The Indigenous Art Market – An Insider’s Observation
About the Author Ralph Hobbs is a giant of a man, looking more like a gym instructor than an art dealer. His Sydney CBD business - Nanda/Hobbs - is as Read More
A PARTING OF THE WAYS
To own so much art that you can hold not one but three auction sales of it “ the latest of more than 150 works - may seem a tad Read More
Zach’s Ceremony
A documentary film which featured at the Sydney Film Festival last June, and
Milingimbi’s Auction
In August of last year, Aboriginal Art Directory writer Jeremy Eccles wrote a review of an exhibition then headed for the Art Gallery of NSW to showcase the work of Read More
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS ART GALLERY FOR ALICE PROGRESSES
The Northern Territory Government's vision to build an Iconic National Indigenous Art Gallery in Alice Springs has received a major boost with a host of prominent industry experts joining the Read More
Tracey Goes over the Horizon to Venice
Indigenous photographer and film-maker, Tracey Moffatt has revealed just a few hints (and one image) of her contribution to this year's prestigious Venice Biennale. Called 'My Horizon', she has used Read More
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