Winner announced for final category of the WA Indigenous Art Awards
Western Australian artist Shane Pickett has won the final category of Australia's richest indigenous contemporary art awards, picking up the People's Choice Award in the inaugural Western Australian Indigenous Art Read More
Icons of the Desert
Post by Will Owen about the new icons of the desert exhibition: The largest exhibition in the United States to date of seminal works of contemporary Aboriginal painting from central Read More
Vibrant outback on display
Pots by artists from Hermannsburg, west of Alice Springs, feature in a landmark exhibition at Adelaide's JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design. Called From the Earth , it is the first Read More
Traders change tack
"We've noticed since the credit crunch hit hard three months ago, people haven't been buying paintings above $10,000," Doongal Aboriginal Art Gallery manager Nava Wahl said. "So we've gone for Read More
Mamana Mamanta – Gradual Friendship
Mamana Mamanta (gradual friendship) is an exciting exhibition of glass sculptures by Canberra-based glass artist Luna Ryan, and Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi. Jock and Luna's initial collaborations were received with Read More
Ochre Imprints
Ochre Imprints showcases the work from the three art centres on the Tiwi Islands; Munupi Arts and Crafts, Tiwi Design and Jilamara Arts and Craft. The exhibition includes work by Read More
TiTi’s Daily Picture
Nice blog post with picture: I have always enjoyed Aboriginal Art and even more so since I have been confronted to the amazing collection of the Ian Potter Centre in Read More
Arts Tasmania Aboriginal Arts Fund
Aboriginal artists and recognised Aboriginal arts organisations have been invited to apply for assistance though the Arts Tasmania Aboriginal Arts Fund, which aims to support, revitalise and preserve traditional and Read More
Major Art Exhibition
An Unique Art Exhibition displaying over 90 pieces of art, by Koori Artist, Nerissa Major. Artworks of Traditional, Modern, Contemporary, Abstract, Landscape and Sculpture are for sale and available for Read More
Tjungu Palyaku Walka Nyuwana (New Works From Tjungu Palya)
The ReDot gallery is proud to welcome the 1st ever show in Asia for the exciting works of APY Lands' Tjungu Palya. Tjungu Palyaku Walka Nyuwana (New Works from Tjungu Read More
Draft code of conduct for fair and ethical trade in the Indigenous visual art industry
A draft code of conduct for fair and ethical trade in the Indigenous visual art industry was released today for public comment. Minister for the Arts Peter Garrett said the Read More
Art from the heart speeds up recovery
When CRS Australia rehabilitation consultant Kathryn McKewin met Mr Weston, all he could do was walk on flat ground and use his hands after a serious motorcycle accident had wrecked Read More
Museum has even more stories to tell
A large range of new objects and stories will be on display at the National Museum of Australia from next year as it transforms its five permanent galleries after seven Read More
Sights Unseen – Moving Pictures by Michael Riley
Sights Unseen is a compelling story about the short but prolific life work of Aboriginal photographer, Michael Riley, his view on Aboriginal art and his determination to bring together a Read More
Intellectual inbreeding, but insight aplenty
The final piece, ˜The Collector', is by Nicolas Rothwell, perhaps our finest essayist. This subtle, sublime piece ” 14 pages long ” was first published in The Monthly. It documents Read More
Art code may not erase dodgy dealers
What impact will the new code have? The intensely negotiated draft code for the Aboriginal art market was unveiled yesterday by federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett, a year and a Read More
Written in the Land celebrates the life of Indigenous Elder of the Kimberley“™s Queenie McKenzie
The book on the life of an Indigenous leader of the East Kimberley in Western Australia Queenie McKenzie was launched at the National Museum of Australia by Federal Indigenous Affairs Read More
Applications Now Open For Eat Your Words Writing Project
Interested in arts writing? Then it's time to EAT YOUR WORDS! Supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, and managed by Artworkers Alliance - 'Eat Your Words' is a Read More
A passionate engagement
Marie Geissler on collecting Aboriginal art Described by renowned Australian art critic, Robert Hughes, as belonging to ˜the world's last great art movement', collectors of art from this extraordinary ancient Read More
Art Education 2009: Michael Reid Gallery
In 2009 the art galleries Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay and Michael Reid at Murrurundi will continue to offer one of the most comprehensive Australian art education programmes in the Read More