Chemically Coded Paintings
An interesting blog entry on copyright and a new technology using chemical forumlas to identify originals: A few years ago I was invited to attend a launch at the Australia Read More
Aboriginal art program has a positive effect on students
A local report on an Aboriginal art program and its positive impact on the community from the Moree Champion: The Aboriginal art program being run from the Moree TAFE is Read More
Place in sun for Desert Mob spectacular
Nice article in The Age by Gabriella Coslovich celebrating the success of Desert Mob: Running for 18 years, the exhibition, which shows the best and newest work of central desert Read More
Cultural Connections: Desert Stories exhibition
THE CANVAS IS THE ATLAS It is generally expected that a work of Indigenous art will carry a story with it. In some cases, the story is the main attraction Read More
Koorie Heritage Trust – Auction Catalogue
The Koorie Heritage Trust has just released their auction catalogue for their upcoming 3rd Annual Aboriginal Art Charity Auction on 6pm Sunday 12th October 2008. You can download it here.
Warmun artist named Aboriginal of the Year
A talented senior artist from Warmun Art Centre, Shirley Purdie, has been named the Aboriginal Person of the Year in the 2008 East Kimberley Aboriginal Achievement Awards. Held in Kununurra Read More
Collector demonstrates fine art of giving
The Australian reports on Ann Lewis donating more than 100 works and $500,000 in cash: Arts figures were full of praise for Dr Lewis yesterday after the announcement that she Read More
Eastern Desert Art presents Awely (Body Paint) by Joy Kngwarreye Jones
Striking new talent emerges from renowned artistic Family Joy Kngwarreye Jones is the youngest painter to emerge from a renowned family of artists including her sister Lily Sandover Kngwarreye, brother Read More
Tjapaltjarri Brothers – The last nomads exhibition closes
The Tjapaltjarri Brothers - The last nomads exhibition closes today.
Aboriginal Benefits Foundation – Bid Now!
The Aboriginal Benefits Foundation's inaugural charity art auction and fundraising dinner was held at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art on 18 September 2008. Close to $300,000 was raised to respond Read More
Beyond Sacred: Buy This Book!
A fantastic post by Will Owen about his introduction to Australian Aboriginal Art and the role the Laverty collection played in expanding his mind. Like all of his posts this Read More
Awards invite reinvention
More about the fallout from this year's Telstra Art awards and the possible changes that will be made for the 2009 edition: "It's the silver jubilee this year (for the Read More
Beauty from within
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 Read More
Forums to review Telstra art award
Telstra's sponsorship of the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards is secure, but the format of the awards is not. Focus groups are being run around the country Read More
Warm Reception for Authoritative New Aboriginal Art Guide
ALICE SPRINGS, SEPTEMBER 28, 2008” The centre of Australia is buzzing as the renowned annual Aboriginal art gathering, Desert Mob, unfolds. Last night's launch of the McCulloch's Contemporary Aboriginal Art: Read More
Contemporary Aboriginal art has the wind in his sails in France
Read more at the Yimbama blog: After the opening of the Quai Branly Museum, some exhibitions in galleries such as Galerie Luc Berthier and some auctions Gaïa and Artcurial, the Read More
Aboriginal art in France – The Peter Los Collection: Journey through “Time of Dreams”
On July 7 the first-ever sale of Aboriginal Art at Artcurial | Briest - Poulain - F. Tajan. It will be the most important ensemble ever to come to auction Read More
Beyond Sacred book explores Aboriginal art
Suzanna Clarke reviews Beyond Sacred: This publication on their collection is a coffee-table book, replete with lush photographic plates and photos of locales where the art was sourced. Divided into Read More
3rd Annual Aboriginal Charity Art Auction
3rd Annual Aboriginal Art Charity Auction, 12th October 2008 @6pm, Melbourne Australia: Koorie Heritage Trust presents ˜gnokan danna murra kor-ki' = ˜give me your hand my friend'. Over 100 significant Read More
UWA reveals world’s first chemically coded painting
Article about the chemical code that is being trialled in Western Australia which protects the authenticity of artworks: A secret chemical code has been painted into an Aboriginal art work Read More