REVOLUTIONARY ENCOUNTERS
Most of the coverage you might have read or heard about the innovative 'Encounters' exhibition at the National Museum of Australia (NMA “ in Canberra) has concentrated on the issue Read More
2015: Iron Ore down, Gertie Huddleston up
It has been a year to forget for investors in BHP Billiton Ltd, one of the largest companies by value listed on the Australian stock exchange, with its revenues falling Read More
Darwin’s Chan Building to be Transformed
One of the most exciting architectural projects in the Northern Territory will be led by local firm DKJ projects.architects in partnership with the nationally acclaimed Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects. The Read More
BANGARRA PLAYS IT AGAIN
When Humphrey Bogart in 'Casablanca' demanded that the pianist at Rick's nightclub,Play it, Sam; play 'As Time Goes By' - he never actually said, Play it again..... - he was Read More
THE VERNACULAR AT THE ASIA PACIFIC TRIENNIAL
You can spend three years planning for a massive event like the 8th Asia Pacific Triennial (APT) at QAGoMA in Brisbane, and then something small and unpredictable but remarkable happens Read More
A Murri to the Murray
Arone Meeks is in Mildura at The Art Vault, a privately funded contemporary arts facility housing three gallery spaces as well as specialist printmaking facilities. Named after the building's original Read More
Delicate Nobby Man Comes Home
On 9th November, the new Arts Minister, Sen. Mitch Fyfield welcomed the return of Aboriginal ancestral remains from the United Kingdom to the Dunghutti community of New South Wales. On Read More
Ethical collecting and Indigenous Art in Melbourne
Following from the recent discussion on ethical collecting of Indigenous art in Leichardt, Sydney, Melbourne is tackling the topic this weekend. An expert panel lead by gallerist Vivien Anderson will Read More
OVER-PRODUCTION OF ABORIGINAL ART
Art Centres need to consider regulating the number of art products that are released on to the market, critically assessing the price points of their art products, and marketing them Read More
Keeping Art in Your Super
You can keep art in your Super advises specialist art market accountant, Michael Fox, in this follow-up to his article on SMSF write-off measures - and invest in more. Here's Read More
Super Art and Write-Off Measures for SMSFs
Unless new Arts Minister in Canberra, Mitch Fifield, can be tempted to cross the Treasury/Brandis line that art is bad for super funds, the months leading up June 30th 2016 Read More
TARNANTHI TRIUMPHANT
Story is so rich in Aboriginal art; it does help to know the back-story when viewing it. Nici Cumpston, Artistic Director of the new Tarnanthi (pronounced Tar-Nan-Dee) Festival that's making Read More
Winners 2015 NSW Parliament Art Prize
Shevaun Wright, a previous finalist and 2012 winner of the UNSW Art & Design Indigneous Professional Development Award, has this year taken out the $40,000 NSW Parliament Aboriginal Art Prize Read More
DOWN TO EARTH
Featuring the work of seven artists from southern Australia, Primavera 2015 opened to the public on 22 September at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art. The artists in this year's curation Read More
DR J.N.GUMBULA
Joseph Neparrnga Gumbula was a generous man. And coming from an influential family “ his father, Tom Djawa's art is held in collections around the world - it was inevitable Read More
PUTUPARRI AND THE RAINMAKERS
The documentary is an astonishing ten-year labour of love by film-maker Nicole Ma, documenting the fragile line by which endangered Indigenous cultures are passed from one generation to the next. Read More
SALTWATER IN ISTANBUL
Prominent Indigenous artists and culturally significant artworks are currently taking part in the 14th Istanbul Biennial, one of the most prestigious biennials on the visual arts calendar, which opened last Read More
A MESSAGE FOR MALCOLM?
This chair is a special chair. This chair tells a story. We the women of the Ngannyatjarra Lands invite the Government people to come here and to sit down with Read More
Question of Ethics
Leichhardt Council is about to host a panel discussion on ethical trade of Aboriginal art. It comes after a pop-up auction house offering Aboriginal art with questions around provenance (reported Read More
TOO MANY FAIRS?
Is it four or is it five art fairs opening in Sydney this week? It seems they have a tendency to multiply; for Sydney Contemporary 13, two years ago, pioneered Read More