Hector Burton
It is with great regret that the Aboriginal Art Directory reports the death of one of the great men of the APY Lands “ Hector Tjupuru Burton: Red Ochre laureate, Read More
INDIGENOUS STORIES IN CLAY
When a gallery that specialises in three dimensional art “ whether in glass or clay “ puts its mind to the Indigenous realm, then the result is likely to be Read More
50,000 YEARS IN A HAIR
Here is how the prestigious international magazine, 'Nature' announced one of the most fascinating scientific projects revealing Australia's extraordinary Indigenous past on March 8th: Aboriginal Australians represent one of the Read More
JASPER JONES
Is this new Australian film an Aboriginal film? It's a good question. For it's named after the mixed race outcast (played by Aaron McGrath from the excellent 'Gods of Wheat Read More
MR TIMMS PASSES
Senior Gija artist Mr Timms (Ngarrmaliny) passed away unexpectedly last week at Halls Creek, bringing to an end one of The Kimberley's longest and most prestigious art careers. Mr Timms Read More
National Indigenous Art Gallery for Alice Springs?
The relatively new Northern Territory Labor Government's $50 million election commitment to build an Iconic National Indigenous Art Gallery is a major step closer with the announcement of two prominent Read More
QUICKSILVER
Nicolas Rothwell surprises, delights...and frustrates. The premiere writer about Indigenous culture in the country has written a book (though it's advertised as a collection of essays) which is poised on Read More
Local Aborigines Back SA Windfarm
Despite massive controversy in Canberra about the benefits of renewable energy and its effect on statewide blackouts in South Australia, the irony has emerged that Parliament House's lights are actually Read More
FURTHER THOUGHTS ON KATTER’S BILL
The generally positive reception for Bob Katter MP's introduction into Parliament of a Bill to prohibit unfair practices in supplying and trading in Indigenous art and merchandise, about which I Read More
KATTER’S LAW
Yesterday independent MP Bob Katter introduced a private bill to the Federal Parliament which he hopes will stop non-Indigenous people - including foreigners - from exploiting and profiting from the Read More
Warlpiri Act of Memory
Today, the UNESCO 'Memory of the World' Australian Register has accepted on to a list of just 57-precious items a collection of drawings made by Warlpiri people in the 1950s. Read More
Japanese ‘Didg’ Star in Sydney
News Source: Press Release Japanese artist and musician, Hiroki Morimoto, more popularly known as the artist Goma, is being brought to Sydney for the first time by The Japan Foundation Read More
Kudditji Kngwarreye Dies
Kudditji Kngwarreye died yesterday in Alice Springs after a long illness. Born in the 1920's, Kudditji Kngwarreye was half-brother to the famous Emily Kame Kngwarreye (dec. 1996). An Anmatyerre Elder Read More
WHAT BLOODY MAN IS THAT?
To be honest, I thought I was going to hate this show “ being greeted by a hearty drag queen, his language ripe and his ear-rings glittering. This act continued Read More
1967 CELEBRATION
As mentioned in my commentary on Vernon Ah Kee's 'Not an Animal or a Plant' exhibition, this year's Sydney Festival is taking early advantage of the 50th anniversary of the Read More
THE SEASON
Readers of the Aboriginal Art Directory should be familiar with the evocative photos of Ricky Maynard, the Tasmanian Aboriginal who introduced us to the world of Birding “ the annual Read More
ART & POLITICS
Two major art exhibitions have opened in Sydney “ one by a Western art-trained Aboriginal artist and one by an untrained Sri Lankan-born criminal “ and both turn for their Read More
Fate of AAMU and its Collection
The Aboriginal Art Directory has had an opportunity to interview Dr Georges Petitjean, AAMU Curator. Our first question to him was, what will happen to the AAMU Permanent Collection? GP: Read More
National Gallery’s Quinquennial Announced
On 5th December, the National Gallery of Australia quietly announced its program for 2017 “ so quietly that I (and, I suspect, most other journalists) totally failed to notice the Read More