Mawurndjul Makes Headlines in DC
Under the bracing headline: 'Introducing the greatest aboriginal artist unknown in America' expatriate Aussie art critic, Sebastian Smee, a Pulitzer Prize-winner at the Boston Globe, told his now-Washington Post readers Read More
Whispering Still
Twenty years ago, almost single-handedly kicking off the History Wars, Henry Reynolds published 'This Whispering in Our Hearts'. For him it was the culmination of researches stimulated in 1971 by Read More
Indigenous Pots Are Hot
The Biennial Indigenous Ceramic Award winner at the Shepparton Art Museum in mid-Victoria is about to be announced on Saturday. As a $20,000 acquisitive prize, the 2018 ICA is open Read More
CIAF Sets Records
Sunshine filled days and starlit skies drew the crowds and community together for last month's Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), capping off its ninth successful iteration with record breaking success. Read More
SCHIZOPHRENIA OF THE COLONISED
Dance is a wonderfully abstract medium which can allow for a myriad of interpretations. But, aided by the persuasive writing in the program for 'Le Denier Appel' (The Last Cry) Read More
The Politics of Art in Darwin
One of the factors that makes Darwin such a dynamic place to be during the August week of the Telstra NATSIAAs is that so many of Indigenous art's key players Read More
NATSIAAS 2018
When a tsunami comes your way, all you can do is head for higher ground very fast. This year's Telstra NATSIA Awards have been hit by the Buku Tsunami “ Read More
A SENSE OF PLACE
The crow djang has two navels, declares the artist in the didactic accompanying one of the 165 barks, sculptures and lorrkons in the marvellous, career-spanning exhibition of the work of Read More
The Long Forgotten Dream
The world premier of this play by a writer unknown to me but given the imprimature of Neil Armfield's decision to direct it for the Sydney Theatre Company raised mighty Read More
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY
A lengthy article appeared in a recent issue of The Australian's Review supplement announcing that old Aboriginal barks were setting out to tour China, but also featuring heavily a jolly Read More
DIGITAL CODES
The Australian Government this week announced that it will commit $150,000 to a pilot program to test digital codes to label authentic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander products. The move Read More
Blak Markets Back in Sydney
The Blak Markets organisation will again host the National Indigenous NAIDOC Art Fair next weekend at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney. The event will kick off celebrations ahead of Read More
“I am the old and the new“
What a marvellously biblical statement by the senior Western Arnhemland artist, John Mawurndjul. He made it boldly in accepting this year's prestigious male Red Ochre Award at the Sydney Opera Read More
SAMUEL NAMUNJDJA
It's reported from Maningrida that the great Kuninjku bark artist, Samuel Namunjdja died in early May. He was only 54 and leaves a substantial family on his Mankorlod outstation, some Read More
WIK v TAREE
Two documentary films on significant Indigenous subjects came early in this year's Sydney Film Festival “ which has such an honourable tradition of celebrating First Nations creativity. But what a Read More
WARS & MASSACRES
The ever-over-wrought Alan Jones was launching a book about political correctness the other day and was quoted as saying that primary school children today know more about the 'fictitious' Welcome Read More
NY “Goes Ballistic“ over Aboriginal Art
You may recall that the Aboriginal art world got mightily upset in April when it appeared that the incredibly famous English artist Damien Hirst had 'borrowed' more than few visual Read More
THE PLAY’S THE THING…..
As Hamlet noted, a play can play a significant role in stimulating the conscience “ even one that may or may not be possessed by a king. So the month Read More
Red Ochre Time Again
The Australia Council for the Arts is set to celebrate four remarkable artists at the 11th National Indigenous Arts Awards taking place at the Sydney Opera House this weekend. The Read More