MICHAEL BRAND GOES OUT ON A LIMB
There have been some pretty controversial decisions made since Michael Brand took over the Directorship of the Art Gallery of NSW more than a year ago. Many a senior curator Read More
WHITLAM MALIGNED BY FAIRFAX
A great wrong has been done to both history and Gough Whitlam's memory by the Fairfax press. Their splendid supplement on Wednesday to commemorate the passing of that great mover Read More
EVERWHEN EVERYWHERE
The Queensland Art Gallery │Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) has unveiled a new permanent display of Indigenous Australian art: ˜Everywhen Everywhere', which opened last Saturday, 18 October. QAGOMA Director Chris Read More
TWO SENIOR ARTISTS LOST TO US
In recent weeks at Yuendumu in the Central Desert and at Amata in the APY Lands, marvellous artists have died. Here are their official life stories: Shorty Jangala Robertson was Read More
NICOLE FORESHEW WINS 2014 NSW PARLIAMENT ABORIGINAL ART PRIZE
Nicole Foreshew, a Sydney-based Aboriginal artist, has taken out the 2014 Parliament of New South Wales Aboriginal Art Prize - announced at the awards ceremony held at Parliament House overnight. Read More
2014 Redland Art Prize Goes to Margaret Loy Pula
Margaret Loy Pula wins another - this time with the 2014 Redland Art Award for her artwork, Anatye (Bush Potato), selected from 250 entries and 49 finalists. Margaret Loy Pula Read More
THE TORRES STRAIT IN SYDNEY
Ken Thaiday Snr. is an artist of rare talent whose works only infrequently make their way down south. So it's all the more exciting that Sydney is getting to see Read More
ABORIGINAL ARTISTS GO MENTAL
High profile artists, including four Archibald winners, have joined forces with the ABC and have donated artworks to be auctioned online to help raise funds to boost mental health research Read More
ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES
I've just discovered a new TV series starting TONIGHT about Indigenous languages - such a key element in maintaining culture for Aboriginal people. You'll notice that a high proportion of Read More
2014 Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Prize Finalists
Digital photographs, handmade paper, sculptures, jewellery and paintings are among some of the unique works to be chosen as finalists in this year's Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Prize “ Read More
Art Adds to the Beauty of a Long Distance Walking Trail
Since reading the book, Wild: From Lost to Found Along the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed, I, like many others, have been romancing the idea of a long-distance walk. Read More
PETER BROKENSHA OAM 12/10/26 TO 24/06/14
He was a good man who did good things, assessed Bob Edwards, long-time friend, one-time employer and a partner with Peter Brokensha in early efforts to turn the nascent Aboriginal Read More
DID A BITCH WIND BLOW ABORIGINAL ART ONTO THE WORLD STAGE?
Was Cyclone Tracy a freak accident of cosmology, an epic drama involving a vengeful wind, or just a pissed off tropical storm? The insinuated anthropological terminology given to destructive natural Read More
KALDOR GOES NATIVE
The first Kaldor Public Art Project to involve an Australian artist creating art in Australia will also be John Kaldor's first Indigenous project. Sydney-based Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi identifying artist, Jonathan Jones is Read More
LOLA GREENO ““ LIVING TREASURE
The first Indigenous artist/craftsman has been recognised as a Living Treasure “ Master of Australian Craft. Tasmania's Lola Greeno joins a distinguished list of Treasures which includes potters Les Blakebrough Read More
The Martu ‘Did it Together’
Twelve large collaborative desert artworks will go on show at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art next week in a show entitled Martu Art from the Far Western Desert . The Read More
Warlayirti: The Art of Balgo
After a period in which social unrest and an emphasis on film dominated the cultural scene, the revitalisation of Balgo painting continues apace. Two different projects are under way which Read More
KLUGE GOES TO THE TORRES STRAIT
The Kluge-Ruhe Museum “ America's only permanent institution displaying Australian Aboriginal art and educating Americans about it through associations with the University of Virginia “ re-opened earlier this year after Read More
Ricardo Idagi at the Kluge-Ruhe
An exhibition of Melbourne-based Indigenous artist Ricardo Idagi's (Merium) sculptural works is underway at the Kluge-Ruhe. Gurari - Saltwater Drinker comprises 9 works made from a variety of materials - Read More
TWO CHARITY AUCTIONS
With what looks like an unfortunate coincidence of timing, two worthy Indigenous charities are holding art auctions within days of each other. Arts Law is first cab off the rank, Read More