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Blemishes mar a sumptuous history of Australian art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-01-10 08:24:15
In 1886, there was a tussle for control over the future direction of Australian art. At its heart the dispute appeared simple, but it highlighted a deep division. A student of the School of Art in Melbourne, Alice Chapman, was...» Read More
Aboriginal artists take a stand on heart health to close the gap
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-01-10 07:54:53
Seven well known Aboriginal artists, Lloyd Hornsby, Laurie Nilsen, Peter Muraay Djerippi Mulcahy, Debbie Taylor, Raquel Jackson, Jennifer Herd and Bianca Beetson are each donating a major piece of work to be auctioned at the Heart Foundation s second annual...» Read More
Vibrant outback on display
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-01-02 08:20:06
Pots by artists from Hermannsburg, west of Alice Springs, feature in a landmark exhibition at Adelaide's JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design. Called From the Earth , it is the first time ceramics from remote indigenous centres have been brought together. JamFactory managing...» Read More
Traders change tack
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-01-01 08:17:58
"We’ve noticed since the credit crunch hit hard three months ago, people haven’t been buying paintings above $10,000," Doongal Aboriginal Art Gallery manager Nava Wahl said. "So we’ve gone for more little paintings and gifts. We’ve changed some of our merchandise. "One...» Read More
TiTi's Daily Picture
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-29 08:11:22
Nice blog post with picture: I have always enjoyed Aboriginal Art and even more so since I have been confronted to the amazing collection of the Ian Potter Centre in Melbourne some years back. Now that I am in the Northern...» Read More
Arts Tasmania Aboriginal Arts Fund
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-28 08:08:58
Aboriginal artists and recognised Aboriginal arts organisations have been invited to apply for assistance though the Arts Tasmania Aboriginal Arts Fund, which aims to support, revitalise and preserve traditional and contemporary Aboriginal art forms and practices. The Minister for Environment, Parks,...» Read More
Tjungu Palyaku Walka Nyuwana (New Works From Tjungu Palya)
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
Art from the heart speeds up recovery
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-23 07:38:00
When CRS Australia rehabilitation consultant Kathryn McKewin met Mr Weston, all he could do was walk on flat ground and use his hands after a serious motorcycle accident had wrecked his body. “This bloke came in and everything said his body...» Read More
Museum has even more stories to tell
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-23 01:13:07
A large range of new objects and stories will be on display at the National Museum of Australia from next year as it transforms its five permanent galleries after seven years on show. Rolfe Harris's wobble board, which was recently added...» Read More
Sights Unseen - Moving Pictures by Michael Riley
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-22 01:34:02
Sights Unseen is a compelling story about the short but prolific life work of Aboriginal photographer, Michael Riley, his view on Aboriginal art and his determination to bring together a solid Aboriginal arts movement before passing away in 2004. Riley...» Read More
Intellectual inbreeding, but insight aplenty
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-21 01:35:42
The final piece, ‘The Collector’, is by Nicolas Rothwell, perhaps our finest essayist. This subtle, sublime piece — 14 pages long — was first published in The Monthly. It documents how in late June 1956, the Paris-trained Czech artist Karel...» Read More
Art code may not erase dodgy dealers
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-20 07:34:04
What impact will the new code have? The intensely negotiated draft code for the Aboriginal art market was unveiled yesterday by federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett, a year and a half after a Senate report into unethical practices in the indigenous...» Read More
Written in the Land celebrates the life of Indigenous Elder of the Kimberley’s Queenie McKenzie
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-19 06:27:34
The book on the life of an Indigenous leader of the East Kimberley in Western Australia Queenie McKenzie was launched at the National Museum of Australia by Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin, Warmun Community chairperson Shirley Purdie and senior...» Read More
Colleen Wallace Nungari Competition Closes
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-12-19 00:00:00
Colleen Wallace Nungari Competition closes today. Good luck to all those who have entered. ...» Read More
A passionate engagement
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-17 05:20:25
Marie Geissler on collecting Aboriginal art Described by renowned Australian art critic, Robert Hughes, as belonging to ‘the world’s last great art movement’, collectors of art from this extraordinary ancient but vibrant living culture have, in recent years, fuelled a boom...» Read More
Art Education 2009: Michael Reid Gallery
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-17 04:00:36
In 2009 the art galleries Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay and Michael Reid at Murrurundi will continue to offer one of the most comprehensive Australian art education programmes in the country. Our aim is to equip both collectors and art...» Read More
The titles that bind
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-16 05:24:07
From the Age: After a career as a publisher, anti-Vietnam War campaigner, art critic, columnist, investigative journalist (not to mention serial wife; four husbands were acquired and released along the way), McCulloch is on the cusp of a new phase, in...» Read More
New Beginnings: Classic Paintings from the Corrigan Collection of 21st Century Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-15 04:27:56
For more than 40 years leading businessman Pat Corrigan has been one of Australia’s largest and most significant arts benefactors. A strong supporter of the innovative and of living artists, post-2000 Pat turned his eye towards Aboriginal art. The vibrancy...» Read More
The NIT Blacklist 2008
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-15 04:00:27
From the National Indigenous Times: 2008 was a year of highs and lows for Aboriginal Australia. The high was, undoubtedly, the national apology in February. But the lows were... well, take your pick. The federal government's failure to endorse the UN...» Read More
In the shadow of modernity
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-14 04:20:16
The disappearance of a powerful desert artist and magic man offers a rare window into the hidden realm of traditional indigenous beliefs From Nicholas Rothwell at the Australian: One morning in mid-April this year, senior desert lawman Spider Kalbybidi walked out of...» Read More
DESERT RAIN - INDIGENOUS FINE ART STOCK ROOM SALE
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-13 14:28:21
To celebrate this festive time, Desert Rain is holding a STOCK ROOM SALE, as an added bonus to your Christmas shopping. Works on canvas or linen from both collectable and emerging artists will be on sale from 15th-21st December. Including...» Read More
BEYONCE'S momento of Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-13 04:08:54
When the singer Beyonce toured here, The Sydney Entertainment Centre came to The Artery to find a piece of artwork they could give to the singer as a memento of her visit to Sydney. They were looking for something...» Read More
Black and White
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-11 09:41:06
NG Art Gallery warmly invites you to the opening of Black & White in collaboration with Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery tuesday 9 december 6pm – 8pm exhibition 9 – 20 december 2008 An exhibition of Aboriginal works by: Ronnie Tjamptjinpa Lily Sandover Kngwarre Abie Loy Kemarre Ngoia...» Read More
Evelyn Pultara
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-11 09:38:36
Evelyn Pultara was born during the outbreak of World War II at Woodgreen Station, the cattle property adjoining Utopia Station and has now become a senior custodian for her Dreaming the bush yam. She began painting traditional bush tucker and...» Read More
Warlimpirringa Tjapaltjarri
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
CIT Yurauna artists – Past and Present
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-11 09:07:11
This exhibition is an opportunity to showcase the work of past and present students from the Canberra Institute of Technology Yurauna Centre. Dr Colin Adrian Chief Executive of CIT said “the quality of the works on display show the dedication students...» Read More
Radiant Surprises
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-11 09:04:36
Helen Read is in town with her end-of-year showing of Aboriginal art at the Barn in Kew. Helping out with setup last week evoked memories of making displays in my own shop years ago – there was the similar challenge...» Read More
New dawn of respect
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
NATSIAA Futures Forum; Have Your Say !
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-12-10 12:39:37
The Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory (MAGNT) invites artists and those who work with the Indigenous arts industry to discuss future directions in the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA). This year is NATSIAA's 25th...» Read More
Turning landscape on its head
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-09 04:19:25
Nicholas Rothwell from the Australian on Lydia Balbal, an emerging star in the Aboriginal art world: It was just a year ago that the most mesmerising new star of western desert art, Lydia Balbal, walked into Broome's Short Street Gallery and...» Read More
Art association pushes for Indigenous cultural centre
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-09 01:08:59
John Oster from Desart discusses the possiblity of an Indigenous art and culture in Alice Springs: The executive officer of an Aboriginal art association says central Australia would benefit from a visitor centre for Indigenous art and culture. The longstanding idea was...» Read More
Aboriginal art in the Northern Rivers
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-06 02:58:26
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...» Read More
Art brings health and wealth to Indigenous artists
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
Aboriginal Art Selling Exhibition - Catalogue Online
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-06 02:15:00
ABORIGINAL ART SELLING EXHIBITION Select Works on Display 8 – 23 DECEMBER Shapiro Gallery 162 Queen Street Woollahra ON VIEW Monday through Saturday 11-5pm Department Enquiries Tel 612 9326 1588 CATALOGUE ONLINE www.shapiro.com.au ENQUIRIES aboriginal.art@shapiro.com.au Jane Raffan (+612) 9326 1588...» Read More
Written in the Land: The Life of Queenie McKenzie
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-05 00:41:54
Written in the Land: The Life of Queenie McKenzie This beautifully produced book tells the story of Queenie McKenzie, a remarkable indigenous woman from the East Kimberley in Western Australia. Now deceased, Queenie was an important cultural leader, revered...» Read More
Colleen Wallace Nungari Competition - 2 weeks to go
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-12-05 00:00:00
The Colleen Wallace Nungari Competition only has 2 weeks to go. Central Art Aboriginal Art Store is offering all our existing Central Art Mailing List subscribers as well as any new members that join the Central Art Mailing List the chance...» Read More
Black and White At NG Gallery
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-04 09:02:19
The latest in an on-going series of thought provoking Aboriginal art exhibitions at NG Art curated by Coo-ee Aboriginal Art “Aboriginal paintings are often described as landscapes but they are far more than this. They are all about nature and the...» Read More
Unearthed - Stories Written in the Land
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-04 08:52:54
Aboriginal paintings are often described as landscapes but they are far more than this. They are all about nature, creation and 'living' history. We see at once, in form and action, stories written in the land. Each work unearths ancient...» Read More
New Aboriginal Art and Furniture Store for Paddington
Posted by Eastern Desert Art | 2008-12-04 00:00:00
BELL & SON 1 Begg Lane Paddington Just behind the Paddington Post office We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new Eastern Desert Art and Furniture store - Bell & Son (named after the owners - Annable Fay and Sonja Chalmers). Based...» Read More
Harrison Galleries: Christmas Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-03 14:58:51
3-20 December 2008 Our last exhibition for 2008 features a selection of works, including works on paper, photography, sculpture and painting. Stockroom and Aboriginal artwork sale continues due to popular demand. Christmas bargains for Art Lovers! Sincere thanks to our patrons...» Read More
Albert Namatjira exhibition a delight
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-02 08:36:06
Although Namatjira's personal history had a tragic outcome, he continues to inspire a vigorous tradition in landscape painting that is only recently receiving renewed recognition, having been swamped by the success of the acrylic dot painting movement. Another offshoot has flourished...» Read More
A modern hunter gatherer
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-02 08:24:35
New Beginnings: Classic Paintings from the Corrigan Collection of 21st Century Aboriginal Art, Emily McCulloch Childs and Ross Gibson with a preface by Margo Neale, McCulloch & McCulloch, 156pp, $79.95. From the Australian: When Therese Rein recently launched the book New Beginnings:...» Read More
Crews in choppers hit the red centre
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-02 03:45:34
Hot on the heels of Baz Luhrmann's movie, Australia, international film crews can't get enough of the landscape in Central Australia. They're shooting everything from Aboriginal art to feral camels. Travelling from Japan, Europe, and Canada, many are hiring helicopters to shoot...» Read More
Yamatji Pirni: Many Friendships
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-02 01:14:59
Sharing Life and Art from the Western Desert Until 22 Feb 2009 Yamatji Pirni: Many Friendships Yamatji Pirni: Many Friendships Photo: Tim Acker, copyright Western Desert Mob. Exhibition of traditional and contemporary Indigenous works from Australia's Western Desert region. Visit the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre and...» Read More
Many Friendships thrive at Bunjilaka, Melbourne Museum
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-02 01:12:41
Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum Presents Western Desert Mob Exhibition Yamatji Pirni: Many Friendships. Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum and Western Desert Mob are celebrating the importance of Aboriginal connection to country and culture through art,...» Read More
Unearthed - Stories Written in the Land
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-02 00:57:53
Unearthed - Stories Written in the Land 9 December 2008 - 31 January 2009 To be opened by Pat Corrigan AM 6pm Tuesday December 9th 2008 Pat will be available to personally sign copies of the recently released book New Beginnings Classic...» Read More
Unearthed - Stories Written in the Land
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-02 00:53:41
Unearthed - Stories Written in the Land 9 December 2008 - 31 January 2009 To be opened by Pat Corrigan AM 6pm Tuesday December 9th 2008 Pat will be available to personally sign copies of the recently released book New Beginnings Classic...» Read More
Aboriginal artists take control
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-28 04:56:00
The Wynnum Aboriginal Art Gallery has changed hands: Troy Little has been the resident artist at Wynnum Aboriginal Art Gallery in Florence St for almost a decade. Little is looking forward to his work being exposed to a wider range of...» Read More
GOOCH'S UTOPIA
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-11-26 11:45:00
Of the key (white) facilitators of the Aboriginal art movement, only Geoffrey Bardon has ensured his own immortality via assiduous publication. And his reputation is based on just 12 months effort between the school wall painting at Papunya and his...» Read More
Launch of Written in the Land: the Life of Queenie McKenzie
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-25 01:21:13
I would first like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land. And I want to acknowledge the contribution made by Argyle Diamonds – the first major company to make Aboriginal employment a priority and a supporter of the book. And Peter...» Read More
Arts around the world from the Financial Times
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-24 10:30:48
The Financial Times today featured Half Light, the first major survey of the work of Indigenous artists engaging with the photographic medium and the portrait. Until February 22...» Read More
Half Light- Portraits from Black Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-24 10:23:13
Photography by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists has emerged over the past two decades as a definitive expression of contemporary Indigenous life in Australia. Half Light is the first major survey of the work of Indigenous artists engaging with...» Read More
Art Gallery of New South Wales Presents Half Light- Portraits from Black Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-24 10:02:18
Art Gallery of New South Wales presents Half Light- Portraits from Black Australia, on view through 22 February 2009. Photography by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists has emerged over the past two decades as a definitive expression of...» Read More
Wish comes true
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-22 03:12:04
One of the individual donors is Dr Patrick Corrigan, who provided the funds for Barbie Kjar’s work Escucha. Corrigan, who recently gave the gallery a substantial collection of valuable artists’ prints and drawings, has made hundreds of donations to galleries,...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Selling Exhibition - Entries closing now
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-22 03:10:32
Shapiro Galleries 162 Queen Street Woollahra, Woollahra, Sydney ENQUIRIES (+612) 9326 1588 aboriginal.art@shapiro.com.au Artists of interest: Declan Apuatimi Jack Britten Tommy Carroll Butcher Cherel Janangoo Barney Ellaga Hector Jandany Ivy Nixon Janyka Emily Kame Kngwarreye Kudditji Tjungurrayi Kngwarreye Lena Kuriniya Lloyd Kwilla Queenie McKenzie Patrick Mung Mung Albert Namatjira Rosella Namok Ngoia Napaltjarri...» Read More
Colleen Wallace Nungari Competition - 4 weeks to go
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-11-21 00:00:00
The Colleen Wallace Nungari Competition only has 4 weeks to go. Central Art Aboriginal Art Store is offering all our existing Central Art Mailing List subscribers as well as any new members that join the Central Art Mailing List the chance...» Read More
The New Mob, Thurs 27 November 6 - 8pm
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-20 02:47:47
Preview of the New Mob exhibition at...» Read More
New works from SANTA TERESA
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-20 02:31:35
Today we've received some new works from Santa Teresa, a small community of 500 people south east of Alice Springs. We should have all the new paintings online in the next day or so. Santa Teresa was a Catholic Mission which...» Read More
What is current? Who is current? These are pertinent questions in the ever-changing realm of visual art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-19 06:51:01
With 80 artists spread across 300 glossy colour pages, Current is up-to-the minute, controversial, sexy, political, dangerous or reassuringly familiar, depending on what page you turn to. Current is the new book from the Art & Australia team, and took...» Read More
Self representing artists
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-11-19 00:00:00
AFFORDABLE ART BY A SPECIAL GROUP OF SELF REPRESENTING ARTISTS Central Art is pleased to present an exhibition of works by a group of five especially talented emerging artists. These five artists represent themselves in the art market and distribute their...» Read More
A fortnightly wrap-up of how the media reported Indigenous affairs from the National Indigenous Times
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-18 02:17:22
AN art auction house spent more than $100,000 moving a sale from Melbourne to Sydney this month after misinterpreting a new law. Sotheby's admits it was confused about a change to the Australian Heritage Act 2006. The Act requires individual...» Read More
From rock to canvas
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-18 02:08:48
An art culture that is thousands of years old has not only evolved successfully but is now a commercial triumph internationally, too. BEYOND THE DOTS Nov 7-21, Pace Gallery, PJ MY fascination with contemporary Australian aboriginal art – in particular the dot paintings...» Read More
Exhibition aims to raise profile of fibre art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-17 20:29:16
Penny McLintock reports for ABC: The curator of a new exhibition on Indigenous fibre art hopes it will raise the profile of the contemporary works. ReCoil: Change and Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art includes works by 15 textile artists and is on...» Read More
Tjungurrayi claims prestigious art prize
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-17 20:23:36
From The Western Australian: WA painter Patrick Tjungurrayi has won Australia’s richest Aboriginal art prize with his monumental series of canvases depicting a scrub fire in his Gibson Desert homeland. “They were the best, the best-looking,” judge Djon Mundine said with...» Read More
Beyond Sacred
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-17 05:21:54
Listen to the audio Last week on Artworks, Julie Copeland talked to the Sydney pathologist and art collector Colin Laverty about how you make a collection. This week Julie is taking the conversation further with him, to tease out ideas...» Read More
Aboriginal artworks reflect history spanning 40,000 years
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
Pacific solutions
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-16 07:15:03
The most significant exhibition of islander art in two decades is a confronting experience for all, writes Christopher Allen Gods, Ghosts and Men National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Until January 11. Quote from the article: In fact this is the first significant exhibition of the...» Read More
Poly Ngal
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-15 04:08:28
Currently amongst the most senior custodians of her country Arparra, in the heart of Utopia, 250 kms North East of Alice Springs, Poly Ngal shares with her sisters, Kathleen Ngal, and Angelina responsibility as keepers of its cultural...» Read More
Harrison Galleries invites you and your friends to our first ever sale
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-14 01:25:22
Harrison Galleries invites you and your friends to our first ever sale. We have on offer a wide selection of Aboriginal works with some works starting from $300. Doors open at 10am this Saturday. We look forward to seeing you then....» Read More
East meets West at local exhibition
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
Todd River flows in Alice Springs 3
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-11-14 00:00:00
The final group of photographs showing the Todd River flowing in Alice Springs. We also have some photographs of the Todd River from yesterday. For more photographs of the Todd...» Read More
Gallery on the go looks for a new home
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-13 12:00:14
A great story about the unlikely Aboriginal art collection of Gordon Syron: A convicted murderer who learnt to paint in Long Bay jail 30 years ago, he paints and collects art to depict his experience of a racist and unjust Australia....» Read More
New Beginnings: Classic Paintings
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-13 12:00:04
From the Brisbane Times comes the announcement of an upcoming event in Queensland, the launch of New Beginnings: Classic Paintings: Therese Rein will launch a book chronicling the master artists of the Western Desert, The Kimberley and Top End at the...» Read More
Indigenous art used to teach good health
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-13 11:57:05
Channel Nine News reports: Doctors are using traditional indigenous art to teach Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory about good health. Australia's poorest health statistic is the 17-year disparity in life expectancy between Aboriginal men and other males. And while the Rudd government...» Read More
Lifestyle Visit to aboriginal art exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-13 11:52:39
An excellent community newspaper, Pine Rivers Press, has a nice little article about a planned visit to the Namatijira to Now exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery. THE Friends Group of the Pine Rivers Regional Art Gallery in Strathpine is organising...» Read More
Listen to indigenous artist Danie Mellor talk about his creations
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-12 00:04:54
Hear about the vision of artist Danie Mellor, together with the Vogue Living team and art expert Michael Reid at Damian Heads’ hot new CBD brasserie, Steel Bar & Grill. Heads will prepare a delicious three-course dinner matched with Tempus...» Read More
Todd River flows in Alice Springs 2
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-11-12 00:00:00
Yesterday we let our users know about the Todd River flowing in Alice Springs. Today we have some more photographs of this exciting and reinvigorating event. For more photographs of the...» Read More
Todd River flows in Alice Springs
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-11-12 00:00:00
Central Art’s photographer Marianna Massey took images of the Todd River flowing in Alice Springs on the 9th of November 2008 - this was the first time in nearly two years as more than 40 millimetres of rain fell the...» Read More
The Australian Employment Covenant
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-11-11 00:00:00
The Australian Employment Covenant (AEC) is a national industry-led initiative which brings all Australians together to help close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in employment and employment opportunities. The AEC's aim is the placement and long-term retention of 50,000...» Read More
Einladung
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-10 23:42:05
„Common Ground“ Wir freuen uns, Ihnen vom 28.11.2008 - 30.11.2008 Zeitgenössische Aboriginal Art aus verschiedenen Regionen Australiens vorstellen zu können. Begleitend zur Ausstellung „Common Ground“ wird am 29.11.2008 um 17:00 Uhr ein Vortrag zur „Einführung in die Kunst der ersten Australier“...» Read More
Redrock Gallery's Aboriginal Art Exhibition - in Bejing
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-10 17:06:33
It is Redrock Gallery’s 7th exhibition promoting Australian Aboriginal Art in China. From Mem Aziz, of Redrock gallery: 'More and more Chinese are learning About Australia’s indigenous culture and its significant history, though exhibitions and lectures on the topic...» Read More
Leading Commentators to Discuss New Developments and Trends in Collecting Aboriginal Art
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
Australian Aboriginal Art on Display at Exclusive Karuna Village Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-09 23:49:55
Our exclusive exhibition of Karuna Village Fair Trade art and crafts has now begun at the Fair Trade Cafe and will be running through until the end of the year. We have a wide variety of high quality art and...» Read More
Garrett’s resale royalty proposal - views from the Aboriginal arts industry
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-09 09:16:55
A very interesting post from the Crikey blogs by Peter Gosford. The article looks at the royalty system coming out of Canberra and the benefit that it will produce for Indigenous artists. Here is some of the article: Garrett’s model for the...» Read More
New Self-Drive Map to discover Kimberley Aboriginal Artists
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-09 00:54:39
A new Self-Drive Map has been developed to help visitors access the four art centres which make up the Kimberley Aboriginal Artists alliance. The map helps visitors to be part of a special journey and to gain a closer insight...» Read More
Contemporary Indigenous photographers
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-08 02:49:28
A fantastic article about Indigenous photographers from COFU: Historically Australian Indigenous art has been perceived by many to be hampered by its cultural and national perceptions. It continues to be dealt with in a way in which there is a selective...» Read More
'Hot' categories cool rapidly as crisis bites
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-07 23:48:22
More poor news from the auction market: October seemed to be the month when the wheels began to come off the global art market in the wake of turmoil in the wider economy. This was particularly evident at auctions in the...» Read More
Photos of the 10th Anniversary of the award winning Aboriginal Cultural and Education Centre, Muru Mittigar at Penrith NSW
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-07 03:00:21
Yesterday we published news of an exhibition Celebrating Ten Successful Years Sharing Indigenous Culture Here are some of the images from the centre: ...» Read More
Colleen Wallace Nungari Competition - 6 weeks to go
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-11-07 00:00:00
The Colleen Wallace Nungari Competition only has 6 weeks to go. Central Art Aboriginal Art Store is offering all our existing Central Art Mailing List subscribers as well as any new members that join the Central Art Mailing List the chance...» Read More
Celebrating Ten Successful Years Sharing Indigenous Culture
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
'Skin of the land (Boodja Ngoorl)' - Lindsay Harris
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-05 03:56:41
November 5th - November 23rd, 2008 'Skin of the land (Boodja Ngoorl)' - Lindsay Harris. Following on from his previous two highly successful exhibitions, this contemporary Nyoongar artist's dynamic work will show why he was short-listed for the prestigious 25th...» Read More
Dreams of life and death
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-04 03:55:58
A wonderful article by Nicholas Rothwell about Wingu Tingima: For who, among the legions of keen collectors tracking the most admired Aboriginal art star of the western desert, Wingu Tingima, knows anything about her life and the way her mythscapes shape...» Read More
Papunya Tula Cleans up the Big Art Prizes
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
Tjungurrayi claims prestigious art prize
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-01 01:00:53
Patrick Tjungurrayi is announced as the winner of the inaugural $50,000 WA Indigenous Art Award: “They were the best, the best-looking,” judge Djon Mundine said with disarming simplicity to explain the choice announced by Premier Colin Barnett at the Art Gallery...» Read More
Beyond The Dots: Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art
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
Intricate dots from Australia
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
Yanoonggoo (New/Fresh)
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-31 02:39:44
Yanoonggoo (New/Fresh) is Butcher's ninth exhibition with Brigitte Braun wo has been representing him since 1992. Yanoonggoo (New/Fresh) will open on Saturday 15 November from 3-5pm and runs till 6 December at Brigitte Braun Gallery, White Street, Windsor and can...» Read More
New mid range works by Papulankutja artists
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-27 06:49:14
New mid range works by Papulankutja artists from the remote life blog: I have decided to put works with Martin at Aboriginal Art online. The Revealed Showcase in Perth together with the move to the new art centre at Blackstone seems to...» Read More
Aboriginal art triples
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-27 05:27:33
Kieran Finnane from the Alice Springs News discusses the new publication, McCulloch's Contemporary Aboriginal Art: McCulloch notes eight Aboriginal-owned arts centres in Alice at present. These, and in particular the two set up to cater for artists from town camps, get...» Read More
Emerging indigenous artists revealed in Perth
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-26 00:54:34
Artworks from Western Australian emerging indigenous artists will be showcased in an exhibition titled Revealed, from October 25 to November 15 at Perth’s Central TAFE Art Gallery. Three art centres form the Kimberley Aboriginal Artists alliance - Mangkaja Arts, Mowanjum...» Read More
Tribal art auction yields mixed results
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-25 14:24:21
Peter Fish reviews the Sotheby's auction: Retired NSW politician and tribal art buff Richard Jones was as pleased as punch at Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic Art sale at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Monday. The striking north-east Queensland hardwood rainforest shield...» Read More
Concerns Aboriginal art wealth not reaching communities
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-25 14:20:25
ABC Media reports that the Papunya and Kintore communities are not benefitting from the sale of artists works as much as is possible: Minister for Central Australia Alison Anderson has expressed concern that the communities of Papunya and Kintore are not...» Read More
Telstra Award wraps up
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-25 14:20:20
The NT News lets all Darwin locals know that they have one last chance to view the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards: This weekend is the last chance Territorians have to see the finalists in the Telstra Award. The...» Read More
Art resale royalties 'may cost indigenous artists'
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-25 14:15:44
Does the new federal government royalty plan benefit Indigenous artists: Based on sales figures over that period, Whiteley, Brack, Williams, Arthur Boyd and Charles Blackman would have been the top beneficiaries of a royalty scheme similar to the model proposed by...» Read More
36 Hours in Charlottesville, Va
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-25 07:56:37
The New York times looks at Charlottesville, Virginia, and reckons that the Kluge-Ruhe is worth a visit: 10 a.m. 5) OUTBACK For a fascinating detour little known by outsiders, visit the university's Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Twenty years ago, John W. Kluge, a...» Read More
Going, Going...Soon to be Gone! Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-24 14:15:47
Last opportunity to experience ‘Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert’, the rarely seen art of the Western Desert Aboriginal culture concludes its stay at the Australian Museum on 2 November 2008. This extraordinary exhibition brings together, for the first time in...» Read More
Going, Going...Soon to be Gone! Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-24 14:15:47
Last opportunity to experience ‘Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert’, the rarely seen art of the Western Desert Aboriginal culture concludes its stay at the Australian Museum on 2 November 2008. This extraordinary exhibition brings together, for the first time in...» Read More
Slowdown hits the art market
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-24 14:15:20
Sara Everingham from Radio Australia reviews the Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic art sale. Listen by following the link below to the Radio Australia website: Well those millionaires are a staple at the world's art auctions - but with economic downturn...» Read More
Slowdown hits the art market
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-24 14:15:20
Sara Everingham from Radio Australia reviews the Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic art sale. Listen by following the link below to the Radio Australia website: Well those millionaires are a staple at the world's art auctions - but with economic downturn...» Read More
Australian Aboriginal Artist Lloyd Hornsby Gawura
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-24 12:24:17
From Lloyd Hornsby Gawura's blog: My exhibition at the State Library- 2008 Heart Foundation East Coast Aboriginal Art Exhibition. The Art Exhibition which celebrates the strength, tenacity and generosity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders communities in taking a stand to...» Read More
Colleen Wallace Nungari Competition - 8 weeks to go
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-10-24 00:00:00
The Colleen Wallace Nungari Competition only has 8 weeks to go. Central Art Aboriginal Art Store is offering all our existing Central Art Mailing List subscribers as well as any new members that join the Central Art Mailing List the chance...» Read More
2008 Desert Mob Exhibition
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
2008 Desert Mob Exhibition
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
Roebourne Art Group Seeks New Manager
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-10-23 11:41:28
An exciting opportunity exists for an, energetic and dedicated arts professional to organize and manage the operations of an emerging Aboriginal art centre in Roebourne, Western Australia - on the Pilbara coast, 1500 kilometres from Perth. The position involves management...» Read More
Aboriginal art left hanging as Sydney auction falters
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-22 12:24:33
Reuters reports on the Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic art sale: An auction of Aboriginal art fell far short of pre-sale expectations on Monday as the global financial crisis appeared to halt years of rapid growth, although a shield sold for...» Read More
Aboriginal art auction falls short
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-22 12:22:04
Sara Everingham from ABC News reports on the Sotheby's Auction that failed to meet expectations. The highlights (or lowlights) were: Less than half of the work on offer cleared No works reached $1 million dollars The auction only raised $3.6 million If the results of...» Read More
Alpha males abandon art sales
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-21 20:19:54
Dissappointing auction results reported by The Australian: ART adviser Michael Reid calls them the "alpha male business people who need to own more than they want to own". Last night's disappointing Sotheby's art auction result suggests these European-suited, stock market-savvy collectors are...» Read More
Desert masters claim place in history
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-21 20:16:07
Vivien Johnson's emotive book launch as reported by Nicolas Rothwell for The Australian: IT was almost four decades ago, in this harsh desert country, that the Aboriginal painting movement was born. Now, after many tribulations and triumphs, the definitive history...» Read More
Portraits from Papunya
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-21 20:15:17
Nicolas Rothwell reports for The Australian: ALMOST four decades ago, in the remote western desert community of Papunya, senior Aboriginal men began painting their traditional designs. Swiftly, insistently, the art map of Australia changed. Within a few years, those first,...» Read More
Convulsions to test tribal art market
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-21 20:12:11
The Sydney Morning Herald reports: With world markets plunging precipitously this week despite unprecedented government handouts worldwide, you could assume quite a few collectors might be reluctant to spend serious money. Yet Sotheby's is certainly anticipating there will be buyers around...» Read More
Shield raises $84,000
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-21 20:09:51
Bridie Smith for The Age reports on a new sale record: A SHIELD sold at a Sydney auction last night for $84,000, setting a record price for an Aboriginal artefact sold at auction. The kidney-shaped shield, collected from far north-eastern Queensland...» Read More
Question mark over future of Indigenous art prize
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-21 20:09:47
ABC Online reports: The future of one of the country's richest Indigenous art prizes is being discussed at a forum in Darwin. The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award is considered one of the most prestigious Indigenous art awards...» Read More
Demand for Australian indigenous art steady
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-21 20:09:40
Radio National reported: The head of an organisation representing Indigenous artists in Central Australia says the financial crisis shouldn't stop people buying high-quality Aboriginal art. A charity auction to raise money for health research raised more than 250-thousand Australian dollars in...» Read More
Australian Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-21 12:19:25
Syndicated content about the history of Australian Aboriginal Art: In 1971, Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri painted his first art work using acrylic on canvas. This was - except for a very few preliminary attempts - the beginning of the Aboriginal Art Movement,...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Exhibition in Florence
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-21 11:55:55
The Australians, the original ones, are coming Aboriginal Australian Art has an universal theme: “the Dreaming”. This concept permeates Aboriginal culture, from ritual to contemporary art. The term refers to the time of creation when Aboriginal people and all of...» Read More
Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic art sale
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-20 11:55:59
Exhibition Previews Location: Kiddell Gallery, London Mon, 22 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Tue, 23 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Wed, 24 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Thu, 25 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Location: Melbourne Fri,...» Read More
Coo-ee Aboriginal Art presents Form and Function, Bondi Beach Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-20 01:27:41
Form and Function A collection of fine 18th and 19th century Ethnographic Objects and Bark Paintings. Items that took thousands of years to perfect, are elevated, in the hands of the 'collector', from mere curio to beautiful examples of 'primitive'...» Read More
Revealed - Emerging Artists from Western Australian's Aboriginal Art Centres
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
The head of an organisation representing Indigenous artists in Central Australia says the financial crisis shouldn't stop people buying high-quality Aboriginal art. A charity auction to raise money for health research raised more than 250-thousand Austra
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-19 11:52:44
Peter Fish from the Sydney Morning Herald previews tonight's Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic art sale at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Monday night: With world markets plunging precipitously this week despite unprecedented government handouts worldwide, you could assume quite a...» Read More
The Pursuit of Portraits from a Land without People
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-19 11:50:17
John Ogden, who has a new show starting at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection on Tuesday, will give a lecture at the gallery at 7 p.m. Thursday. His photo exhibition, “The Pursuit of Portraits from a Land without People,” shows portraits...» Read More
Josie Petrick Kemarre
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-19 03:06:40
Josie Petrick Kemarre was born at Santa Teresa Mission, c.1953. and by the time she had begun painting in 1990 she was living in the Eastern Desert region surrounding Utopia. Based on the native plants of her homeland and her...» Read More
Demand for Australian indigenous art steady
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-18 11:50:12
After a recent auction industry insiders have announced that demand for Aboriginal art is steady: The head of an organisation representing Indigenous artists in Central Australia says the financial crisis shouldn't stop people buying high-quality Aboriginal art. A charity auction to raise...» Read More
Art auction raises $250k for Indigenous health care
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-17 12:50:01
ABC Online reports: An auction of Aboriginal art in Melbourne has raised more than $250,000 for research into Indigenous health. Proceeds from the sale of the 14 artworks will go towards the Darwin-based Menzies School of Health Research. The school's director, Professor...» Read More
Koorie Heritage Trust 3rd Charity Aboriginal Art - post auction sale
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
Quality Aboriginal Art in Perth
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-17 11:47:31
The Business Spectator recommends the current Japingka Gallery exhibitions: In WA, if you want to see, and possibly buy, quality, genuine Aboriginal art, Japingka Gallery is the next best thing to going out in person to the remote communities. Japingka, in Fremantle,...» Read More
Exhibition 17 October 08: Randell Lane Fine Art Gallery presents Dry Season - Long Time, Perth Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-17 02:30:05
"Dry Season is a body of works so translucent the colours flow over each other as the light plays on the country and the memory of country is revealed... we are journeying through the landscape with Angelina George and reflecting...» Read More
The National Indigenous Golf Championships, Ochre Art Auction and 2008 Deadlys
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-14 20:07:20
More than 70 Indigenous Golfers will tee off in Brisbane this week when the National Indigenous Golf Championships get underway. Nudgee Golf Course Coordinator, Peter Trudgian will take you through the course and why Nudgee decided to host the event....» Read More
Master's desert way of seeing
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-14 20:05:10
Nicolas Rothwell for The Australian reports: JUST as the passing of desert artist Darby Jampijinpa Ross in 2005 possessed a certain elegance, the day after he received a congratulatory telegram from the Queen for his 100th birthday, so the first retrospective...» Read More
The intervention into NT Aboriginal communities: the approach by the Rudd Labor Government
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-14 20:01:37
Barrister and Lecturer-in-Law at Charles Darwin University, Mr. Michael O’Donnell will open the University’s free public lecture series on Tuesday, October 14 by exploring legal implications of the NT intervention. Mr O’Donnell’s lecture will examine the Rudd Labor Government’s...» Read More
Auction airs possum skin cloak tradition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-14 19:59:00
Interesting article in The Age about possum skin cloaks: SEVERAL years ago, Aboriginal women Treahna Hamm and Lee Daroch drove from their respective homes in Gippsland and Wodonga to view two rare 19th-century possum skin cloaks in the possession of Museum...» Read More
Art auction to benefit health care
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-14 19:58:23
INDIGENOUS health care in the Territory will benefit when Aboriginal art is auctioned in Melbourne next week. A new organisation, Ochre, backed by the business community and philanthropists, including Western Bulldogs president David Smorgon, will sell paintings by top indigenous artists. The...» Read More
First Contact
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-14 19:58:15
A new series shows how the infant NSW colony lost the chance to be an inclusive society, Graeme Blundell from the Australian writes: I GREW up in outer suburban Melbourne in the 1950s knowing nothing of the original inhabitants of my...» Read More
Womens Hair String Ceremony by Makinti Napanangka
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-10-14 00:00:00
Central Art is honoured to present this collection by the Pintupi artist Makinti Napanangka in recognition of her exceptional body of work and to celebrate the public recognition of her as one of the all time great artists in Australia...» Read More
Marie Napurrulla Artist Feature
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-10-10 00:00:00
Central Art believes there is an exciting future for emerging artist Marie Napurrulla and is proudly supporting her first exhibition. Marie's fine craft work and beautiful handcrafted baskets shows her artistic eye and dedication, when Marie presented her first painting I...» Read More
Aboriginal farm's history revealed
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-09 18:15:48
The Penrith Regional Gallery will create an educational kit to accompany an exhibition, uncovering the story of an Aboriginal mission farm in western Sydney. The gallery will develop the kit to increase awareness of Aboriginal people living on a local mission,...» Read More
A culture celebrated
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-09 14:42:39
CAMPBELLTOWN Arts Centre kicked off its latest exhibition with a talk about the concerns facing Aboriginal artists in NSW. Ngadhu, Ngulili, Ngeaninyagu was launched last month by activist, actor and writer Gary Foley. He spoke at the first Black2Blak2 conference about the...» Read More
Artitja Fine Art presents Cultural Connections: Desert Stories, Perth Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-07 01:19:15
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS: Desert Stories Featuring recognised and second generation artists from Utopia and Ikuntji, Warlukurlangu and Papunya Tula Art Centres, including weaves from Nyoongah bush sculptor Janine McAullay Bott. View Artitja Fine Art presents Cultural Connections: Desert Stories, Perth Australia...» Read More
Aboriginal artists gain royalties for resold art
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
Honey Ant Gallery presents Watiyawanu Artists of Mt Liebig, Sydney Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-06 01:19:07
Watiyawanu Artists of Mt Liebig Some of the most interesting Aboriginal art today is coming from the Mt Liebig community - 325kms west of Alice Springs in the heart of the Western Desert. Leading artists represented in the exhibition include the...» Read More
October Gallery presents Our Life.... is Land.... is Culture, London UK
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-06 01:14:20
Our Life.... is Land.... is Culture An exhibition of new paintings by Samantha Hobson. Samantha Hobson began painting with the Lockhart River Art Gang, a group of young Indigenous artists from the remote Lockhart River community on the east coast of far...» Read More
New Competition - Dreamtime Sisters by Colleen Wallace Nungari
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-10-06 00:00:00
Central Art Aboriginal Art Store is offering all our existing Central Art Mailing List subscribers as well as any new members that join the Central Art Mailing List the chance to win a beautiful new painting by popular artist Colleen...» Read More
Walala Tjapaltjarri
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-05 02:59:57
Walala Tjapaltjarri, brother of well-known painters Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri and Thomas Tjapaltjarri, was born in the Gibson Desert east of Kiwirrkura in the early 1960’s. He was one of a small party, that included his brothers, several sisters, and...» Read More
Last opportunity to experience ‘Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert’
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-03 23:50:59
Last opportunity to experience 'Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert', the rarely seen art of the Western Desert Aboriginal culture concludes its stay at the Australian Museum on 2 November 2008. This extraordinary exhibition brings together, for the first time in...» Read More
Indigenous art code group sacked
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-03 12:46:20
Ashleigh Wilson for The Australian, reports: THE Australia Council will develop a voluntary code of conduct for indigenous art after a lobby group was stripped of responsibility because of "regrettable" delays and inadequate consultation. At the Cultural Ministers Council meeting in...» Read More
Gene & Brian Sherman Shine Light on Australian, Indigenous Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-03 12:46:13
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Gene and Brian Sherman shone a light on Australian contemporary art for 21 years at Gene's Sydney gallery. Now, 600 fluorescent tubes are illuminating their new non-profit foundation. Indigenous artist Jonathan Jones's installation ``untitled (the tyranny of...» Read More
Field in rich Aboriginal art prize down to 16
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-03 07:20:53
More than 150 Aboriginal artists have been cut down to just 16 to contest Australia’s richest indigenous art prize at the Art Gallery of WA next month. WA artists make up at least a quarter of the finalists in...» Read More
Field in rich Aboriginal art prize down to 16
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-02 21:27:15
The Western Australian reports: More than 150 Aboriginal artists have been cut down to just 16 to contest Australia’s richest indigenous art prize at the Art Gallery of WA next month. WA artists make up at least a quarter...» Read More
Alice hosts Indigenous art forum
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-02 12:23:50
Industry representatives and Aboriginal artists will come together in Alice Springs today to talk about issues pertinent to Indigenous art in Australia. Charles Darwin University (CDU) is hosting the one-day symposium, which will be an opportunity for participants to debate topics...» Read More
Lupulgna by Makinti Napanangka
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-10-02 00:00:00
Central Art is honoured to present this collection by the Pintupi artist Makinti Napanangka in recognition of her exceptional body of work and to celebrate the public recognition of her as one of the all time great artists in Australia...» Read More
MGNT Considers Future of Telstra Art Award
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-10-01 20:32:04
The Museum and Art Gallery on the NT (MGNT) declared itself well pleased by the positive attitudes after the first of three proposed forums it's holding on the future of the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards -...» Read More
Portrait of a Distant Land Pt 1
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-01 12:50:47
Another interesting news item in regards to Aboriginal photography and an upcoming program on the ABC: Ricky Maynard is a Tasmanian Aboriginal photographer driven by a need to reveal his people’s true history. Ricky is sick of looking at books and...» Read More
‘My Top 3’ Symposium - Wayne Quilliam
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-01 12:40:47
Australia’s leading Aboriginal photographer Wayne Quilliam will be joined by a panel of experts to present and discuss his three most intriquing Indigenous photographs at the National Museum in Canberra on Sunday October 5. In association with the A Different Time:...» Read More
Ombudsman investigates radio station complaint
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-01 12:30:24
From the Northern Territory News: RADIO Larrakia is being investigated after a complaint was lodged with the Workplace Ombudsman. Aboriginal artist Dotty Fejo has complained about the indigenous broadcaster and community organisation's work practices after working there for two years. She said she...» Read More
Chemically Coded Paintings
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-01 12:17:05
An interesting blog entry on copyright and a new technology using chemical forumlas to identify originals: A few years ago I was invited to attend a launch at the Australia Council of the then new Indigenous Protocols booklets for media arts,...» Read More
Aboriginal art program has a positive effect on students
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
Place in sun for Desert Mob spectacular
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-01 10:18:46
Nice article in The Age by Gabriella Coslovich celebrating the success of Desert Mob: Running for 18 years, the exhibition, which shows the best and newest work of central desert artists, is so esteemed that when it opens the scramble to...» Read More
Cultural Connections: Desert Stories exhibition
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
Koorie Heritage Trust - Auction Catalogue
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-30 18:52:03
The Koorie Heritage Trust has just released their auction catalogue for their upcoming 3rd Annual Aboriginal Art Charity Auction on 6pm Sunday 12th October 2008. You can download it...» Read More
Warmun artist named Aboriginal of the Year
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-30 15:08:35
A talented senior artist from Warmun Art Centre, Shirley Purdie, has been named the Aboriginal Person of the Year in the 2008 East Kimberley Aboriginal Achievement Awards. Held in Kununurra in September, the awards are an opportunity to reward the...» Read More
Collector demonstrates fine art of giving
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-30 03:24:28
The Australian reports on Ann Lewis donating more than 100 works and $500,000 in cash: Arts figures were full of praise for Dr Lewis yesterday after the announcement that she was donating about 130 works by leading Australian contemporary artists to...» Read More
Eastern Desert Art presents Awely (Body Paint) by Joy Kngwarreye Jones
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-30 01:12:45
Striking new talent emerges from renowned artistic Family Joy Kngwarreye Jones is the youngest painter to emerge from a renowned family of artists including her sister Lily Sandover Kngwarreye, brother Freddy Kngwarreye Jones and auntie Emily Kame Kngwarreye. View Eastern Desert...» Read More
Aboriginal Benefits Foundation - Bid Now!
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-29 18:14:05
The Aboriginal Benefits Foundation's inaugural charity art auction and fundraising dinner was held at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art on 18 September 2008. Close to $300,000 was raised to respond to the request from the remote Aboriginal community of Yirrkala...» Read More
Beyond Sacred: Buy This Book!
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-29 05:15:25
A fantastic post by Will Owen about his introduction to Australian Aboriginal Art and the role the Laverty collection played in expanding his mind. Like all of his posts this is wonderfully written and the personal touch is incredibly...» Read More
Forums to review Telstra art award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-28 22:59:32
Telstra's sponsorship of the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards is secure, but the format of the awards is not. Focus groups are being run around the country as the NT News reports: MAGNT acting director Apolline Kohen said...» Read More
Tingari Cycle by Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-09-28 00:00:00
Central Art is proud to present an exhibition of the collective works by the three Western Desert artists; Thomas, Walala and Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri. The Tjapaltjarri brothers were hailed as ‘the Last nomads’ in the international press when they and...» Read More
Contemporary Aboriginal art has the wind in his sails in France
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-27 02:56:45
Read more at the Yimbama blog: After the opening of the Quai Branly Museum, some exhibitions in galleries such as Galerie Luc Berthier and some auctions Gaïa and Artcurial, the market of aboriginal art has the wind in the...» Read More
Aboriginal art in France - The Peter Los Collection: Journey through "Time of Dreams"
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-27 02:50:51
On July 7 the first-ever sale of Aboriginal Art at Artcurial | Briest - Poulain - F. Tajan. It will be the most important ensemble ever to come to auction outside Australia. Some sixty works from the personal collection of Peter...» Read More