Aboriginal artists gain royalties for resold art
Reuters reports: Australian Aboriginal artists whose paintings sell for millions of dollars internationally but who often struggle for money will get a lifeline through a royalty charge imposed on Friday Read More
Honey Ant Gallery presents Watiyawanu Artists of Mt Liebig, Sydney Australia
Watiyawanu Artists of Mt Liebig Some of the most interesting Aboriginal art today is coming from the Mt Liebig community - 325kms west of Alice Springs in the heart of Read More
October Gallery presents Our Life…. is Land…. is Culture, London UK
Our Life.... is Land.... is Culture An exhibition of new paintings by Samantha Hobson. Samantha Hobson began painting with the Lockhart River Art Gang, a group of young Indigenous artists Read More
Walala Tjapaltjarri
Walala Tjapaltjarri, brother of well-known painters Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri and Thomas Tjapaltjarri, was born in the Gibson Desert east of Kiwirrkura in the early 1960's. He was one of a small Read More
Artists to benefit from Resale Royalty Right
A resale right for Australia's visual artists is expected to be in place by 1 July 2009, Arts Minister Peter Garrett said today. Mr Garrett said legislation would be introduced Read More
Last opportunity to experience “Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert”
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 Read More
Indigenous art code group sacked
Ashleigh Wilson for The Australian, reports: THE Australia Council will develop a voluntary code of conduct for indigenous art after a lobby group was stripped of responsibility because of "regrettable" Read More
Gene & Brian Sherman Shine Light on Australian, Indigenous Art
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Gene and Brian Sherman shone a light on Australian contemporary art for 21 years at Gene's Sydney gallery. Now, 600 fluorescent tubes are illuminating their new Read More
Field in rich Aboriginal art prize down to 16
More than 150 Aboriginal artists have been cut down to just 16 to contest Australia's richest indigenous art prize at the Art Gallery of WA next month. WA artists make Read More
Anna Petyarre
Anna Petyarre maintains a classic Anmatyerre style, representing her ancestral country with finely delineated structures that show the terrain of sandhills and ancient watercourses, often with markings that reveal waterholes Read More
Womens Law
These senior custodians of Womens Law have made substantial works that reflect on the traditions and roles of women in indigenous communities and on the customary practices that they uphold Read More
Field in rich Aboriginal art prize down to 16
The Western Australian reports: More than 150 Aboriginal artists have been cut down to just 16 to contest Australia's richest indigenous art prize at the Art Gallery of WA next Read More
Alice hosts Indigenous art forum
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 Read More
MGNT Considers Future of Telstra Art Award
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 Read More
Toga Art Award Tours for the First Time
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 Read More
Portrait of a Distant Land Pt 1
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 Read More
“˜My Top 3“™ Symposium – Wayne Quilliam
Australia's leading Aboriginal photographer Wayne Quilliam will be joined by a panel of experts to present and discuss his three most intriquing Indigenous photographs at the National Museum in Canberra Read More
Ombudsman investigates radio station complaint
From the Northern Territory News: RADIO Larrakia is being investigated after a complaint was lodged with the Workplace Ombudsman. Aboriginal artist Dotty Fejo has complained about the indigenous broadcaster and Read More