00 pm Reservations suggested, call 434-295-4784...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-30 02:37:43
Lecture Louise Hamby Australian National University Archives and Objects from Milingimbi, Northern Territory Friday, September 26, 7:00 pm Reservations required, call...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-29 13:22:00
MELBOURNE, AUGUST 29, 2008— McCulloch’s Encyclopedia of Australian Art, widely referred to as the “bible” of Australian art, turns 40 this year and this significant milestone in Australian publishing is being celebrated with a series of events around the...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-27 21:00:53
School of Humanities and Social Science In conjunction with Umulliko Indigenous Research Centre and the Newcastle Region Art Gallery Present Djon Mundine, OAM ‘Heimat’ Friday, 29 August 2008 6pm Newcastle Region Art Gallery Laman St, Newcastle Djon Mundine is a member of the Bandjalung people of northern New South...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-27 05:10:35
The Board of Art.Trade has been active "behind the scenes" over the last nine months, contributing to the development of a national code of ethical practice, making submissions to the Senate Committee investigating the Australian Indigenous Visual Arts and Craft...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-26 23:52:30
The Benalla Art Gallery has for some years been collecting indigenous works to add to the opportunities for people and visitors to the North East of Victoria to understand their culture in all its forms and in this exhibition, the...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-26 13:45:09
The Maningrida Arts and Culture Annual Show is currently on in...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-23 13:54:18
Will Owen discusses what's on in Darwin in Aboriginal Art outside the Telstra awards. The post talks about exhibitions: Three Countries, all of us, our good designs Kimberley Ink Jirrawun Editions "Yarrpany Honey" - Art from the Marrakulu Clan (Yirrkala) Jirrawun...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-20 20:00:35
Queensland College of Art, Griffith University invite you and your friends to DELL Gallery @ QCA for the launch of a special collaborative project: DARBY JAMPIJINPA ROSS Make it good for the people OPENING 6-8PM Friday 22nd August 2008 SPECIAL GUESTS: Otto Sims, Chair of...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 14:01:38
Nicholas Rothwell from the Australian discusses the Telstra Art Awards and talks about what else is happening in Darwin at the moment. He makes the case that the Aboriginal art industry has outgrown NATSIAA and that some of the best...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-17 14:18:54
The 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award - Celebrating the Silver Jubilee has an online gallery of all...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-17 14:14:07
Major Prize Winner, Makinti Napanangka from Kintore in the Northern Territory has been awarded Australia’s premier Indigenous art prize at the 25th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. The winning painting depicts designs associated with the site of...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-13 12:28:15
In the lead up to this years Telstra' s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award the ABC News reports: "More than 100 artworks have a shot at winning Telstra's National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. Hetty Perkins, senior...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-12 13:28:59
This year's annual Tiwi Art Network Exhibition showcases a broad range of work from the three art centres on the Tiwi Islands. The focus this year is to exhibit works from both emerging and prolific artists, demonstrating the strength and...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 15:00:28
The second Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair is taking place from the 14th to 16th of August 2008 at the Darwin Convention Centre. Set up to coincide with the opening of the NATSIAA (Arts Awards) and the Darwin Festival, the Fair...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 14:57:17
New Australian Art Diary 2009 launch at Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair McCulloch & McCulloch Australian Art Books is launching the first edition of The McCulloch's Encyclopedia Australian Art Diary at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, Darwin Convention Centre. Guest speaker: Katrina...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 02:45:30
Randell Lane Fine Art in association with Maruku Arts NT warmly invites you to Maruku Artists' Group Exhibition. Please join us for drinks and canapés Friday 8th August 2008 6 - 8pm Exhibition continues until the 29th August 2008 Randell Lane Fine Art Cnr Vincent...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 01:44:41
Acclaimed Yolgnu artist Gulumbu Yunupingu’s entry in this year’s 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Garak the Universe, continues on with her universal theme, which is inspired by childhood memories of her father’s night time stories...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-07 02:03:12
Following on from a Sell-out Show in London, Senior Watiyawanu (Mount Liebig - 325 kms west of Alice Springs) Artist, Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri is headlining an Exhibition of new works from his Community at Japingka Gallery. At around 85...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-06 23:15:29
Desart are looking for a Program Manager. The job is based in Alice Springs and the salary is between $55,000 to $60,000. Applications close Friday, August 22, 2008. Desart is the Association of Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Centres. Desart represents...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-04 02:13:43
Peter Fish talks about upcoming auctions for East Australian Trading Consolidated and Sotheby's. Quoted from the article: On Sunday, August 17, Guy Earl-Smith's East Australian Trading, based in Double Bay, will hold a typically eclectic auction that willinclude Aboriginal, African and...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-01 23:51:01
Edwina Circuitt from Warakurna Artists Aboriginal Corporation writes about Desert Mob 2008 Exhibition, Symposium and Marketplace. Desert Mob Symposium Friday 26 September 2008 Desert Mob Marketplace Saturday 27 September 2008 Desert Mob Exhibition Opening: Sunday 28 September 2008 On display until: Sunday 9 November...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-30 07:36:00
Exhibition dates: Friday 15 August - Sunday 26 October 2008 Opening: 6pm Friday 15 August 2008 Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Conacher Street, Bullocky Point, Darwin This year the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory celebrates the 25th...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-30 07:17:47
FROM THE STUDIO, a comprehensive survey exhibition of MNJ’s Brisbane studio based 1996-2008 practice will open on Tuesday 12 August and will continue to Saturday 27 September. Doug Hall, in the exhibition catalogue Foreword states: “Michael Nelson Jagamara’s most traditional paintings...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-24 04:40:12
ABORIGINAL and Islander art is proudly on display in the Queensland Times gallery space of the Ipswich Art Gallery. Arts, Community and Cultural Services Committee Chairperson, Councillor Charlie Pisasale said the NAIDOC Week 2008 Exhibition marked the National Aborigines and Islanders...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-16 03:32:36
Patron: Her Excellency the Governor of NSW Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO Featured Artworks Yuendumu, Bidyadanga, Peppimenarti, Maningrida, Utopia, Spinifex, Papunya Tula and other communities Featured Artists Shorty Jangala Robertson and Shane Pickett The exhibition will be officially opened by The Chancellor of...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-19 07:54:24
Brenda L Croft, Curator of Culture Warriors speaks about selected works in the exhibition Friday 20 June...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-17 06:27:34
View a distinctive art current from the desert to the sea. Canvasses reveal a world of desert patterns, free arcs, line-grids, circles, contemporary designs painted from a palette of bright purple, pinks as well as the desert hues. The...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-07 09:04:26
Gallery Reception - Friday June 15, 2008 5:00 ~ 6:30 Nicole Worden on Didgeridoo and drums The spiritual significance of the Dreaming symbols are represented in small acrylic paintings on canvas and wood. Through August 8th. Location: 421 2nd Street, Petaluma - three...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-07 04:02:33
as Jeremy Eccles discovers The Beanie may be the humblest of headwares, but it has proud history going back to the calotte in Ancient Greece and forward to the football terraces of the world, via Cromwell's Roundheads in the English Civil...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-05 05:01:03
Eastern Desert Art will feature in the launch of Yurlungurr Art - Brisbane’s latest Aboriginal art venture - on Friday 13 June. Art from four regions of Australia will be exhibited in Art from the Desert to the Sea. Please...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-28 01:34:32
“Dreamtime logic helps save the planet”, says internationally respected Australian Aboriginal artist, Walangari Karntawarra. Walangari’s exciting work is included in the “Kick the Carbon Habit” exhibition launched by the Natural World Museum and United Nations Environment Programme at Te...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-28 01:31:42
Media Release 27 May 2008 Dick Bett AM curates Auckland exhibition of leading Aboriginal Art Auckland’s art lovers are gearing up for an exhibition of some of the finest Aboriginal art the city has ever seen. Between 5 and 14 June, the exhibition...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-24 03:55:39
Bundarra Gallery showcases contemporary and modern Aboriginal art from the finest indigenous artists of Australia. It houses a unique collection of paintings and artifacts displaying the best work of Australian Aboriginal Culture. Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia (PRWEB) May 22, 2008 --...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-20 03:33:08
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair website which provides information about this exciting event to be held at the Darwin Convention centre from the 14th to the 16th of August 2008. Apolline Kohen &...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-15 08:01:29
Voici deux ans, nous vous avions présenté en Juin 2006 les œuvres de cette communauté à l’occasion de l’inauguration du Musée du quai Branly en présence de son chef de file, le célèbre peintre John Mawurndjul. Dans la zone tropicale au...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-30 02:41:52
Terre d’Arnhem – Northern Territory – Australie Du 16 mai au 14 juin 2008 Vernissage le 15 mai à partir de 17 heures Voici deux ans, nous vous avions présenté en Juin 2006 les œuvres de cette communauté à l’occasion de l’inauguration du...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-22 07:38:26
The Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts (NRETA) is pleased to announce that the 2007 Exit Art People's Choice Award has been won by Myra Gorey for her work titled ‘Ltyentye Apurte Landscape'. Museum and Art Gallery of the...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-21 12:25:54
CHAPEL BY THE SEA BONDI BEACH UNITING CHURCH MEDIA RELEASE 20th April 2008 LEADING ABORIGINAL ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT AT CHAPEL BY THE SEA Ruby's Place Gallery within the Chapel by the Sea will exhibit the work of Mini Heath, one...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-15 23:22:17
Lecture A Safe Keeping Place: Shifting Museum Spaces and Embedded Aboriginal Cultural Protocols Kimberly Christen Washington Sate University Friday, April 25, 7:00 pm Kluge-Ruhe Collection Reservations required, call 434...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-11 23:24:58
Lecture on Grounds Culture at the Interface: Digital Archives and "Social" Rights Management in Aboriginal Australia Kimberly Christen Washington Sate University Friday, April 25, 3:30 pm Scholar's Lab, Alderman Library...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-04-08 00:40:14
The place that has best introduced me to the difficult world of Arnhem barks is Annandale Galleries in Sydney. At first it was the increasing abstraction of Maningrida, forthcoming (16 April) it's the refreshed world of Yirrkala where, despite the...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-04 03:31:57
Watilu Minymalu Kulira Watjarra Tjukurrpa Purlkanya Mularrpa - Men and Women know and speak of their profound knowledge Watilu Minymalu Kulira Watjarra Tjukurrpa Purlkanya Mularrpa Men and Women know and speak of their profound knowledge Exhibition from - Friday 11th April to...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-30 01:17:26
The Emily Kngwarreye show has been very popular in Japan, as Akino Yoshihara writes: An Aborigine community in the boundless red desert of central Australia nurtured a gifted artist who was full of dynamism and creativity. Emily Kame Kngwarreye, who lived...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-25 01:38:47
Article about Aboriginal Art in Express India. Quoted from the article: The individual character of Aboriginal art lies in its depiction of the Western Desert region of Australia, its social activities, material culture, economy, environmental change, myth and religion. Creation myths, hunting...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-13 23:39:06
An article in the NT News about the assault on retired politician Peter Tonyne. Quoted from the article: Peter Toyne, 62, who was stabbed in the leg with a sharpened nulla nulla and clubbed across the head several times by a professional...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-07 02:23:39
Authentic contemporary Australian Aboriginal artwork will be unveiled at 7pm tonight during the opening of the Warlukurlangu Artists exhibition at La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art, Manama. The exhibition will showcase the work of Otto Simms and Ormay Gallagher, who work...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-06 01:55:08
East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Corporation (EGAAC) have hit the ground running after a very successful 2007. Over the past year sales and visitors (local, national and international) have increased dramatically. We are being recognized as a place to visit not only...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-06 01:00:09
The Gippsland Art Gallery, SALE Nirmba Gidi Quarenook Blak Swans Gatherin’ FRIDAY 29 February at 2.oo pm Featuring Young Spirits Dance Group Welcome to Country by Elder Auntie Katey Bryant Image: Kurnai Dreaming, Charlotte (Penny) Hood Exhibition Dates: 23 February to 30 March...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-04 06:44:14
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) and Telstra are calling for entries for preselection in the 25 th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. MAGNT Director, Anna Malgorzewicz, said 2008 marks a very special...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-04 06:42:32
Article about Aboriginal culture in the Philippines. Quoted from article: Students from all over recently shared with each other the news of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's pre-Valentine's Day formal apology to his country's Aboriginal people for the years of injustice inflicted...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-04 06:36:09
Indigenous artists are being urged to enter their work into the first and longest running indigenous art award in the country. The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory and Telstra are calling for entries for pre-selection in the 25th...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-26 00:19:54
This exhibition celebrates Aboriginal art of the 'New Wave': the daring and visionary use of colour by Aboriginal artists throughout Australia. The use of bright acrylic paints rather than ochres has fired the imagination of artists and liberated them...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-24 05:45:00
Will Owen posts about visiting the Maningrida Arts and Culture. Quoted from the blog entry: Maningrida Arts and Culture is a powerhouse warehouse of Indigenous art. Of all the art centres we visited across the Territory and adjacent WA, Maningrida had the...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-17 10:44:33
The Museum of Contemporary Art is set to unveil a new exhibition showcasing its collection of rare and significant Aboriginal bark paintings, dating from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. They are Meditating: Bark paintings from the Museum Of Contemporary...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-16 10:40:05
Inga Clendinnen writes in the Age about her book True Stories. Quoted from the article: Although I am Australian and a historian, I discovered the history of indigenous Australia only a decade ago. The stimulus was an invitation from the ABC to...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-11 02:54:23
California Institute of Integral Studies "The Manifest Dream." Contemporary Australian aboriginal paintings. Ends Wed. 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 1453 Mission St. (415) 575-6100. www.ciis.edu. SF January 14–March 5 Spirit in the Arts Event: The Manifest Dream, Contemporary Australian...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-09 11:06:19
Power and beauty are concepts that resonate through the work of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists in all areas of Australia today. Indigenous art is strong in country and law: it is concerned with the politics of identity...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-02 02:37:15
UTSA gallery presents aboriginal art collection By Ashley Harris Public Affairs Specialist (Jan. 28, 2008)--The UTSA Department of Art and Art History will present "The Lam Collection of Aboriginal Art," an exhibit featuring work by contemporary Australian aboriginal artists, from Wednesday, Jan. 30...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-29 04:05:27
Australian Country Style reader event at Murrurundi - Aboriginal Art in March 29th March 2008 The term ‘aboriginal art’ is a tricky one. Separating indigenous Australian art from the religious practices and social customs with which it has been intertwined for at...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-28 16:05:48
Central Art is excited to present its third online exhibition and first artist feature Abie Loy Kemarre feature from Central Art - Aboriginal Art Store. This feature has been created to recognise the immense contribution that Abie Loy has made...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-15 03:38:23
It is that time again – time for us to wow and delight you with some stunning art and architecture at the MODAA Gallery. Please do join us next Friday, 1/18 from 7PM – 11PM, as we celebrate the opening...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-09 03:44:16
January 9, 2008 — The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection reopens Jan. 15 with a special exhibit, "Our Way: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart River." A free reception, open to the public, will be held Friday, Jan. 18 from 5:30 to...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-05 06:38:45
The Age MD leaves auction house after a year Gabriella Coslovich January 5, 2008 Quoted from article: Rod Menzies, the head of Australia's art auction leader, the Menzies Art Brand, has lost his right-hand man, Adrian Newstead, who helped achieve a record $9.5 million in...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-27 09:03:46
A fascinating post from Thriving in the Desert about threats to the Warakurna Art Centre. Quoted from the post: I have faith in the artists, they have always stood strongly behind their enterprise. There is an extraordinary group of strong men and...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-19 01:15:23
In October 2008, delegates will be streaming in to Alice Springs from around Australia and the world for the 6th Regional Arts Australia (RAA) conference art at the heart. The previous conference, held in Mackay, Queensland in October 2006, attracted...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-14 07:51:23
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dafna Zilafro, Dafna@spfa.com P: 310.558.0902 AUSTRALIA CONTEMPORARY Aboriginal Art + Modern Architecture Opening Reception – January 18, 7PM -11 PM Exhibit Remains Open Throughout January JANUARY 2008, Culver City, CA - This January, MODAA Gallery at SPF:a celebrates Australia Week with...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-12 12:40:32
The Australian Caroline Baum October 15, 2007 An article in the Australian about Helen Read and Didgeri Air Tours. Quoted from article: Thirteen years ago, Helen Read conceived Didgeri Air Art Tours as a way of introducing travellers to indigenous art through direct contact...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-06 08:01:50
Just a gentle reminder that Tjukurrpa Arts is holding its final Exhibition for 2007 this Friday the 7th of Dec. at the Elwood Community Centre (located behind Elwood Beach House). Details below. Please feel free to drop by and view...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-11-18 02:36:30
The first major solo exhibition of one of Australia’s most respected artists, Paddy Bedford, opens at The University of Queensland Art Museum on Friday 16 November 2007. The exhibition is organised and toured by the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA),...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-11-15 07:36:20
Irenie Ngalinba currently lives with her extended family at Kurruldurl outstation, south west of Maningrida. Kurruldurl is an important place for members of the Kurulk clan and is associated with the crow totem ancestor called ‘Djimarr’ which is often depicted...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-11-07 03:41:48
The first major solo exhibition of one of Australia's most respected artists, Paddy Bedford, opens at The University of Queensland Art Museum on Friday, November 16. The exhibition is organised and toured by the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Sydney. "Mr Bedford...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-17 03:36:48
The Maori people of New Zealand are heirs to a vibrant culture that continues to find expression in the form of contemporary art. Earth and Spirit: Maori Art from New Zealand, curated by John Royal, is intended to serve as...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-15 07:33:49
The inaugural National Indigenous Art Triennial opened on the 13th of October at the National Gallery of Australia (Canberra) in the presence of many artists and a huge crowd of over 2000 people. ‘Culture Warriors’ curated by Brenda Croft presents...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-09-26 15:36:20
Martumili Artists at William Mora Gallery 25 September - 19 October...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-09-24 13:16:35
Bargehouse Gallery South Bank London SE1 9PH September 21 – October 7 2007 11am – 6pm daily Private view Thursday September 20 2007 6pm - 9pm In September 2007 a major exhibition of over 100 works of art from Arnhem Land will take place...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-09-07 06:40:04
Jeremy Eccles, Financial Times (UK) 7 September 2007 “Are you ready for London?” Apolline Kohen asks artist Samuel Namunjdja. “What time we going?” is his eager response about a visit that is still a month away. Time has an elastic quality out...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-09-05 16:29:38
The Araluen Arts Centre, in association with Desart and the Alice Desert Festival present Desert Mob Symposium, Desert Mob MarketPlace and the Desert Mob DanceSite. This year’s event brings together recent works from 35 Aboriginal art centres in Central Australia, with...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-08-17 14:37:16
A three-week exhibition of over 100 major works of Aboriginal art from Western Arnhem Land in Australia's Northern Territory will be on display from 21 September to 7 October at the Bargehouse Gallery, on London's South Bank. RARRK - LONDON...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-05-08 08:15:37
Betty Carrington, Nora Nagarra, Mabel Juli, Shirley Purdie, Gordon Barney, Larissa Clifton, Marietta Bray, Madigan Thomas, Clancy Patrick, Marika Patrick, Marissa Kingsley, Nancy Nodea, Tommy Carroll, Phyllis Thomas and others with recent work produced at the artists’ own Warmun Art...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-03-03 08:23:06
Mary Place Gallery 12 Mary Place (off Brown Street) Paddington NSW 2021. Opening 3rd March concluding 3rd April. Tuesday to Sunday 11am to 5pm or by appointment. Palya Art, in association with Didgeri Air Art Tours, presents a chance to see the best of...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-29 03:47:23
Courier Mail Kathleen Noonan September 29, 2006 11:00pm From the Courier Mail: We're out the back of Andrew Baker's art gallery in Brisbane's Bowen Hills, in a room where the real deals are done. It's chock-a-block with paintings. But this morning all eyes are on...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-22 17:08:38
ART lovers are in for a treat this weekend with the art@stmatthews celebration and exhibition. The Albury church will showcase the work of well-known regional and interstate artists as well as Aboriginal paintings, sculpture and pottery. Regional artists Clare Leeuwin-Clark, Stephanie Jakovac,...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-14 03:19:26
Jointly organised by Beijing Blue Gallery and Warlimpirri Art, this is the first major exhibition of Aboriginal art in Hong Kong. It brings together paintings by a group of both well-known and emerging Australian Aboriginal artists from the Central and...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-11 03:23:57
Outback journeys unearth the mystical stories of Dreamtime Publication: South China Morning Post, 10 September 2006 Author: Jade Lee-Duffy There’s more to Aboriginal art than a few dots and squiggly lines. That’s what the founder of Beijing Blue art gallery, Bridget Dewar Uebel,...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-08-12 05:52:39
The 23rd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, open to all adult Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander artists, aims to showcase the very best Indigenous art from around the country. The Telstra Award of $40,000 is awarded to...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-03-08 03:29:03
2006 Dream Tracks, Aboriginal art of Arnhem Land La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain From the Kluge-Ruhe mail out: The final touches are being put on the first Aboriginal art exhibition in the Middle East. The King and Queen...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-11-06 07:48:24
International Herald Tribune For art buyers,where to go andhow to get there Susan Gough Henly Sunday, November 6, 2005 Quoted from article: 'Contemporary Aboriginal Art" by Susan McCulloch is an excellent reference book for people interested in buying Aboriginal art. Among the companies offering tours to...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-11-02 06:46:41
In Arnhem Land Aboriginal artists have been painting in bark for nearly one hundred years, beginning with the laying down of ceremonial and body paint designs for interested anthropological expeditions. Maningrida, in central Arhem Land is home to over 100 different...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-06-25 06:38:58
A major exhibition of Aboriginal art, featuring more than 60 works by some of Australia's most celebrated Indigenous artists, is being held at Shalom College at UNSW this week (24-28 July). The Shalom Gamarada Art Exhibition will help raise funds to...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-06-05 08:29:26
The temperatures have dropped, the winter is upon us, and and it’s time to snuggle up in your favourite beanie. As the winter solstice draws near so does the 9th annual Alice Springs Beanie Festival. It started as festival to...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-03-21 06:48:15
It is with great pleasure and enormous excitement that Annandale Galleries will begin its program for 2005 with a groundbreaking show of completely new work, facilitated by the endeavour of Arnaud Serval. As a precursor into his unparalleled collection of...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-02-11 00:00:00
Japingka Gallery is launching its 2005 Indigenous Fine Art Exhibition programme with an important exhibition of major new works by the leading artists from this remarkable and remote Community (270 kms north east of Alice Springs). Japingka Gallery has commissioned...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2004-10-15 00:00:00
An important Exhibition of powerful, new paintings by leading, senior Pintupi artists from the remote Gibson Desert/Lake MacKay region opens at Japingka Gallery on Friday, 15th October, 2004. These stunning paintings document and explore the legend of the ancient Tingari...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2004-04-20 06:42:31
An article about the Yulparija people from Bidyadana painting about the time before the white man. The article was associated with an exhibition "New Paintings from Bidyadanga, William Mora Galleries", in association with Short St Gallery, Broom, Richmond, until April...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2003-08-16 03:58:39
20th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 16 August 2003, the winner was Richard...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2002-09-20 09:20:00
Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Ramingining, Arnhem Land The Native Born is an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by distinguished Australian Aboriginal artists from Ramingining, Arnhem Land in northern Australia. Arranged according to six different natural environments found in this region:mangroves (larrtha’puy),...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2000-09-29 07:53:19
International Herald Tribune Arts Guide Elisabeth Hopkins Friday, September 29, 2000 Quoted from article: Art Gallery of New South Wales, tel: (2) 9225-1744, open daily. Continuing/ To Nov. 12: "Papunya Tula: Genesis & Genius." Aboriginal art tracing the Western Desert movement, which originated in the...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 1994-04-22 08:04:52
International Herald Tribune Arts Guide Friday, April 22, 1994 Quoted from article: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, tel: 4219-0719, open daily. Continuing/To June 26: "Aratjara: Aboriginal Art." Works on bark, canvas and wood by modern Aboriginal artists in which the close connection to nature...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 1993-06-11 08:07:18
International Herald Tribune Arts Guide Friday, June 11, 1993 Quoted from article: Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-West falen (tel: 83.810). To July 1: "Aratjara." More than 100 pieces of Australian Aboriginal...» Read More