Ups and Downs Amongst the Art Centres
The thriving art centre at Blackstone in WA hard by the SA/NT borders has been devastated by a fire that caused irreparable damage to its archival collection and all of Read More
Christmas Cheer in Rozelle this Sunday
Head along to Rozelle this Sunday to experience some early Christmas Cheer when the Pormpuraaw Arts and Culture Centre artists and Art Centre Manager visit the Tali Gallery. All the Read More
Waringarri Begins Casting…in White Aluminium
Waringarri artists, commissioned by Wesfarmers for its official centenary gift, have cast a collection of carved boab nuts in white aluminium. And so impressive is the result that today this Read More
Angry Auction House Cancels its IartC Membership
Speculation regarding the authenticity of Aboriginal artworks being offered for sale by Arthouse Auctions has been a point of discussion within the industry for at least a year, and throughout Read More
REACHING FOR THE STARS IN WA
A collaborative exhibition by artists from Australia and South Africa, exploring the skies as seen through the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project, is currently on at Curtin University's Read More
Boneta-Marie Mabo Is The People“™s Choice
Sydney artist Boneta-Marie Mabo has been voted the People's Choice Award winner at the end of this year's 31st Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. Museum and Read More
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