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GATHERINGS IN SYDNEY
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-11-14 15:14:53
A remarkable collaboration of forces from all over the country has resulted in an exhibition of cast metal sculpture by indigenous artists at Danks Street in Sydney. The artists include Tjampawa Kawiny from the Tjampi Weavers in the Western Desert, Jubilee...» Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Toga Art Award Tours for the First Time
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-10-01 19:56:11
In only its second year, the Northern Territory's Toga Contemporary Art Award is touring the Top End. It opens in Alice Spring tomorrow, moving to Tennant Creek in November and Katherine in December. Readers familiar with the Telstra Awards will assume...» Read More
October Survey at Outstation
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-25 22:00:33
A fantastic range of work highlighted in October 2008 by Outstation in...» Read More
Where To for the Telstra Prize?
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-09-24 12:34:34
Telstra Art Awards Consults Arts Community The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) announced today (24th Sept) that it will be holding open discussions about the future direction of the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art...» Read More
Etched in the Sun
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-09-23 18:24:38
Prints by Aboriginal artists have not always been a total success. Unlike their Torres Strait cousins, the mainlanders don't always manage the clarity and simplification that makes for a great etching, woodblock or silkscreen print. But if any collaborator is...» Read More
5 Minutes with Professor Jonathan Carapetis, Director of Menzies School of Health
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-23 07:17:20
1. What is Ochre? 'Ochre - supporting Indigenous health through art' is an auction of Indigenous art which is raising funds for research into Indigenous child health at the Menzies School of Health Research. 2. Who are the Menzies School of Health...» Read More
From dog days in the territory to gallery top dog
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-12 11:57:07
Natasha Robinson reports on Dion Bealeys latest successes: WHEN retired teacher Joie Boulter devoted her life to looking after a disabled Aboriginal boy, she had no idea that a few years later she would be sitting in a swanky Top End...» 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
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
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
Maningrida Arts and Culture Annual Show - Darwin
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-26 13:45:09
The Maningrida Arts and Culture Annual Show is currently on in...» Read More
Jirrawun Editions
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-26 13:32:12
Jirrawun Editions recent etchings 2005-2008 Official opening by Nicolas Rothwell 1pm Saturday, 16 August showing until 29 August 2008 The Gallery, Building Orange 10 Jirrawun Editions represents the Darwin launch of a powerful series of etchings by major Kimberley artists Paddy Bedford (dec), Rammey Ramsey, Freddie...» Read More
'Behind the wire' art excels
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-23 14:29:27
The NT news reports on a new exhibition in Darwin: The Behind the Wire art exhibition showcases the work of 35 prisoners created behind the walls of Northern Territory prisons. This year prisoners voted to keep the identity of the artists anonymous,...» 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
Aboriginal elder wins nation's top art prize
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-20 14:40:53
The Adelaide Advertiser reports on the Telstra awards: The artist has been a finalist eight times, but aged 83 and frail, she did not come to Darwin from her traditional homeland west of Alice Springs to collect her award. Sarita Quinlivan, her...» 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
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
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
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
Winning painting 'singing' to judge
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-17 14:28:14
The NT News reports about the winners of the Telstra Art Awards: A painting that sang out to one of the judges has won a revered artist from Kintore the $40,000 Telstra Art Award. Makinti Napanangka, who is in her late seventies,...» 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
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
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
Re-Learning Darwin
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-14 13:39:46
Will Owen returns to Darwin and visits several art galleries including Outstation Art, a new Darwin art...» Read More
Kimberley Ink
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-14 13:31:01
Kimberley Ink the Waringarri Suite and selected new etchings Kimberley Ink celebrates the launch of 'The Waringarri Suite' a deluxe boxed suite of hand-printed etchings combining the finest examples from Waringarri's senior and emerging artists in one collection. Produced in collaboration...» 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
Three Countries, all of us, our good designs
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-12 13:28:59
This year's annual Tiwi Art Network Exhibition showcases a broad range of work from the three art centres on the Tiwi Islands. The focus this year is to exhibit works from both emerging and prolific artists, demonstrating the strength and...» Read More
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
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
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
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
Art.Trade July 2008 Newsletter
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-04 05:19:14
Download the Art.Trade newsletter. The Newsletter contains: Annual General Meeting Darwin 2008 Policy Meetings in Canberra Update on Draft Code of Conduct Notice of AGM Proxy...» 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
Melbourne Art Fair 2008
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-30 07:45:14
Melbourne Art Fair is the leading art fair and public exposition in the Asia Pacific region and one of Australia's most significant exhibitions of contemporary visual art. Established in 1988, the Melbourne Art Fair is held biennially at the historic Royal...» 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
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
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
blood language - Judy Watson at GrantPirrie
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-26 05:46:10
Watson of course was the winner of both the 2006 Works on Papert Award at the NATSIAAs in Darwin and the Clemenger Contemporary Art Prize that year. Also installd in Musee du quai Branly that year - a big one! As...» Read More
Top end turns it on while nation shivers
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-25 08:06:10
Jeremy Eccles talks in the West Australian about the top-end in August with a special focus on the Telstras, the Darwin Art Fair and all of the other Aboriginal art exhibitions held in Darwin during...» Read More
Carpenter to announce Aboriginal art prize
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-12 03:53:13
The West Australian previews a new WA Aboriginal art prize, which will be the most lucrative in Australia and places Perth at the centre of the Indigenous arts industry. Quoted from the article: Perth will be the epicentre of Aboriginal art when...» Read More
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair website
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-20 03:33:08
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair website which provides information about this exciting event to be held at the Darwin Convention centre from the 14th to the 16th of August 2008. Apolline Kohen &...» Read More
Evolution in sacred tradition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-09 01:44:04
How can it be that the most tradition-bound Aboriginal art centre in Australia, Buku-Larrnggay, at Yirrkala on the tip of northeast Arnhem Land, is pouring forth the nation's boldest and most innovative indigenous paintings and three-dimensional works? asks Nicholas Rothwell...» Read More
NT Govt considers purpose-built Aboriginal art gallery
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-23 23:21:57
The Northern Territory government is considering building a new purpose built Aboriginal Art gallery in either Darwin or Central Australia reports the...» Read More
Historic Aboriginal art stolen, quickly recovered
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-09 23:10:56
The Aboriginal art heist made the China Post. Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were stolen Tuesday from an Australian museum then recovered hours later after the thief apparently changed his mind and dumped them in a park, police said. The paintings, valued at...» Read More
Stolen Aboriginal Art Found in Australian Bushland
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-02 20:05:50
Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were found in bushland in the northern Australian city of Darwin. They were found several hours after they were stolen from a Northern Territory art gallery, police said on Tuesday. The seven paintings included six works from the...» Read More
Drink is suspected after thief changes his mind about Aboriginal art haul
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-02 20:05:23
The Darwin heist made the UK...» Read More
'Drunks' pull off $500,000 artwork heist
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-02 20:03:32
More about the Darwin heist and recovery. "Well, it's not an April Fools' Joke, it has just been a rather excessive occurrence, an extreme occurrence," museum director Anna Malgorzewicz said. And despite the happy ending, she said the robbery was no laughing...» Read More
Stolen Aboriginal art found in Australian bushland
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-02 20:00:48
Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were found in bushland in the northern Australian city of Darwin, several hours after they were stolen from a Northern Territory art gallery, police said on Tuesday. China view shows five of the...» Read More
Stolen museum paintings found
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-01 15:43:09
The Herald Sun reports that seven valuable Aboriginal paintings stolen from a Darwin museum have been recovered undamaged and a man...» Read More
Blood dots a clue to Aboriginal painting heist
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-01 15:37:56
Another article about the stolen paintings. Quoted from the article that appeared on the West Australian online. Dots of blood could help police catch two thieves who stole seven Aboriginal paintings worth more than half a million dollars from a museum in...» Read More
'Priceless' artworks stolen from NT museum
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-01 15:35:39
Seven paintings have been stolen from the Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery. Quoted from the article: Darwin Police are investigating the theft of seven Aboriginal paintings from the Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery. Security staff at the museum alerted the police...» Read More
25th Telstra Art Award Open
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-04 06:44:14
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) and Telstra are calling for entries for preselection in the 25 th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. MAGNT Director, Anna Malgorzewicz, said 2008 marks a very special...» Read More
Australian Aboriginal art at Charles Darwin University
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-15 10:36:49
A Flickr post about Australian Aboriginal art outside the School of Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems at Charles Darwin...» Read More
Emily Ngarnal Evans Balibal Country
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-13 07:31:02
Alcaston Gallery is excited to be presenting the first solo exhibition of recent paintings by Emily Ngarnal Evans in association with Mornington Island Arts and Craft, Mornington Island,Queensland from 5 February - 1 March 2008. Born in 1975, Emily lives...» Read More
Milingimbi Artists featuring Lilly Roy
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-13 07:24:12
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of works from Milingimbi Arts, featuring recent fibre works, morning star poles, carvings and bark paintings. The exhibition Milingimbi Artists featuring Lilly Roy is presented in conjunction with Milingimbi Art and Culture...» Read More
Bold vision of artistic rebirth
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-05 06:41:52
Bold vision of artistic rebirth January 5, 2008 Quoted from article: In a dusty corner of the outback, among artworks covered in dirt, Judith Ryan set out on a journey that has transformed the NGV's indigenous collection, writes Robin Usher. Judith Ryan will never...» Read More
Paintings From Remote Communities: Indigenous Australian Art from the Laverty Collection, Sydney
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-16 08:27:13
An extensive collection of Indigenous Australian art has been built over many years by Dr Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, through longstanding relationships with artists and advisers across several remote communities and with city gallerists. Today it is recognised as one...» Read More
Capability Statements from service providers
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-14 08:24:57
The Association of Northern, Kimberley and Arnhem Aboriginal Artists (ANKAAA) is seeking capability statements/CVs from suitably qualified individuals and organisations that are interested in delivering a range of arts and business training and development activities to artists and arts workers...» Read More
Aboriginal Arts Collectors Tour
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-14 07:47:57
Austrade Aboriginal Arts Collectors Tour Media Release 7 delegates over 14 days will take 8 charter flights visiting more than 23 remote art centres getting unparalleled access and attention from the industry’s leading figures Join Us Come join us for an unforgettable experience,...» Read More
Flying colours of Arnhem Land
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-12 12:40:32
The Australian Caroline Baum October 15, 2007 An article in the Australian about Helen Read and Didgeri Air Tours. Quoted from article: Thirteen years ago, Helen Read conceived Didgeri Air Art Tours as a way of introducing travellers to indigenous art through direct contact...» Read More
Indigenous Australian Art In NZ
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-06 01:29:46
Paintings from remote communities: Indigenous Australian art from the Laverty Collection, Sydney 15 December 2007 - 24 February 2008 The most expansive exhibition of Indigenous Australian paintings ever seen in Aotearoa New Zealand opens at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery on 15 December...» Read More
Aboriginal artists in vibrant fashion collaboration
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-11-28 06:11:08
Catherine Manuell Design has just announced a sensational collaboration with celebrated Aboriginal artists Amy (Jirwullurr) Johnson, Evelyn Pultara and Maureen (Murrarngulu) Thompson. Together they have created a range of extraordinary looking luggage and fashion accessories, available from October this year....» Read More
Mission Times
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-11-23 12:51:32
Mossenson Galleries Subiaco is delighted to present Mission Times, an exhibition of new paintings by Pauline Moran representing her time as a child on the Roelands Mission. The exhibition will be opened by Diana Warnock, Former Member for Perth and...» Read More
Irenie Ngalinba selected at 2007 Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award and 2007 Telstra Arts Awards
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-11-15 07:36:20
Irenie Ngalinba currently lives with her extended family at Kurruldurl outstation, south west of Maningrida. Kurruldurl is an important place for members of the Kurulk clan and is associated with the crow totem ancestor called ‘Djimarr’ which is often depicted...» Read More
NT News - Czech mate on art sales
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-11-07 03:44:16
Northern Territory News article about a former gallery that is now establishing an Aboriginal Art gallery in the Czech Republic. Quoted from article: Territorians will soon be selling Aboriginal art to European tourists - from a 250-year-old hotel in the Czech Republic. The...» Read More
Tribal Voices - A Visual Dialogue
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-25 08:47:57
The impact of the Aboriginal art movement goes well beyond the works’ value as art. An important dimension of the movement is the education of this unique Indigenous way of life. These vibrant and contemporary visible representations of language and...» Read More
The Art Newspaper: Aboriginal art dealers fight back
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-09 13:01:08
Red Sand Art Gallery sues journalists who accuse them of defrauding indigenous artists In mid July in the massive modernist Supreme Court in Darwin, a frail Aboriginal man with a shock of grizzled white hair and beard took the witness stand...» Read More
NT News - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-09-22 02:50:10
Prize for 'Pa Harry's canoe Nadja Hainke 22 September 2007 Article in the Northern Territory News about the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. Quoted from article: A painting celebrating the work of a traditional canoemaker has been chosen by the people...» Read More
Sydney Morning Hearld - Rangers ask who will protect the north
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-09-14 03:25:22
Lindsay Murdoch Darwin September 13, 2007 Article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the CDEP program changes and the impact on the Aboriginal ranger programs and Aboriginal art industry. Quoted from the article: The Northern Territory Chief Minister, Clare Martin, has warned that axing the...» Read More
24th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 10 August 2007
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-08-10 06:00:53
The 24th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, open to all adult Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander artists, aims to showcase the very best Australian Indigenous art from around the country. The non-acquisitive Telstra Award of $40,000 is...» Read More
Palya Art at Mary Place
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-03-03 08:23:06
Mary Place Gallery 12 Mary Place (off Brown Street) Paddington NSW 2021. Opening 3rd March concluding 3rd April. Tuesday to Sunday 11am to 5pm or by appointment. Palya Art, in association with Didgeri Air Art Tours, presents a chance to see the best of...» Read More
Authentic Aboriginal Experiences On The Increase
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-08-29 01:10:48
Press Release: Tourism Australia Authentic Aboriginal Experiences On The Increase Aboriginal experiences provide a unique glimpse into Australia’s rich cultural history and below are five encounters suggested by Tourism Australia for Kiwis planning their next trip across the Tasman. “Kiwis are increasingly looking...» Read More
23rd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 11 August 2006
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-08-12 05:52:39
The 23rd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, open to all adult Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander artists, aims to showcase the very best Indigenous art from around the country. The Telstra Award of $40,000 is awarded to...» Read More
National Indigenous Times: Near record price for Aboriginal artwork
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-08-11 07:25:32
A painting by Aboriginal artist Rover Thomas depicting the destruction of Darwin by Cyclone Tracy has set a near record price at auction in Melbourne last week. The 1986 work, Bugaltji, Lissadell Country, sold for $660,000 at Sotheby’s 10th Aboriginal art...» Read More
Dream Tracks: Aboriginal Art of Arnhem Land
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-03-08 03:29:03
2006 Dream Tracks, Aboriginal art of Arnhem Land La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain From the Kluge-Ruhe mail out: The final touches are being put on the first Aboriginal art exhibition in the Middle East. The King and Queen...» Read More
International Herald Tribune - For art buyers,where to go and how to get there
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-11-06 07:48:24
International Herald Tribune For art buyers,where to go andhow to get there Susan Gough Henly Sunday, November 6, 2005 Quoted from article: 'Contemporary Aboriginal Art" by Susan McCulloch is an excellent reference book for people interested in buying Aboriginal art. Among the companies offering tours to...» Read More
Powerful growth of Aboriginal art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-11-06 07:44:47
International Herald Tribune Powerful growth of Aboriginal art All about Earth and the people on it Susan Gough Henly Sunday, November 6, 2005 Quoted from the article: With the opening next year in Paris of the Musée du Quai Branly, focusing on the art and culture...» Read More
22nd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 12 August 2005
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-08-12 05:38:20
The opening night of the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award is a major dry season event in Darwin and attracts visitors and artists from all over the country. The evening provides free entertainment from Indigenous traditional...» Read More
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