May Tags
Last opportunity to experience ‘Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert’
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-03 23:50:59
Last opportunity to experience 'Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert', the rarely seen art of the Western Desert Aboriginal culture concludes its stay at the Australian Museum on 2 November 2008. This extraordinary exhibition brings together, for the first time in...» Read More
MGNT Considers Future of Telstra Art Award
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-10-01 20:32:04
The Museum and Art Gallery on the NT (MGNT) declared itself well pleased by the positive attitudes after the first of three proposed forums it's holding on the future of the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards -...» Read More
Portrait of a Distant Land Pt 1
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-01 12:50:47
Another interesting news item in regards to Aboriginal photography and an upcoming program on the ABC: Ricky Maynard is a Tasmanian Aboriginal photographer driven by a need to reveal his people’s true history. Ricky is sick of looking at books and...» Read More
Beauty from within
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-29 04:52:13
Nicholas Rothwell reviews/previews the 2008 Desert Mob Art Show in Alice Springs: The most appealing works on view in this year's Desert Mob hold to the recent pattern: newly established art centres seem to nourish a special creative fire. Martumili Artists,...» Read More
Current projects at QIAMEA
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-23 03:00:59
The QIAMEA Arts Partnership Program has been a central element in marketing and exporting Queensland's Indigenous arts. The program aims to link artists more effectively to buyers by facilitating partnerships between Queensland's Indigenous artists and reputable galleries, dealers, agents...» Read More
Aboriginal art uproar
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-20 03:43:06
The Herald looks at the works of Lucas Grogan, who interprets Indigenous bark paintings. The works have recently caused some controversy: Lucas Grogan's pictures look indigenous but he is not Aboriginal. The situation is causing a big fuss in the art world,...» Read More
Grand Opening Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-13 06:11:10
Grand Opening Exhibition September 14 - October 15, 2008 Reception on September 14, 1-5 p.m. ...» Read More
The power of optimism
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-12 16:34:02
IF Tony Ellwood had not gone through a personal crisis during his first year as director of the Queensland Art Gallery, maybe he would still have chosen optimism as the theme of this summer's exhibition of contemporary Australian art. This...» 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
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
Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri - circa 1920s - 2008
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-22 16:50:21
It is with great sadness and regret that Japingka Gallery in association with The Watiyawanu Artists of Amunturrngu announce the passing of one of the great Indigenous Artists of our time. Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri was initially renowned and respected as...» 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
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
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
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
Yiribana Gallery, AGNSW
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-09 07:31:33
Will Owen visits the Art Gallery of NSW and finds the Yiribana Gallery in poor condition. Quite simply, the Yiribana Gallery is in a shocking state. The floors are abraded, chiseled, broken, and spotted. Whoever thought they could get away with...» 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
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
Mornington Island Artists
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-30 07:53:26
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to show this amazing group of artists in conjunction with Mornington Island Arts & Craft, Gulf of Carpentaria,...» 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
Govt finalising response to Indigenous art inquiry: Garrett
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-30 02:10:03
Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett says the Government is finalising its response to a Senate inquiry report on the Indigenous art industry released more than a year ago. The ABC talks about what the government may consider...» Read More
Paintings to cover holes in the wall
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-22 07:30:42
10 ATMs around Australia will be painted by Titjikala artists in conjunction with the National Australia Bank. Quoted from the article: Titjikala Arts Centre manager Jane Easton said: "Their paintings tend not to focus on traditional styles. They are explorative, creative....» 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
Our Kimberley Adventure
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-13 06:55:41
From Cultural Connections: In late May 2008 we embarked on a one week adventure through the art centres of the Kimberley which was a fabulous experience. Travelling in a combination of privately chartered aircraft and road transport, our group of six passengers...» Read More
National apology influences Julie Dowling’s new work
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-04 10:52:12
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
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
Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-24 08:26:44
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 ask...» Read More
The Year of the Apology opening
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-24 01:27:06
Almost 200 people attended the opening of The Year of The Apology exhibition, held on May 28th, at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina, organised by Arts Northern Rivers. The exhibition was officially opened by Indigenous curator, Djon Mundine, who...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Direct #4: Ngurrara The Great Sandy Desert Canvas
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-17 22:38:28
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 Larissa Behrendt tells the story of Ngurrara the Great Sandy Desert...» Read More
National apology influences Julie Dowling’s new work
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-17 22:15:53
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
Desert Gems: Small Paintings from Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-07 09:04:26
Gallery Reception - Friday June 15, 2008 5:00 ~ 6:30 Nicole Worden on Didgeridoo and drums The spiritual significance of the Dreaming symbols are represented in small acrylic paintings on canvas and wood. Through August 8th. Location: 421 2nd Street, Petaluma - three...» Read More
Photos from the NGA's Cultural Warriors Triennial - Ricky Maynard
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-07 08:34:05
I've discovered a touring exhibition put together by the Museum of Contemporary Art of photos by one of the hits of the NGA's Cultural Warriors Triennial - Ricky Maynard. It's in Tassie currently (having originated in Paris!) and goes overseas again...» Read More
Reconciliation is a Flash Beanie
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-07 04:02:33
as Jeremy Eccles discovers The Beanie may be the humblest of headwares, but it has proud history going back to the calotte in Ancient Greece and forward to the football terraces of the world, via Cromwell's Roundheads in the English Civil...» Read More
TV Doco on Aboriginal Art at the Musee Du Quai Branly on SBS Friday 6 June at 7.30pm
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-06-05 01:05:15
Was the Aboriginal art contribution to the new Musee du quai Branly in Paris a huge beat-up by Australia's cultural diplomats? Or was it a genuine and lasting tribute by the French to the oldest extant culture in the world?...» Read More
Public invited for art’s sake
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-01 08:59:23
The exhibition, Private Treasures Public Pleasures Two, opening tonight is comprised entirely of works from private collections in and around Orange. In all 37 collectors have loaned works to the exhibit, 20 years after the first Private Treasures Public Pleasures was...» Read More
Lauraine Diggins Fine Art presents at the Moscow World Fine Art Fair 2008, Moscow Russia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-29 01:14:33
We are pleased to announce our participation in the 5th edition of the Moscow World Fine Art Fair 2008 (Московский Международный Салон Изящных Искусств 2008), held from 27 May to 2 June 2008 in the famous Manège, next to the...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Directory top search queries for April
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-29 01:00:11
The Aboriginal Art Directory has released its Top Aboriginal Art search queries for April. As always it makes for interesting...» Read More
Auckland exhibition of leading Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-28 01:31:42
Media Release 27 May 2008 Dick Bett AM curates Auckland exhibition of leading Aboriginal Art Auckland’s art lovers are gearing up for an exhibition of some of the finest Aboriginal art the city has ever seen. Between 5 and 14 June, the exhibition...» Read More
Moscow World Fine Art Fair 2008
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-28 01:18:44
Lauraine Diggins Fine Art will be at the 5th edition of the Moscow World Fine Art Fair 2008 (Московский Международный Салон Изящных Искусств 2008), held from 27 May to 2 June 2008 in the famous Manège, next to the Kremlin...» Read More
The Legacy of Albert Namatjira Today
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-28 00:40:57
Contemporary Aboriginal Watercolours from Central Australia Opening Thursday 29 May at 6pm (on display until 22 June) SoMA Galleries, 147 The Parade, Norwood, SA This will be the first comprehensive group exhibition of the current Aboriginal watercolour artists to be held outside Alice...» Read More
Unusual technique, for the sake of friends and heritage
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-24 04:17:32
A Sydney Morning Herald article about Lin Onus and the current exhibition, It All Started from Black - In Memory of Lin Onus, at the Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery. The Aboriginal Art Directory launched an eBlast about...» Read More
Introducing Australia's Premier Aboriginal Art Gallery to the World Wide Web
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-24 03:55:39
Bundarra Gallery showcases contemporary and modern Aboriginal art from the finest indigenous artists of Australia. It houses a unique collection of paintings and artifacts displaying the best work of Australian Aboriginal Culture. Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia (PRWEB) May 22, 2008 --...» Read More
The Art of Reconciliation
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-22 17:21:58
National Reconciliation Week falls between 27th May and 3rd June every year. These are two significant dates in Australia’s history and particularly in relation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. In celebration, East The Art of Reconciliation, where...» Read More
Aboriginal art can still be bought, despite world demand
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-22 14:48:04
Adam Knight's a passionate man. The Melbourne gallery owner and art dealer just loves Aboriginal art. And he's not the only one. This article focuses on the Aboriginal Art market, suggesting: Aboriginal people may only make up two per cent of the...» Read More
The Year of the Apology
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-22 14:37:04
Arts Northern Rivers (NSW) is proud to present The Year of the Apology, a landmark exhibition featuring the work of over 50 Indigenous artists from the Northern Rivers region, including Digby Moran, Les Evans, Garth Lena, Karla Dickens, Bevan Skinner,...» Read More
First-time Funding for Aboriginal Arts in Tasmania
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-16 01:57:56
Michelle O'Byrne, MP Minister for Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts Thursday, 15 May 2008 First-time Funding for Aboriginal Arts in Tasmania The Minister for Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, Michelle O’Byrne, today announced funding of almost $50,000 in grants to Aboriginal artists...» Read More
The Heart of Everything
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-10 00:12:46
Excellent news is the publication of a book about the extraordinary young art movement on Bentinck and Mornington Islands in the remote Gulf of Carpentaria. The Heart of Everything comes from specialist publisher McCulloch & McCulloch and uses...» Read More
Bentick Island Artists
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-10 00:09:32
An exhibition of Bentick art in Sydney - at Caruana & Reid Fine Art, Exhibiting 21 May - 7 June, 2008, 44 Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth...» 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
Jean Baptiste Apuatimi
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-08 13:26:56
A superbe collection of works on paper makes up this latest exhibition by the grand Dame of Tiwi art, Jean Baptiste Apuatimi. When Sunday 18th May till Saturday June 11th. Opening Sunday 18.05.2008 Gallery Seva Frangos Art, Perth Contact www.sevafrangosart.com Tiwi Art Centre Tiwi...» Read More
Coo-ee Aboriginal Art presents It All Started from Black - In Memory of Lin Onus, Bondi Beach Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-06 07:37:24
A large selection of Lin Onus experimental collaborative prints will be exhibited for the first time in Sydney, at Coo-ee Gallery from 8 May - 7 June. Pioneer of the urban Aboriginal Art Movement in Australia, Lin Onus created...» Read More
Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula @ Depot Gallery, Sydney
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-29 00:45:02
Alcaston Gallery is privileged to exhibit in Sydney the powerful paintings of the late Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula, in association with Papunya Tjupi Arts, Papunya, Northern Territory. This outstanding collection has been meticulously preserved by the people at Papunya for ten years....» Read More
Upcoming exhibitions at Alison Kelly Gallery
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-28 00:51:30
Crossing Country: Contemporary Paintings from the East Kimberley In Association with Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, Kununurra, Western Australia 21 May to 14 June...» Read More
Modern landscapes
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-21 12:25:54
CHAPEL BY THE SEA BONDI BEACH UNITING CHURCH MEDIA RELEASE 20th April 2008 LEADING ABORIGINAL ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT AT CHAPEL BY THE SEA Ruby's Place Gallery within the Chapel by the Sea will exhibit the work of Mini Heath, one...» Read More
Divided Australia sails into the future
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-12 23:38:40
An article about the changing face of Australia. Quoted from the article: In an age when the world is becoming aware of the number of cultures that it is losing, the Aboriginal revival came at just the right time. Big business sat...» Read More
Shady art suspected in mystery nulla-nulla attack
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-11 23:30:18
An article in the Australian about Peter Toyne, IdenteArt and payback. Quoted in the article: Jay Easterby-Wood, IdenteArt's partnering director, wonders if Toyne's past has caught up with him. "Peter was the former attorney-general and there may be some people sitting in...» Read More
New shows at Annandale Galleries
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-04-08 00:40:14
The place that has best introduced me to the difficult world of Arnhem barks is Annandale Galleries in Sydney. At first it was the increasing abstraction of Maningrida, forthcoming (16 April) it's the refreshed world of Yirrkala where, despite the...» Read More
Rebecca Hossack - Tales of belonging
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-07 22:50:21
An article about Rebecca Hossack's journey to the United Kingdom and her importance to the Aboriginal Art industry in Europe. Quoted from the artcile: Seven years after she arrived, Hossack opened an art gallery, which became the first to seriously show Australian...» Read More
Rebecca Hossack - Tales of belonging
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-07 22:50:21
An article about Rebecca Hossack's journey to the United Kingdom and her importance to the Aboriginal Art industry in Europe. Quoted from the artcile: Seven years after she arrived, Hossack opened an art gallery, which became the first to seriously show Australian...» Read More
Mystery of our art in darkness
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-05 22:40:36
An interesting article in the Australian with a slightly different take on the heist including some of the mystery's surrounding it. It is a very interesting article about the place of Aboriginal art in the Northern Territory and well worth a...» Read More
Warakurna Artists Group Exhibition Perth
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-04 03:31:57
Watilu Minymalu Kulira Watjarra Tjukurrpa Purlkanya Mularrpa - Men and Women know and speak of their profound knowledge Watilu Minymalu Kulira Watjarra Tjukurrpa Purlkanya Mularrpa Men and Women know and speak of their profound knowledge Exhibition from - Friday 11th April to...» Read More
Emily's Country
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-30 01:17:26
The Emily Kngwarreye show has been very popular in Japan, as Akino Yoshihara writes: An Aborigine community in the boundless red desert of central Australia nurtured a gifted artist who was full of dynamism and creativity. Emily Kame Kngwarreye, who lived...» Read More
Lawyers offer lessons in legacy
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-22 01:35:23
An article in the Australian about ArtsLaw and other bodies helping Indigenous artists and Aboriginal art centres develop wills to protect royalty streams for artists. Quoted from the report: Arts Law's services in will-making are part of a program called Artists in...» Read More
Chance to see Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-07 02:23:39
Authentic contemporary Australian Aboriginal artwork will be unveiled at 7pm tonight during the opening of the Warlukurlangu Artists exhibition at La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art, Manama. The exhibition will showcase the work of Otto Simms and Ormay Gallagher, who work...» Read More
Wynne Prize Finalists
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-07 00:35:14
Lauraine Diggins Fine Art congratulates the following artists as finalists in this year's Wynne Prize for Landscape at the Art Gallery of New South Wales: Michael Mcwilliams, Elizabeth Kunoth Kngwarray and Sisters, Angelina Ngal and Kathleen Ngal. Angelina is also the...» Read More
Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-05 07:07:07
Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula Discovering the past is just the beginning Paintings on linen and board by the late Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula Tuesday 4 March – Saturday 15 March, 2008 John Kean, Curator and Producer with Museum Victoria, will give a floor talk at Alcaston...» Read More
Dacawi: Transforming to the indigenous view
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-04 06:42:32
Article about Aboriginal culture in the Philippines. Quoted from article: Students from all over recently shared with each other the news of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's pre-Valentine's Day formal apology to his country's Aboriginal people for the years of injustice inflicted...» Read More
Emily finally gets a stage as big as her paintings
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-01 02:48:01
Article in the Australian about the Emily Kame Kngwarreye exhibition in Japan. Quoted from the article: Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye opened this week at the National Museum of Art in Osaka and in late May will move to the...» Read More
Dynamism down under: The riveting Lockhart River Art Gang
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-28 02:52:30
This winter may be paltry in terms of snowfall, but it has dished out plenty of sullen, gray days like so many bowls of cold gruel. Last Saturday morning, for instance, the sky was drab as I drove to see...» Read More
Culture in colour
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-26 00:19:54
This exhibition celebrates Aboriginal art of the 'New Wave': the daring and visionary use of colour by Aboriginal artists throughout Australia. The use of bright acrylic paints rather than ochres has fired the imagination of artists and liberated them...» Read More
Maningrida Arts and Culture
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-24 05:45:00
Will Owen posts about visiting the Maningrida Arts and Culture. Quoted from the blog entry: Maningrida Arts and Culture is a powerhouse warehouse of Indigenous art. Of all the art centres we visited across the Territory and adjacent WA, Maningrida had the...» Read More
The next mission
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-16 10:40:05
Inga Clendinnen writes in the Age about her book True Stories. Quoted from the article: Although I am Australian and a historian, I discovered the history of indigenous Australia only a decade ago. The stimulus was an invitation from the ABC to...» Read More
Investing In Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-16 10:23:43
When investing in Aboriginal art or artefact's it is sometimes hard to find a good investment, with many of the more popular artists’ works out of the reach, financially, of the small to medium investor. If you invest in a...» Read More
The Manifest Dream
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-11 02:54:23
California Institute of Integral Studies "The Manifest Dream." Contemporary Australian aboriginal paintings. Ends Wed. 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 1453 Mission St. (415) 575-6100. www.ciis.edu. SF January 14–March 5 Spirit in the Arts Event: The Manifest Dream, Contemporary Australian...» Read More
Power & Beauty
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-09 11:06:19
Power and beauty are concepts that resonate through the work of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists in all areas of Australia today. Indigenous art is strong in country and law: it is concerned with the politics of identity...» Read More
Six artists speak in March
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-04 04:03:22
Six artists speak in March 4th March 2008 One of the most profoundly interesting aspects of collecting contemporary art is getting to know the artists. Together with sheer physical talent, the success or otherwise of much contemporary art is heavily dependant on that...» Read More
Australian Country Style reader event at Murrurundi - Aboriginal Art in March
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-29 04:05:27
Australian Country Style reader event at Murrurundi - Aboriginal Art in March 29th March 2008 The term ‘aboriginal art’ is a tricky one. Separating indigenous Australian art from the religious practices and social customs with which it has been intertwined for at...» Read More
Selling Art from the Australian Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-28 13:44:01
The Painted Door Gallery Opening Reception The Painted Door 421 2nd Street Petaluma, CA Free Refreshments 5:00 ~ 8:00 Reception 5:00 ~ 6:30 Nicole Worden on Didgeridoo Selling Art from the Australian Desert: Acrylic Paintings by: Barbara Napangardi Reid, Cheryl Campbell, Kudditji Kngwarreye, Margaret & Annette Davis,...» Read More
Aboriginal art before it became an industry
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-21 13:28:24
An republication of a Eureka Street article where Rosemay Crumlin recalls travelling in search of Aboriginal Christian art for an exhibition to coincide with the World Council of Churches Assembly. She was joined on her pilgrimage by exhibition co-curator Anthony...» Read More
Mixing of cultures is far from black and white
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-12 03:50:23
The Age Mixing of cultures is far from black and white Gabriella Coslovich January 12, 2008 Quoted from the article: PHILIP Batty, a one-time art teacher at the Aboriginal community of Papunya in the Western Desert, recently received an unexpected call from a former student. The...» Read More
Culture Warriors
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-12 03:46:13
Sydney Morning Herald A vivid trip back to where it all began January 12, 2008 Quoted from article: CULTURE WARRIORS is a curious name for the inaugural National Indigenous Art Triennial at the National Gallery of Australia. Gallery director Ron Radford admits that a...» Read More
Kluge-Ruhe Collection Features 'Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Lockhart River'
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-09 03:44:16
January 9, 2008 — The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection reopens Jan. 15 with a special exhibit, "Our Way: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart River." A free reception, open to the public, will be held Friday, Jan. 18 from 5:30 to...» Read More
2008: The year in preview
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-03 06:35:39
2008: The year in preview Cristoph Mark Daily Yomiuri Quoted from article: Shifting to another Commonwealth nation, The Yomiuri Shimbun will sponsor an exhibition of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, an Australian Aborigine artist whose impressive but short career (only about six years between her first...» Read More
The cost of culture
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-28 06:30:31
The Age The cost of culture December 28, 2007 An article about the art world in 2007. Quoted from the article: The buying frenzy began to rev up in May when Emily Kame Kngwarreye's Earth's Creation (1995) became the first work by an Aboriginal artist...» Read More
Forging a language of emotion
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-27 06:33:15
The Australian Forging a language of emotion Nicolas Rothwell December 27, 2007 Quoted from the article: A little more than a year ago, the style of Makinti Napanangka, queen of the Western Desert's Pintupi painters, began to change. The trademark yellow and white arcs of...» Read More
Sydney Morning Herald - Emily Kame Kngwarreye - Summer Awelye 2
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-20 02:29:31
Sydney Morning Herald Stroke of genius as unseen Emilys go on display Louise Schwartzkoff December 20, 2007 Quoted from the article: For 15 years, the Holt family kept a million-dollar painting by one of Australia's most successful Aboriginal artists rolled up in a storeroom on...» Read More
The canvas economy
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-15 07:11:52
The Adelaide Advertiser Tim Lloyd August 31, 2007 Article in the Adelaide Advertiser about rising art auction prices Quoted from article: The Aboriginal art market has been dominated by Clifford Possum, who sold a single work for $2.4 million, and Emily Kame Kngwarreye, at $1.1...» 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
2007 Warakurna Artists - Annual Christmas Special and Sale
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-03 01:54:37
Warakurna Artists Aboriginal Corporation 2007 Annual Christmas Special and Sale $40 - $200 plus postage Available online from the 1st...» Read More
Always Been There
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-31 03:55:13
Aboriginal culture has Always Been There - this is the theme addressed by five local Aboriginal artists showing works at the Fairfield City Museum and Gallery. Fairfield mayor Nick Lalich opened the exhibition on Saturday, October 13, and said the exhibition...» Read More
Painting The Waves
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-30 03:08:31
Monday, October 29th, 2007 Painting the wavesArt on cruise ships is becoming increasingly popular on cruise ships, with some vessels in the Pacific set to see an influx of art from Australian artists. Carnival Cruises, the parent company of P&O Cruises, has...» Read More
Sydney Morning Hearld - Spotted in Kensington: an important Rover
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-28 03:27:54
An article by Peter Fish in the Sydney Morning Herald discussing the highlights of the November 2007 auction season. Quoted from the article: For its part, Sotheby's has not let much out of the bag on its Aboriginal art sale, although for...» Read More
Continuity: Culture, Country and Family
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-18 03:33:27
The legacy of western Arnhem Land artist Bardayal Nadjamerrek is assured. With a distinguished painting career spanning over forty years, he is without doubt one of the greatest artists Australia has ever produced. Since his childhood, Bardayal has had an...» Read More
Lockhart River art arrives in New York
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-17 12:38:49
Spectacular Indigenous art from far North Queensland has arrived in New York for the latest leg of a UQ Art Museum international tour. Our Way: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart River will be officially opened at Stony Brook University on October...» Read More
Earth & Spirit: Contemporary Indigenous Art from Australia and New Zealand
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-17 03:36:48
The Maori people of New Zealand are heirs to a vibrant culture that continues to find expression in the form of contemporary art. Earth and Spirit: Maori Art from New Zealand, curated by John Royal, is intended to serve as...» Read More
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
Financial Times: Rock-Solid Abstracts
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-09-07 06:40:04
Jeremy Eccles, Financial Times (UK) 7 September 2007 “Are you ready for London?” Apolline Kohen asks artist Samuel Namunjdja. “What time we going?” is his eager response about a visit that is still a month away. Time has an elastic quality out...» Read More
The canvas economy
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-08-31 07:11:52
The Adelaide Advertiser Tim Lloyd August 31, 2007 Article in the Adelaide Advertiser about rising art auction prices Quoted from article: The Aboriginal art market has been dominated by Clifford Possum, who sold a single work for $2.4 million, and Emily Kame Kngwarreye, at $1.1...» Read More
Above and Beyond: Fine art works sourced on our May 2007 Aboriginal art tour
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-07-18 04:07:07
Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay Above and Beyond: Fine art works sourced on our May 2007 Aboriginal art tour 18th July 2007 to 4th August...» Read More
Art sales: Will the Aboriginal magic return?
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-07-17 08:57:18
Article in the Telegraph about the upcoming Sotheby's auction and in particular Warlugulong by Clifford Possum with a price tag of over 2.5 million AUD. Quoted from the article: When Warlugulong was painted, the average price for a Possum painting was between...» Read More
Aboriginal art industry booming in outback
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-07-16 08:52:11
Article in canada.com about the Aboriginal art industry, the boom and the issues. Quoted from article: Aboriginal art in Australia is booming and improving the lives of poor black communities, but unscrupulous dealers are ripping off artists and fraud from China...» Read More
Special Aboriginal Art Tours Set NT Apart
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-05-30 15:08:51
Media release - May 30, 2007 A new travel initiative to be launched by Tourism Minister Paul Henderson this evening will set the Northern Territory apart on the world stage for lovers of Aboriginal Art. Mr Henderson said Aboriginal Art Trails...» Read More
International Herald Tribune - Arts Guide: Exhibits around the world
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-05-30 05:16:14
International Herald Tribune Arts Guide: Exhibits around the world Elisabeth Hopkins May 30, 2007 Quoted from article: -- To Aug. 29: "Desert Dreaming: Australian Aboriginal Art." The American philanthropist and collector Donald Kahn, a patron of the Albertina, was one of the first to...» Read More
Our Way: Contemporary Aboriginal Art From Lockhart River
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-05-03 02:32:59
The University of Queensland proudly presents Our Way, Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart River, the first exhibition to survey the work of the Lockhart River Art Gang. Our Way celebrates the remarkable story of this group of 24 young artists...» Read More
Dreaming in Color: Aboriginal Art from Balgo
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-04-30 03:19:43
Dreaming in Color: Aboriginal Art from Balgo is a breathtaking exhibition of paintings from the community of Balgo, Australia, the traditional land of the Kukatja, Ngarti, and Walmajarri peoples. Brilliant in color and vibrant in design, the paintings reflect traditional Aboriginal tenets relating...» Read More
Joel Fine Art Important Australian & International Art 26 March 2007
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-03-26 03:25:32
Joel Fine Art, Important Australian & International Art auction, 26 March 2007, sold over 80% of its lots for a total of...» Read More
Outline of the Indigenous Art Commercial Code of Conduct being developed by the National Association for the Visual Arts
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-03-14 04:00:02
An article about the upcoming NAVA Indigenous Art Commercial Code of Conduct, which is in draft form and looking for feedback. Quoted from the article: NAVA circulated a draft form of the Code and called for comments on it. Arts Law a...» Read More
NT artist wins major prize
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-22 02:44:38
An article in the Courier Mail about Michael Nelson Jagamara, who just won the Tattersall's Landscape Art Prize. Quoted from the article: Michael Nelson Jagamara was in Alice Springs two days ago, trying to scrape together $4000 to buy a secondhand...» Read More
Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-04 07:41:18
8 April – 21 May 2006 Admission free | Gallery 2 The Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award exhibition presents the work of the ten artists short-listed for the inaugural annual award established by the Queensland Art Gallery and Xstrata Coal. The winner...» 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
Dreaming Their Way: Australian Aboriginal Women Painters
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-06-30 09:13:41
Dreaming Their Way: Australian Aboriginal Women Painters is a groundbreaking exhibition of art by indigenous women of Australia. The first-ever of its kind in the U.S., the exhibition presents over seventy works of art, from intensely colorful canvases to intricate...» 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
The Independent - Wandjina @ Rebecca Hossack Gallery
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2004-07-20 05:25:30
Two people are largely responsible for bringing an awareness of Aboriginal culture to this country: the late swashbuckling, bisexual writer Bruce Chatwin, in his magical book Songlines; and the Australian art dealer Rebecca Hossack, who, for many years, has brought...» Read More
Building partners with Aboriginal artists and communities
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2003-12-19 03:23:38
Building partners with Aboriginal artists and communities U.Va. has largest Aboriginal art collection in world, outside of Australia Jane Ford When the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection opened here in January 1999, its off-Grounds location on Pantops Mountain was so remote that it may...» Read More
The Age - Aboriginal works and artful dodgers
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2003-09-20 06:43:40
The Age - September 20, 2003 Gabriella Coslovich As the value of Aboriginal art increases so, too, do claims that artists are being exploited, reports Gabriella Coslovich. An incredibly interesting article about the impact of the boom of Aboriginal Art sales globabbly in...» Read More
20th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 16 August 2003
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2003-08-16 03:58:39
20th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 16 August 2003, the winner was Richard...» Read More
The Painted Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2003-07-29 00:12:50
Letter from Australia The Painted Desert How Aborigines turned ancient rituals into chic contemporary art. A discussion of Aboriginal Art in Fitzroy Crossing focussed on two special canvases, Ngurrara I and Ngurrara...» Read More
The Native Born
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2002-09-20 09:20:00
Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Ramingining, Arnhem Land The Native Born is an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by distinguished Australian Aboriginal artists from Ramingining, Arnhem Land in northern Australia. Arranged according to six different natural environments found in this region:mangroves (larrtha’puy),...» Read More
Bush Plum Dreaming
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2001-05-06 12:52:36
Located approx 250 kms NE of Alice Springs, the art centre of Utopia is located within the country of Arlparra, the home of two varieties of the native Bush Plum. Arnwekety pronounced (a nook it cha) Arrarntenh pronounced (ar-ki) Arnwekety & Arrarntenh, Bush...» Read More
Passion, Rich Collectors and the Export Dollar: The Selling of Aboriginal Art Overseas
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 1998-08-11 14:31:24
Quoted from the article Artlink magazine article: The paradox Within Australia there are two common misconceptions about Aboriginal art and the international audience. First there is the belief that 'selling Aboriginal art overseas is the biggest thing since sliced bread and the...» Read More
That Silly Old Woman
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 1998-05-16 13:31:38
“The all-over picture relies on a surface knit of identical or closely similar elements which repeat themselves without marked variation from one edge to the other. It…dispenses apparently with beginning, middle and end…dissolving the pictorial into sheer texture, sheer sensation…seeming...» Read More
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