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ACPACS Seminar: Art and Politics in Melanesia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-08 13:25:07
Political crises and social upheavals galvanise artists to give vision and voice to people’s concerns. In Melanesia, as elsewhere, art is an active agency that draws attention to issues of human rights and assists people to make sense of complex...» Read More
How outsiders get a raw deal
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-06 12:14:04
John McDonald for the Sydney Morning Herald writes an interesting piece on outsider art: IN SEPTEMBER 2006, the Halle Saint Pierre in Paris hosted a survey of Australian outsider artists. The event was organised by Orange Regional Gallery, without a cent...» Read More
The resurrection of a language long lost
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-06 12:07:46
Malcolm King in The Age today, writes about the losing of the many Aboriginal languages: The world's languages are dying at a rate of one a fortnight, but an Aboriginal tongue has been brought back to life. MUCH has been written...» Read More
Aboriginal art in regional round up
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-06 11:57:04
Design*Sponge editor Grace Bonney blogs about Aboriginal art: for the past few weeks we’ve been exploring the major design hubs in australia. but as with anywhere, there are those incredibly talented artists and designers who are able to make a...» Read More
First Aboriginal arts global news resource launches
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-06 03:28:07
Aboriginal Art News First Aboriginal arts global news resource launches Over 7,000 visitors a month to new website 4 September 2008: The Aboriginal Art News website www.aboriginalartnews.com.au officially launches this month with over 1,200 articles, events and listings. The official...» Read More
The last nomads
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-09-05 00:00:00
Central Art has uplodaded a spectacular image of the nine pintubi men and women that emerged from the desert in October 1984. Thomas, Walala and Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, now famous artists, were amongst the group. Central Art recently launched...» Read More
The impact of the Tjapaltjarri Brothers
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-09-04 00:00:00
Central Art recently launched a new exhibition Tjapaltjarri Brothers - The last nomads featuring work from Thomas, Walala and Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri. The Tjapaltjarri Brothers have made an outstanding contribution to Australian art. Some of their exhibitions...» Read More
The Colour Black: Photographic Exhibition by Leading Aboriginal Artist Wayne Quilliam"
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-03 16:51:22
The Colour Black' photographic exhibition by leading Aboriginal photographer Wayne Quilliam is certain to evoke a wide range of emotions by people who visit this stunning collection of work when it opens at Alliance Francaise in Canberra on November 14. http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/q/qphotography/>Quilliam,...» Read More
Old art's modern twist
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-03 16:35:36
A BIPLANE and a car woven from grass represent the dramatic changes taking place in Aboriginal fibre art. The works are included in a new touring exhibition, ReCoil , at Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute. Curator Margie West said Recoil was inspired...» Read More
Untitled (The Tyranny of Distance), 2008 - Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-03 16:19:36
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Paddington is currently hosting new installation works by Indigenous-Australian artist Jonathan Jones. Untitled (The Tyranny of Distance), 2008 is positioned within the main exhibition space and is composed of a series of six blue tarpaulin covered...» Read More
Journey through the Pilbara without leaving Perth
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-02 20:08:22
The biggest ever exhibition of Aboriginal art from the Pilbara will go on show next month, giving West Australians an opportunity to see a style of art that has remained largely undiscovered in Australia, but has been making waves on the international...» Read More
Journey through the Pilbara without leaving Perth
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-02 20:08:22
The biggest ever exhibition of Aboriginal art from the Pilbara will go on show next month, giving West Australians an opportunity to see a style of art that has remained largely undiscovered in Australia, but has been making waves on the international...» Read More
A Celebration and Appreciation of the Richness of Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-02 20:01:01
From the beginning Gallery de Boer Fine Art & Jazz has represented First Nations artists. Now we are expanding the range of aboriginal artists we represent and those whose works we have in the Gallery Collection. Our new format builds...» Read More
ARTSingapore expects October event to tap into continuing demand momentum for contemporary Asian work
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-02 19:53:55
The Bangkok Post reports on ARTSingapore: After having successfully introduced some relatively unknown artists from across Asia over the past few years, ARTSingapore is gearing up for its next annual event in early October, with the hope that other artists...» Read More
ARTSingapore expects October event to tap into continuing demand momentum for contemporary Asian work
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-02 19:53:55
The Bangkok Post reports on ARTSingapore: After having successfully introduced some relatively unknown artists from across Asia over the past few years, ARTSingapore is gearing up for its next annual event in early October, with the hope that other artists...» Read More
Spring Festival of Arts
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-02 19:40:33
The Spring Festival of Arts will be held on Saturday 6th September from 9am to 4pm at the Canberra Seniors Centre 10 Watson St Turner. The Festival will feature the aboriginal art of Lewis Langton and Duncan Smith with its...» Read More
Ngoia Pollard NAPALTJARRI
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-02 02:24:49
Artist of the Month Septembre 2008 Ngoia Pollard NAPALTJARRI est une femme Warlpiri, née à Haasts Bluff aux environs de 1950. Elle s’est installé dans les années soixante à Papunya, là où est né le mouvement de l’art aborigène contemporain, puis...» Read More
Warakurna Artists Win Illustrious Australian Indigenous Award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-30 18:18:58
The significance and value of Aboriginal owned and governed Art Centres in the Australian art industry has been officially recognised and endorsed with Western Desert Mob’s Warakurna Artists winning Reconciliation Australia and BHP Billiton’s Indigenous Governance Awards announced...» Read More
Kluge-Ruhe toasts 'Best' and the 'Son'
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-30 02:34:58
The Kluge-Ruhe Collection will hold an opening reception for its new exhibitions this evening from 5:30 to 7:30. The local gallery will feature two new exhibitions. “All Time Favorites: Best Loved Works from the Kluge-Ruhe Collection” will be on display along...» Read More
Gelam Nguzu Kazi - Dugong My Son
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-30 02:32:03
Gelam,” an exhibition of limited edition linocut prints by artists from the Torres Strait Islands, will be on display through Oct. 12. Part of a U.S. tour, the exhibit includes prints by Dennis Nona, winner of the Telstra National Aboriginal...» Read More
All Time Favorites: Best Loved Works from the Kluge-Ruhe Collection
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-30 02:29:31
“All Time Favorites” will include paintings on bark and canvas, sculpture and objects representing styles and techniques used by Aboriginal artists from different regions of Australia. This exhibition will run through the rest of the year, but pieces will rotate...» Read More
AUSTRALIAN ART “BIBLE” TURNS 40
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
Survival of the Fittest
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-29 13:03:36
Interesting blog entry on the Wordy-Gurdy, blog, by Jackey Coyle: If Darwinian theory can be summed up as the survival of the fittest, how apt that this, the silver anniversary of the Telstra NATSIA Award, is located in Darwin. Talk was rife...» Read More
Congratulations to Makinti Napanangka
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
Congratulations to Makinti Napanangka and her art centre Papunya Tula, the winner of this year's $40,000 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. I met with Makinti only a week prior to the awards. It was lovely to hold...» Read More
Two Sheilas and a Dog
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-28 18:48:41
A lovely blog entry from two sheilas and a dog, and their visit to Ubirr, where they stumble upon several fascinating Aboriginal rock art sites. They have captured some great photos of the Aboriginal rock art. The...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Workshop - Buckingham
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-28 17:48:52
VISITORS to Buckingham's Maids Moreton Avenue experienced aboriginal culture when people were invited to make journey sticks at a recent workshop. The Buckingham Community Wildlife Project invited people to take a walk along the avenue and then decorate a stick with...» Read More
Business and art make winning partnerships
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-28 17:37:44
The Sydney Morning Herald reports on Rio Tinto and the State Library of NSW win at the Australian Business Arts Foundation Awards at the Museum of Sydney last night. Rio Tinto and the State Library of NSW created an...» Read More
‘Heimat’ at Newcastle Region Art Gallery
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
Indian Art and Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-27 20:51:41
Nicholas Forrest of Art Market Blog makes an interesting comparison between Indian art and Australian Aboriginal art in his entry about the Indian Art Fair and Summit that was held recently: The fact that Australian’s have shown such an interest...» Read More
"Earth and Spirit" Showcases Maori and Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-27 20:35:19
KEENE, N.H., 8/25/08 - Australian and New Zealand artists show contemporary artwork that's rooted in their indigenous past in an exhibit that opens Monday, September 8, and continues through Sunday, October 19, at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery at Keene State...» Read More
Darby Jampijinpa Ross
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-27 06:59:28
Exciting news from Brisbane where an all-too-rare retrospective of the life's work of an Aboriginal artist has just opened at the Dell Gallery, Queensland College of Art. Darby Jampijinpa Ross died in 2005 almost immediately after receiving his telegram from the...» Read More
Annual General Meeting of ArtTrade – August 15 2008 in Darwin
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
Aboriginal Benefits Foundation Charity Dinner and ART Auction, Sydney Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-27 00:36:56
A gala benefit to raise funds for the proposed "Rerrantjun Healing centre" Yirrkala, Eastern Arnhem Land. Driven by Artist Banduk Marika and supported by 80 individuals in the Yirrkala community, this Healing centre will address the pressing needs of adolescents and...» Read More
THE PLACE OF ART: Livelihoods in Remote Communities
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-27 00:34:40
The Aboriginal Art Directory is delighted to introduce the first feature article by independent arts consultant Tim Acker. In this edition, Tim writes about the wider and more complex conversation between artists and consumers in affecting Aboriginal livelihoods in remote...» Read More
Event 18 September 08: Aboriginal Benefits Foundation Charity Dinner and ART Auction, Sydney Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-27 00:31:28
A gala benefit to raise funds for the proposed "Rerrantjun Healing centre" Yirrkala, Eastern Arnhem Land. Driven by Artist Banduk Marika and supported by 80 individuals in the Yirrkala community, this Healing centre will address the pressing needs of adolescents and...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Direct #6: The Place of Art - Livelihoods in Remote Communities
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-27 00:30:06
Welcome to AboriginalArtDirect. Our goal is to provide you with a thought-provocative newsletter on the events and trends in the industry. In the feature article of this edition Tim Acker, independent art consultant discusses the importance of Aboriginal art in...» Read More
Central Desert Art, Melbourne Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-27 00:18:54
Tjukurrpa Arts presents an exhibition of extraordinary new paintings from artists of the Central Desert communities Utopia and Mt Liebig (Watiyawanu) in Central Australia. Featuring Works by Various Artists including Jeannie Mills Pwerl Janelle Stockman Greeny Purvis Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri This is...» Read More
One big collection
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
Aboriginal Art Organisations Speak Out
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-26 14:25:22
Forty three Aboriginal Art Centres, representing more than one thousand Indigenous artists have united to speak out on the devastating effects that art dealing outside the Art Centres has on Aboriginal communities.The Artists and Art Centres are speaking through their...» Read More
Art Fair to Reveal Far North's Indigenous Artists to the World
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-26 13:15:13
Work is underway to ensure that Cairns will host the nation’s largest Indigenous Art Fair next year Premier Anna Bligh said today. The inaugural Cairns Indigenous Art Fair will be held from 21-23 August 2009 on the waterfront at the city’s...» Read More
Walangari Karntawarra ' Songlines' Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-25 14:20:09
"SONGLINES :EXHIBITING TO SEPTEMBER 24" by WALANGARI KARNTAWARRA. About this exhibition and Walangari Karntawarra: WALANGARI WANGARDI KARNTAWARRA JAKAMARRA, also known as COLIN MCCORMACK, was born in Alice Springs in 1961. He is of the Arrernte, Luritja, Walpiri, Yankuntjatjarra, Pintubi, Anmatjerre and Alyawarre peoples...» Read More
South Australian Living Artists Festival presents Our Mob 08, Adelaide Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-25 00:10:39
A statewide celebration of regional and remote South Australian Aboriginal artists. Our Mob 08 demonstrates the diversity and vitality of South Australian Aboriginal art. Now in its third year as part of the South Australian Living Artists Festival over...» Read More
原住民文化體驗 (Muru Mittigar)
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-24 14:45:10
Ivy Shiue writes about an exhibition at Muru Mittigar. From the post: Then it came the Q & A time. Many ppl asked different questions such as “How many ppl live in the traditional way?” “How many aboriginal ppl are there?”...» Read More
Aboriginal Art & Wine Exhibition in Belgium
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-24 14:32:33
Making Tracks is holding an Aboriginal Art exhibition in Belgium. I've just finished packing some great Aboriginal paintings to go to Belgium, they will be part of an Australian exposition on Australian wines and art held at Antwerp in October...» Read More
Western Desert Mob meeting
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-23 14:37:51
Dianna Mary from Remote Life talks about the Western Desert Mob meeting, the Desart Media statement, the press and how the art centre has progressed over five...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Organisations Speak Out
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-23 14:28:20
Remote Life republishes the media release, Aboriginal Art Organisations Speak...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Organisations Speak Out
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-23 14:28:20
Remote Life republishes the media release, Aboriginal Art Organisations Speak...» Read More
Art Around Town (Darwin)
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
The 8th ARTSingapore is the Largest Contemporary Asian Art Fair
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-23 08:06:43
Australian Aboriginal Art will be represented in this years ARTSingapore, with Ballan and Pannan Galleries participating in this enormous contemporary art fair in Singapore this October. The most anticipated Asian contemporary art fair will be here once again to set the...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Organisations Speak Out
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-22 17:13:05
A recent press release highlights the important role art centres play in the world of Aboriginal art: Forty three Aboriginal Art Centres, representing more than one thousand Indigenous artists have united to speak out on the devastating effects that art dealing...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Organisations Speak Out
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-22 14:25:15
Kim Christen republishes the media release, Aboriginal Art Organisations Speak...» Read More
DARBY JAMPIJINPA ROSS - Make it good for the people
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
Awaye! - The 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-20 14:38:35
A program on ABC radio's 'Radio National' about the 25th Telstra awards: If the 25th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award is anything to go by, there's a flowering in the Western Desert and Arnhem Land. But the decision...» Read More
Australian Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-20 14:28:41
Seven Aboriginal Artists present their stunning works in this exhibition opening at Williams Gallery on 14th September. Williams Gallery was established 2001 in Petone to show and provide quality New Zealand art by established significant New Zealand artists, as well as...» Read More
Michael Nelson Jagamara exhibition shows totemic focus
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 14:01:44
The Courier Mail continues their focus on Aboriginal art with an article about Micharl Nelson Jagamara: The work of senior Warlpiri tribesman and artist Michael Nelson Jagamara divides art lovers. There are those who adore his bold, modern take on an...» Read More
Theory of national selection
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
Dollar Dreaming lifts the lid on Aboriginal art industry
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 13:57:36
Genocchio points out there is an essential paradox in the increasing profitability of Aboriginal art. "Aboriginal people living in remote communities are poor and need money. And painting gives them the opportunity to make that money. But you can't help but...» Read More
2008 Telstra Awards for Aboriginal Art Announced
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 13:51:31
Awards for the 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) were announced on Aug 15, 2008. Despite controversy surrounding the participation of some community art centres that declined to compete because of the involvement of certain commercial...» Read More
MAGNT Honors George Chaloupka
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 13:51:24
Will Owen writes about a dinner to honour George Chaloupka: On Wednesday night, August 13, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory's Foundation sponsored a dinner at the Darwin Convention Center to honor George Chaloupka for his contributions to...» Read More
Issues cloud Aboriginal art award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 13:48:05
Makinti Napanangka is the main winner in the 2008 Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. They offered a total prize money pool of $A40,000 and attracted in excess of 300 submissions out of which 117 were selected...» Read More
Aboriginal Art at the Seattle Museum
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 13:45:24
Lois in Wonderland visits the Aboriginal Art room at the Seattle...» Read More
Call of wider sunshine
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 13:11:26
Nicholas Rothwell from the Australian, previews the Telstra Indigenous Art Awards. It is a fascinating article, well worth a long read: The realities of the bush tend, though, to disrupt such fine ideas. Consider the far western desert, the golden home for...» Read More
Annette Webb and Friends
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 13:07:30
This exhibition showcases a number of exciting works by Aboriginal artists Annette Webb, David Webb, Ann-Maree Webb, Lynette Williams and Chontel King. This diverse range of works includes paintings, mixed media on canvas as well as gourds, bags and jewellery...» Read More
Australian Aboriginal Art Exhibition in Japan
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 12:37:51
A post from the Living Edge blog about the ABC Sunday arts program about Emily Kngwarreye. I flicked onto the ABC’s Sunday arts program yesterday to find the show was about an exhibition of the late aboriginal painter Emily Kame Kngwarreye...» Read More
Custodians: Country and Culture
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 04:08:56
I saw this portfolio in Darwin and it is of exceptional quality and price. Each print is more than a $1000 each print. This show is a must-see for all who doubt the power of the print in Aboriginal art, and for...» Read More
Custodians: Country and Culture
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-19 04:00:14
Alison Kelly Gallery invites you to the opening of Custodians: Country and Culture on Saturday 23 August 2008 at 3pm The exhibition will be opened by master printmaker Basil Hall who will talk on Contemporary Indigenous Printmaking – a personal...» Read More
WALANGARI KARNTAWARRA "SONGLINES"
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-18 17:57:06
"The Dreamtime manifests itself in an infinite number of ways and for thousands of years we, Australian Aboriginal people have used it as a means of communication, primarily through Songlines" says international award winning, central desert...» Read More
Awelye Atnwengerrp by Molly Pwerle
Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
Awelye Atnwengerrp by Molly Pwerle is a gorgeous new painting available at Central Art Aboriginal Art Store. The paintings depicts the dance tracks made by the women in the sand during awelye ceremony. Using ground ochre, the Aboriginal women from Atnwengerrp...» Read More
Makinti Napanangka wins $40k indigenous art award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-17 14:30:52
The Courier Mail reports the winners of the Telstra Art awards: The problem-plagued awards were announced in Darwin last night, August 15. Queenslander Dennis Nona from the Torres Strait was named as the winner of the $4000 Works on Paper award. One...» Read More
Winner shines amid protests at indigenous art awards
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-17 14:20:28
The West Australian celebrates Makinti Napanangka's Telstra Art award: Judge Hetti Perkins, from the Art Gallery of NSW, said the field of 117 entries in the Darwin-based award was strong despite the withdrawals. “We regret that the withdrawn works aren’t...» Read More
25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award - Celebrating the Silver Jubilee
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
25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award Winners
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
2008 Aboriginal Art Awards
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-17 14:11:55
Nicholas Forrest talks about the Telstra Awards: Well, today is my last day in the extremely beautiful Darwin which, as well as being the capital city of Australia’s Northern Territory, is the centre of the world renowned Australian Aboriginal art movement....» Read More
Desart Media Statement
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-14 14:37:59
Over the past few years there have been concerted efforts by many Aboriginal artists to involve themselves in training about governance and the business connected with their art. We think it is commendable that artists are engaging in this debate...» Read More
New centre pledged for Aboriginal art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-14 13:53:44
A brief report n ABC online about funding for a new art centre in Northern South Australia: A new arts centre for remote Aboriginal communities has been promised in South Australia's far north-west. It will replace an old centre being used by...» Read More
Buffalo attack victim relives gory details for art award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-14 13:52:04
One of the finalists in the Telstra Aboriginal Art Award has depicted a buffalo attack that left her badly gored. Yolngu artist Nyapanyapa Yunupingu's entry is accompanied by a video telling of when she was attacked in the 1970s. "He charged at...» Read More
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-14 13:50:04
Julie Schwietert Collazo from Matador Nights reviews the 10 hottest art fairs around the world: Another young art fair, the DAAF also promises to be a hot fair within the next few years. Held in Darwin City, Australia, the DAAF is smaller...» Read More
Emily's art return home after dream run
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-14 13:45:47
James Massola from the Canberra Times lets readers in the ACT know that the Emily Kngwarreye exhibition is returning to Canberra: After a ground-breaking tour of Japan that took in Osaka and Tokyo, Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye is...» Read More
Buffalo attack victim relives gory details for art award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-14 12:18:57
The interesting story of Nyapanyapa Yunupingu's entry into this years Telstra Aboriginal Art Award: 'ONE of the finalists in the Telstra Aboriginal Art Award has depicted a buffalo attack that left her badly gored. Yolngu artist Nyapanyapa Yunupingu's entry is accompanied...» Read More
New centre pledged
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-14 12:14:39
News today of a new arts centre promised in South Australia's far north-west, to replace the old centre being used by Aboriginal women at Amata, on the APY Lands. More than $700,000 of federal and state funding will allow the bigger...» Read More
Like mother, like daughter
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-13 13:07:24
The Cenberra Times discusses the work of the Webb sisters: The works of mother and daughter Aboriginal artists Annette and Ann-Maree Webb are part of a new exhibition at Hurstville's St George Regional Museum. The exhibition, Annette Webb and Friends includes paintings,...» Read More
Record number of artworks up for Aboriginal award
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
Artist Spotlight featuring Walangari Karntawarra
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-12 00:03:24
1. Briefly describe yourself. When and how did you first become interested in art? How long have you been a practising artist? I am an Arrernte man from Alice Springs and lived a traditional lifestyle until I was made a Ward...» Read More
Artitja Fine Art invite you to a collection
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-11 14:05:39
Artitja Fine Art invite you to a collection of fine Aboriginal...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Fair and Art Award 08
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-11 14:02:02
Nicholas Forrest from the Art Market Blog will be in Darwin for the Telstra awards: On Wednesday the 13th of August I am heading to Darwin, which is the capital of Australia’s Northern Territory, for the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair as...» Read More
Cautious Garrett exhibits masterpiece of inaction on indigenous art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-10 03:27:29
Nicholas Rothwell launches a scathing attack on the government's response to the Senate inquiry. Quoted from the article published in the Australian: What does the federal Government's new pledge to the indigenous art industry contain? A whole lot of nothing. And why...» Read More
Ethics code on Aboriginal art to deter fraud
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-10 03:23:07
More on the Rudd Government's response to the Senate inquiry in the Australian: The Rudd Government yesterday took its first step to clean up the Aboriginal art sector by supporting a national ethics code that aims to deter carpetbaggers and fraudsters. The...» Read More
Artists to be paid for every sale, forever more
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-10 03:22:55
The Federal Government has responded to the senate inquiry according to the Sydney Morning Herald. As Australian art continues its record-breaking run at auction, the Federal Government has come good on a promise to share the spoils with artists and their...» Read More
Australian Government Responds To Senate Indigenous Arts Inquiry
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-10 03:19:19
Arts Minister Peter Garrett has today tabled the Australian Government’s response to the 29 broad recommendations outlined in the Senate Inquiry Report Indigenous Art: Securing the future. "The Rudd Government recognises that a vibrant and sustainable Indigenous art sector is critical...» Read More
Art history makes waves
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-09 04:29:16
Ric Spencer from the West Australian talks about Wanderlust Wonderlust, the new presentation of the State Art Collection at the Art Gallery of WA based on five themes — Home, Mapping, Presence, Story and Material Gesture — is now not a...» Read More
Randell Lane Fine Art Gallery presents Maruku Arts NT, Perth Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 16:05:56
Maruku Arts NT eBlast from Randell Lane Fine Art. View Randell Lane Fine Art Gallery presents Maruku Arts NT...» Read More
Honey Ant Gallery presents their Gallery Opening and Rockholes Exhibition, Sydney Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 15:58:26
An eBlast featuring the launch of a new gallery and Rockholes exhibition by Honey Ant...» Read More
The Laverty Collection
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 15:51:23
The Laverty Collection goes on display in the new book Beyond Sacred as well as in exhibition form at the Newcastle Regional Art Gallery. The photo below is a spectacular shot of the Laverty's with their collection. ...» Read More
Beyond Sacred – The Laverty Collection of Indigenous Art in Print and on Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 15:48:57
Jeremy Eccles looks at Beyond Sacred. Quoted from the article: It's a crucial time for Aboriginal art. We should be sitting up and admiring the maturing of the most dynamic art movement in the country from a condition of amateur...» Read More
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
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
McCulloch's Australian Art Diary 2009 Launch at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
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
Maruku Artists Group Exhibition
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
Our Mob 08
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 02:11:03
For the third consecutive year, Adelaide Festival Centre is proud to present Our Mob, a statewide celebration of remote and regional South Australian Aboriginal artists, on display in the Festival Centre Artspace and foyers from 2 August - 7 September...» Read More
Indigenous art awards furore prompts changes
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 01:46:30
The Australian talks to Apolline Kohen about the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards: Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory acting director Apolline Kohen told The Australian she had already started discussing changes to the Telstra...» Read More
Childhood Memories Continue to Inspire Artist
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
Harry Paints His Way Into Outback Row
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 01:42:45
Prince Harry seems to be in trouble with some Aboriginal artists: In terms of cultural distances, they don't come much greater than Buckingham Palace and the deserts of Western Australia. But Prince Harry has unwittingly put the two worlds on a...» Read More
Of Barks and Biennales
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-08 01:09:05
Will Owen talks about They are meditating and Papunya Painting: Out of the desert. Quoted from the post: Like the Papunya show, this one made me realize how poor an experience even the best catalogs can offer--and these were...» Read More
Mount Leibig and Utopia
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
Desart Job: Program Manager
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
Aboriginal art and the best event at WYD
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-05 22:43:22
A post by Joanna Lawson about World Youth Day 2008 and her exposure to Aboriginal...» Read More
Maraku Arts NT
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-05 06:03:14
This group exhibition will feature paintings, walka boards, and aboriginal hand crafts from the Central and Western...» Read More
Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art & International Antiquities
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-04 02:24:20
It is with pleasure that I announce our forthcoming auction. The sale will include 10th - 12th Century Indian sandstone sculpture, superb Gandharan antiquities, important 12th - 13th Century Khmer sculpture; rare Chinese, Southeast Asian, Near Eastern and Classical antiquities;...» Read More
Cornucopia of tribal creativity
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
Papunya Painting
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-04 02:08:21
Will Owen visits and review the current exhibition at the Australia Museum, Papunya Painting: Out of the desert. Quoted from his article: Our first goal upon arriving in Sydney was to visit the Australian Museum and see the Papunya Painting: Out...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Searches in July
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-02 05:54:18
In July Minnie Pwerle was no longer the most searched artist on the Aboriginal Art Directory. Joyce James has taken over, followed by Daisy Leura Nakamarra and then Minnie Pwerle. For a complete breakdown of the most popular Aboriginal...» Read More
Desert Mob 2008 Exhibition, Symposium and Marketplace
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
Durmmu Arts
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-01 23:47:49
Durrmu Arts launched a great new website, http://www.durrmu.com.au/ in late March this year. Durrmu Arts, the Peppimenarti community art program, is renowned for its fine, contemporary art production, including acrylic painting and fibre work. Senior artist Regina Pilawuk Wilson (winner,...» Read More
Aboriginal art award for local artist
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-01 23:42:04
Local artist Nyree Reynolds has received national recognition for her outstanding work, taking home the prestigious 16th Annual Mil-Pra AECG Aboriginal Art Award at Liverpool Regional Museum last Saturday July 26. The Mil-Pra AECG Aboriginal Art Award and associated Exhibition is...» Read More
Writing on the wall for Telstra's indigenous art awards after boycotts
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-01 06:05:07
Ashleigh Wilson from the Australian talks to Cecilia Alfonso from Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association about the boycott of the 2008 Telstra awards. Speaking from Melbourne ahead of the opening last night of an exhibition by Yuendumu artist Judy Napangardi Watson,...» Read More
Probe on artworks dealer
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-01 06:02:06
From the Cairns Post: A Cairns art dealer accused of selling allegedly bogus Aboriginal art made by non-indigenous artists is being taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Two of the non-indigenous artists use tribal names. The ACCC says Doongal...» Read More
Row over Aboriginal art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-01 05:59:21
More about the artist that painted under the name of Duk Duk that has Doongal gallery in hot water with the ACCC. Quoted from the article: Non-Indigenous Cairns artist Stephen McLean (Duk Duk) says his career is in tatters after the Australian...» Read More
A Tale of Three Prizes
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-01 02:45:34
Jeremy Eccles profiles this years: Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award National Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Art Award and Western Australian Premier's Indigenous Art Awards Quoted from the article: Artists or their dealers, art centre coordinators and curators of public and...» Read More
Planning For Arts & Cultural Development
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-31 11:53:18
FREE TRAINING COURSE PLANNING FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PSP51304 Diploma of Government (Project Management) Planning for Arts and Cultural Development. ...» Read More
Artists from the Utopia and Watiyawanu Regions in Central Austraila
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-31 02:18:43
Just a gentle reminder for those who missed out on seeing us at Elwood Community Centre in June, Tjukurrpa Arts is holding an Exhibition of new works by various artists from the Utopia and Watiyawanu Regions in Central Austraila. ...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Direct #5: "Drawn into the world of Aboriginal Art" - A Conversation with Vivien Johnson, Curator of Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-31 00:27:01
Welcome to AboriginalArtDirect. Our goal is to provide you with a thought-provocative newsletter on the events and trends in the industry. In the feature article of this edition we talk to Vivien Johnson, University Professor, author and curator about her...» Read More
Drawn into the world of Aboriginal Art" - A Conversation with Vivien Johnson, Curator of Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-31 00:26:54
The Aboriginal Art Directory talks to Vivien Johnson, University of New South Wales Global Professor and curator of Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert. An exhibition currently showing at the Australian Museum bringing together for the...» Read More
Melbourne Art Fair
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-31 00:16:06
The Age previews the 2008 Melbourne Art Fair. Even the Aboriginal art this year has become galvanised as so much more than a beautiful commodity, especially with the leadership of urban indigenous artists. Brook Andrew at Tolarno Galleries, with spooky historical...» Read More
Only regulation will stop shonks
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-31 00:10:32
Joyce Morgan from the Sydney Morning Herald talks to Ben Genocchio about his book, the Four Corner's Programme Art for art's sake and how to improve the Aboriginal art industry. Mandatory regulation is essential if carpetbaggers, fakes and frauds are to...» Read More
Meet the Mr Big of indigenous art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-30 11:30:15
Leesha McKenny of the Sydney Morning Herald talks to controversial figure John Ioannou about his experiences in the Aboriginal art industry. Quoted from the article: John Ioannou agrees he is one of the most controversial figures in indigenous art and his reputation...» Read More
25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award - Celebrating the Silver Jubilee
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
MICHAEL NELSON JAGAMARA: FROM THE STUDIO major survey to open at fireworks gallery
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
Most Popular Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-30 02:14:59
Assimilation by Adam Hill is the most popular artwork in the Aboriginal Art Coop Gallery. The work has received 8 votes already from Aboriginal art lovers around the world. Other popular artworks include: My Country by Kudditji Kngwarreye Bush Potato...» Read More
Dealers exploit aboriginal Australian artists, TV show reports
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-30 02:11:47
CBC News from Canada reports on the Four Corners programme, Art for Art's Sake. Unethical aboriginal art dealers are commonly called carpetbaggers in Australia. Four Corners broadcaster Quentin McDermott said most insiders are afraid to speak publicly about industry practices. Dealers and auction...» Read More
Aboriginal art dealer paints himself into a corner
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-30 02:07:01
Peter Michael reports on the ACCC investigating the Doongal Aboriginal Art Gallery over the paintings of Duk Duk or Stephen McLean. Quoted from the article: Art dealer Farzad Nooravi has been accused of selling Aboriginal art painted by three non-indigenous white artists...» Read More
More artworks pulled from Aboriginal award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-30 02:02:45
Warlayirti Artists, based in the Balgo, have confirmed that three of their artists have withdrawn their works from the shortlist of the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. Quoted from the article: The Australian revealed two weeks...» Read More
Gallery accused of selling indigenous fakes
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-30 01:55:27
The ACCC is investigating claims that Doongal gallery sold works by an non-Indigenous artist as Aboriginal Fine Art. Quoted from the article: Farzad and Homa Nooravi, the operators of Doongal Aboriginal Art and Artefacts, stand accused of misleading and deceptive conduct by...» Read More
Mil-Pra Aecg Annual Aboriginal Art Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-29 03:18:20
Nyree Reynolds is the winner of the Mil-Pra Aecg Annual Aboriginal Art award. This Award is in conjunction with Casula Powerhouse, which is part of Liverpool Council. About the Mil-Pra Aecg Annual Aboriginal Art award A national annual event aimed...» Read More
Art for Art's Sake
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-29 00:24:12
The Four Corner's story, Art for Art's Sake, also has a website which contains additional information about the program and extended transcripts of some of the interviews. It is a very interesting read. Read transcripts and resources Read program transcript Read...» Read More
Dealer accused of selling fake Indigenous works
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-28 23:44:22
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accused a far north Queensland art dealer of selling fake Indigenous artworks. The ACCC alleges Doongal Aboriginal Art and Artefacts misrepresented the work of three non-Indigenous artists at its galleries in Kuranda and...» Read More
Australian fashion gets hip
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-28 23:34:33
An article in the Sunday Times that talks about Australian fashion and mentions the impact of Aboriginal art. Quoted from the article: THE ART Contemporary Aboriginal art is “the most important new art movement in the world today”, according to the critic...» Read More
Cravin' images
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-26 04:35:30
Article in the Sydney Morning Herald about two private collections of Aboriginal Art. Within a week, I visited two impressive exhibitions of private collections of Aboriginal art held in two different parts of the country. The first was My Country 2,...» Read More
New work at Aboriginal Art Collection
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-26 04:23:23
New work by Alice Nampitjinpa Christopher Poulson Fiona Omeenyo Jeannie Petyarre Kathleen Petyarre Rosella Namok Silas Hobson is available at Aboriginal Art Collection in...» Read More
Eastern Desert Art presents Carved Wooden Bird by Wally Pwerle Clark
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-26 02:44:03
A eBlast sent to the Aboriginal Art Directory. View Eastern Desert Art presents Carved Wooden Bird by Wally Pwerle Clark This beautifully detailed work has been hand carved from the wood of the local native Bean Tree. The artist,...» Read More
Space and Light
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-26 00:28:42
An Indigenous Art exhibition inspired curatorially by James Turell, Claude Monet and Walter De Maria, The Chicho Museum, Naoshima, Japan. 'There is no object in this work. There never was. There is no image within it. It demonstrates the play...» Read More
Coo-ee Aboriginal Art presents Space and Light, Bondi Beach Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-26 00:25:43
Coo-ee Aboriginal Art recently had an eBlast about their current exhibition, Space and...» Read More
Aboriginal Art on display at the Gallery
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
NT super shires mean uncertain future for art centre
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-23 02:43:03
Harold Furber from the Titjikala Art Centre has spoken out about the Federal Government's intervention and its impact on Aboriginal art centres: Harold Furber says all remote art centres across the territory have been affected by the shire changes. Mr Furber says...» Read More
San Antonio Report: Review of The Lam Collection of Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-22 04:35:29
A review of the Lam Collection of Aboriginal Art: For those living outside the Lone Star state, the idea of organizing a significant show of contemporary Aboriginal art within the regional center of San Antonio might not seem apparent. Such reservations...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Sunglasses
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-22 04:08:03
Aboriginal art sunglasses from Australia Gift Shop. The glasses are part of the Outback ® Eyewear, Australian Outback ® Artists Series. Features include: Soft protective gift pouch. Story of the featured artwork on an attached swing tag. Australian standard approved EPF 10 as recommended...» Read More
New artworks from Aboriginal Art Online
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-22 03:41:49
New artworks from Aboriginal Art Online are now available on the Aboriginal Art...» Read More
Buyer beware
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-20 05:29:50
Benjamin Genocchio writes about the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 which is preventing international collectors from acquiring certain pieces of Aboriginal art. Quoted from the article: I am all for banning the export of art of national cultural value. For...» Read More
Australian Photographic Artist launches Nudes in Europe
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-19 09:21:35
Royalty, Television stars and Europe’s finest Art Critics gathered in Berlin, Germany to attend the unveiling of the latest exhibition by one of Australia’s leading contemporary Indigenous artists Wayne Quilliam. More than 150 people were welcomed by the Australian Ambassador...» Read More
Aboriginal art brings spirituality to WYD
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-18 05:16:16
From SBS world news Australia. Quoted from the article: WYD08 is using the art of renowned Aboriginal artist Richard Campbell to convey the message of Aboriginal Catholic spirituality to the pilgrims. Nineteen of Richard's works are being used as images on WYD08 merchandise,...» Read More
Art exhibition a great success
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-18 05:14:34
Quoted from the article: The Desert Sands art exhibition closed on Tuesday after displaying local Aboriginal art in the Lightning Ridge Bowling Club foyer during the past three weeks. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art and Culture course is a Technical...» Read More
Boycotting of indigenous art award attacked
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-17 05:10:36
More reports about the withdrawal of artworks from six art centres in Central Australia. Quoted from the article: Organisers of the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards went to ground yesterday after The Australian revealed works from six Aboriginal...» Read More
New Aboriginal Art in carpet form
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-16 04:39:05
Stylex has brought a new twist to aboriginal art by introducing the Dreamtime in textile form. In collaboration with Glen Austin and three Aborginal artists, “Forty Thousand Spirits” is a collection of original designs interpreted in hand-carved, hand tufted rugs....» Read More
Shalom Gamarada Art Exhibition
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
Cowboy Loy Pwerl, Bush Turkey Dreaming, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, 2007
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-15 05:51:25
This exhibition showcases recent paintings by the remarkable family of four talented artists from Iylenty (also known as Mosquito Bore), Utopia: Nancy Kunoth Petyarr (1934-), her daughter Elizabeth Kunoth Kngwarray (1961-), son-in-law, Elizabeth's husband, Cowboy Loy Pwerl (1941-), and his...» Read More
Australian Museum presents Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-14 06:01:40
Discover the rich and special meanings behind Indigenous 'dot patterning' in 'Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert'. Featuring a stunning collection of rarely seen artworks, 'Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert' will answer all the questions you have wanted to...» Read More
Alick Tipoti Malungu (From the Sea) July 2008
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-14 02:46:30
Opening night drinks at 6pm, Tuesday 15th July The artist will be in attendance on the opening night "My art is built on, and held together by, traditional Torres Strait designs, based on legends of the past." Alick Tipoti was born in 1975...» Read More
Noongar Boodja: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Ecology, and Culture
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-12 04:29:29
Date: 7/11/2008 through 9/28/2008 Sponsored By: Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art Location: Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, Howard Greenberg Family Gallery Contact: Nancy Lautenbach, x3872, Lautenbn@newpaltz.edu For the Noongar people of South-western Australia the word boodja means "land" or "home." This exhibition features paintings...» Read More
Our life ... is land ... is culture
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-10 04:41:54
SAMANTHA HOBSON: Our life ... is land ... is culture, 11TH SEPTEMBER– 18th OCTOBER 2008. London Solo Debut At 27, Samantha Hobson is one of a handful of young celebrated Aboriginal artists exhibiting widely both in her native Australia and...» Read More
Growing demand for indigenous art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-10 03:50:10
Article in the WA business news about the growing demand for Aboriginal...» Read More
Take time to savor arts and crafts in a gallery of variety
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-04 23:34:45
Mary Shustack lets us know that there is now Aboriginal Art at the Eclectic Collector in New...» Read More
Eegarra Beearaba (To Arise from Sorrow) by Julie Dowling
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-04 11:43:54
Julie Dowling’s new exhibition Eegarra Beearaba (To Arise from Sorrow) is an exhibition of powerful singular portraits and celebratory icons centering on the meaning of the National apology to the stolen generations. It is also a comment on what the...» Read More
Atnwengerrp: Land of Dreamings
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-03 12:06:49
To celebrate the extraordinary achievements of the late Minnie Pwerle - one of Australia’s most collected Aboriginal artists – Designer Rugs is proud to present an outstanding limited edition collection of Minnie Pwerle rugs. To be launched in Australia on 17th...» Read More
Beyond Sacred : Recent Paintings from Australia's remote Aboriginal communities
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-03 08:53:50
Jeremy Eccles scans the most lavish book of Aboriginal art in years 'Beyond Sacred' : Recent Paintings from Australia's remote Aboriginal communities. Designed by Jane Kleinmeyer Published by Hardie Grant Books @ $120 Edited by Colin and Elizabeth Laverty Contributions from Judith Ryan, Nick...» Read More
Paintings from remote communities - from the Laverty Collection
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-03 08:46:03
The winter in Newcastle will be immeasurably brightened by 87 paintings from the remotest parts of Australia – just a tiny part of the art collection of a remarkable couple, Colin and Liz Laverty. It's been a 20 year labour...» Read More
Paintings from remote communities
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-03 08:44:54
New show at the Newcastle Regional Art Gallery. Download the flyer. ...» Read More
Greetings from Warburton
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-03 08:32:42
Mori Gallery is right off the beaten track, beside Sydney's Western Distributor near the Entertainment Centre, and doesn't often associate with Aboriginal art. But the Warburton community is such a law unto itself, any show is of interest. Most art made...» Read More
Contemporary art at your fingertips
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-03 08:27:09
Aboriginal Art is about to hit the EmorArts website, based in...» Read More
NAIDOC art show
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-03 08:25:45
In celebrating the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people throughout NAIDOC Week, an Aboriginal art display opens today in the Parkes Shire Council Coventry Room. Doors to the exhibition will open at 10am and the display will...» Read More
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Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-03 08:19:58
A blog posts with some beautiful Minnie Pwerle works and some information about Designer Rugs, a Sydney based design company that has put out a new range of rugs inspired by Minnie Pwerle...» Read More
Campaign for the Arts
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-03 08:05:59
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection is featured on the new Campaign for the Arts promotion to improve the study of the arts, at the University of...» Read More
Local art show grows
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-02 08:10:45
The Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery will open an exhibition of local Aboriginal artists this Thursday as part of NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Of Celebration) Week celebrations. The exhibition will feature works from some of the Macleay’s best known...» Read More
Lockhart River artist opens solo London exhibition at October Gallery
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-02 08:08:20
“When the fire burns on the hills ... you get a lot of wind. On top of the hill ... it makes it burn fast ... makes it big. It also makes place for new fresh grass to grow.” Samantha...» Read More
A shonky easel empire
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-29 08:30:57
Beverley Knight talks to the Australian about shonky Aboriginal art. Quoted from the article: The Aboriginal art market is particularly vulnerable. Issues such as language barriers, the geographic remoteness of many artists' communities, poverty, artists who work outside the art centre-commercial gallery...» Read More
An Exaltation of Barks
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-29 07:57:13
Blogger Will Owen writes about the They Are Meditating: Bark Paintings from the Museum of Contemporary Art's Arnott's Collection exhibition. Quoted from the post: The book's back matter includes excellent maps that locate the many communities from which these barks were...» Read More
Behind the dollar signs
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-28 07:57:21
An excerpt from Benjamin Genocchio's new book, Dollar Dreaming, published in the Australian. Quoted from the article: What is different, even unusual, about Aboriginal art is that prices rose at all; after all, Australian art generally doesn't have much of an international...» Read More
Half their luck as mining boom boosts fortunes
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-28 07:49:01
The Art Gallery of Western Australia talks about the recently announced Indigenous Art Prize as well as possible acquisitions. "We moved heaven and earth to find $500,000 to buy a Rover Thomas painting recently and we've