MILINGIMBI ALL OVER
The unfashionable name of Milingimbi “ a place that doesn't even appear in the index for the 'Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture' published in 2000 “ may soon Read More
EIGHTSOME REELS IN THE MET
A gift of eight Aboriginal artworks to the prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has been hailed by its Director as introducing a dynamic new dimension to The Read More
THE ANNIVERSARY NATSIAAs
It's a big anniversary year for the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards - aka The Telstras. As Luke Scholes, the newish Curator of Aboriginal Art & Material Read More
Michael Nelson Jagamara in Sydney
Sydney received a 'royal' visit yesterday as significant as the coincidental coming of the US Vice-President, as Michael Nelson Jagamara left his Desert home to attend the launch of a Read More
KEN SISTERS WIN THE WYNNE!
It's that time of year again when the Art Gallery of NSW gets down and populist with its Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes announced today. The Archibald is the 'Big Read More
STREETS OF PAPUNYA
It's impossible to see it on the ground. You need to be in the air over Papunya to discover that, rather than being laid out like some white 'burb in Read More
Ken Sisters to Win the Wynne?
It's that time of year again when the Art Gallery of NSW gets down and populist with its Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes to be announced next Friday. The Archibald Read More
WHAT A WASTE!
I've written a couple of times about the pro bono project between the Australia Council and Deloitte Access Economics to attempt to establish a realistic size and shape for the Read More
PILBARA ‘JEWEL IN THE CROWN’
At the beginning of May, Western Australia's 29 Aboriginal art centres received the huge boost of the opening of the $8 million East Pilbara Art Centre, home to one of Read More
ART INSTALLATIONS ALL OVER
Telstra is celebrating its 25-year association with National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (the NATSIAAs) by bringing the event out of Darwin with a series of installations of Read More
DANCING NYAPANYAPA
It was an emotional night as the Bangarra Dance Theatre - wasn't it once called Bangarra Aboriginal Dance Theatre? “ opened a triple bill of dances in Sydney which will Read More
STATISTICS 2
It would seem that I'm a naïve optimist! Whereas I thought the 'industry' around Indigenous art would really like to know an honest figure for the size of the business Read More
FILMS GO BACK TO COUNTRY
The Sydney Film Festival opened with an Indigenous thriller and followed up with a Black documentary that is also slated for a theatrical release. But the coincidental parallels between the Read More
VITAL STATISTICS
For a long time I've mocked the guesstimates which have attributed huge numbers to the 'market' for Indigenous art “ a $200 million a year turnover is a common fantasy. Read More
KOOLMATRIE WINS THE RED OCHRE
The annual awards celebrating the unique artistry and contributions of exceptional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists will be presented tonight at a ceremony at the Sydney Opera House. These Read More
The Actor, Deputy Lord Mayor, Academics & Students in Newcastle
Reconciliation Week starts this coming Friday, 27 May 2016, and the Newcastle Art Gallery (NAG) are running BLACK WHITE & RESTIVE which celebrates the work of over 60 artists and Read More
FINALISTS FOR NATSIAAS ANNOUNCED
It looks as though my predictions regarding the selection of finalists for the 2016 Telstra NATSIAAs have come true with more than a quarter of the fortunate 75 finalists originating Read More
The Life and Myths of Ann Snell
Growing up, Ann Snell heard a lot about Indigenous life and culture, particularly around the dinner table. Her father, an architect, was interested in simplifying living to complement the human Read More
From The Streets of Papunya to Papunya Tjupi
Vivien Johnson's Streets of Papunya has arrived at RMIT Gallery in Melbourne on its Australian tour. Developed to accompany her beautifully illustrated book by the same name the exhibition features Read More