Central Australian artists in the running for Telstra Award
Aboriginal Art Centres from central Australia have reserved their very best works for the 2009 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award later this year. With the close Read More
CIAF relocates
The location for the inaugural Cairns Indigenous Art Fair has been changed with the event now taking place at Tanks Arts Centre rather than the Heritage Sheds announced earlier. The Read More
Envoy for our colonial past
Not really relevant but wouldn't this have been amazing: "Old switcheroo art deal weathers well", ran the headline in The Daily Telegraph. The exchange program was soon derailed after the Read More
Aboriginal arts talk
An update from Will Owen: No essay this week, I confess, as I've happily spent the last seven days entertaining my friend Walter, down from Boston for a springtime visit, Read More
Teacher earns grant, heads to Australia
From Boulder and County News: Jason Gage, an art teacher at Spangler Elementary in the St. Vrain Valley School District, has been chosen to receive the 2009 Eleanor Venture grant Read More
Aboriginal Art Exhibition Opens today
THE Balgo - Contemporary Australian Art Exhibition launched yesterday at the Fiji Museum in Suva. The exhibition is the result of a small indigenous community based on the outskirts of Read More
‘EARTH’S CREATION’ IN ALICE
The painting that briefly set the record for Aboriginal art, and still holds the record for a painting by an Australian woman “ Emily Kngwarreye's 'Earth's Creation' “ is now Read More
You can still buy from the Important Aboriginal Art Auction
For bargain hunters and those looking to purchase Aboriginal Art you can still buy off the catalogue from the Important Aboriginal Art auction that went under the hammer on the Read More
Downturn hits art auction hard
From the Age: Barely half of the 265 works offered at Deutscher and Hackett's inaugural Aboriginal art auction last night sold, fetching a total of $1.3 million, including commissions. Executive Read More
Opening auctions to test art market
From the Age: The sales will be a litmus test of the market in these tight financial times. In Melbourne, Deutscher and Hackett will launch its inaugural Aboriginal art sale, Read More
From Desert to Saltwater Country
The ReDot gallery is proud to welcome the 1st Singaporean show for the exciting works of the Yulparija and Mangala artists of Bidyadanga. FROM DESERT TO SALTWATER COUNTRY will showcase Read More
Doubts raised about Rover Thomas painting
Expert analysis of a Rover Thomas painting bought at auction four years ago has cast doubt on whether the indigenous master painted the work. A preliminary report from Melbourne University's Read More
Auction houses get creative
After a bumper turnover in 2007 the market contracted, and predictions for this year have been gloomy. Tonight's sales at Menzies Art Brands and Deutscher and Hackett will be a Read More
The Artery’s ‘Yaruman Collection’ acquired by IFC Washington DC, USA.
We are very proud to announce that a collection of paintings we commissioned from the tiny Community of Ringer Soak, east of The Kimberly in Western Australia, has been acquired Read More
MOUNTFORD BARKS GET AN OUTING
The small showing of barks and works on paper collected by Charles Pearcy Mountford during his American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhemland in 1948 “ currently at the AGNSW “ raises Read More
Barunga Festival
Barunga Festival is on June 5-8th. We are now calling for Aboriginal bands, sporting teams and artists for entries in this year's festival. Barunga Festival is open to the public, Read More
CREATIVE AUSTRALIAN AICEY ZARO RECOGNISED FOR INSPIRING THE TOWNSVILLE COMMUNITY
CREATIVE AUSTRALIAN AICEY ZARO RECOGNISED FOR INSPIRING THE TOWNSVILLE COMMUNITY Creativity comes in a surprising range of shapes and sizes in Australia and is often the inspiration behind people becoming Read More
Ngardarb Francine Riches – First indigenous sculptor in Denmark
Four WA artists whose sculptures have wowed Cottesloe beachgoers will exhibit at the first international Sculpture by the Sea in Aarhus, Denmark. Kevin Draper, Richie Kuhaupt, Francine Riches and Jean-Marc Read More
NATSIAAs SAIL ON
Australia's most important indigenous art prize will sail on into its 26th edition in August this year - with entries for it closing on Friday, 27 March 2009. Last year's Read More