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Council approves changes to Indigenous art permits

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-09-01 22:29:56

The Alice Springs Town Council has given its final approval to new rules for Aboriginal artists selling paintings in the Todd Mall. The council was charging $205 a day for artist permits but was not enforcing the payment. The council's chief executive,...» Read More

 

Council revamps Indigenous art permits

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-07-14 23:15:32

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

 

Council bans Aboriginal street artists — racist or just dumb?

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-06-07 01:42:50

An essential read from Bob Gosford about street art in Alice Springs: I’ve been out of town for the past month and on my first day back I wandered down the local mall and noticed that the Aboriginal street artists, who...» 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

 

art at the heart – it’s hotting up!

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-01 01:17:46

Summer is hotting up and so is the pace at the art at the heart conference hub in Alice Springs. 2008 is already shaping up to be a busy year - and a hot one so far. We almost broke the...» Read More

 

Web-site launch begins countdown to art at the heart in Alice Springs in October 2008

Web-site launch begins countdown to art at the heart in Alice Springs in October 2008

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-11-27 00:59:57

The countdown to the next Regional Arts Australia national conference has begun with the launch in Alice Springs today of the official web-site www.artattheheart.com.au The web-site was launched by the president of Regional Arts Australia, Suzie Haslehurst, who said the conference,...» Read More