RED NUMBERS ‘AT THE HEART OF ART’
ORIC, the Office of the Regulator of Indigenous Corporations has recently attempted to quantify the community art centre sector of the industry; and its report “ 'At the Heart of Read More
Michelle Holmes Wins People’s Choice Award
Ampilatwatja artist Michelle Holmes has been voted the People's Choice Award winner as part of this year's 30th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. The 45-year-old artist Read More
New international leadership program now open
The Australia Council for the Arts and the International Society of Performing Arts (ISPA) are offering performing arts professionals an opportunity to develop their leadership skills as part of a Read More
Bagu on the Cardwell Foreshore
Three large bagu are now permanently installed on the Cardwell Foreshore at the southern end of town. The three imposing sculptures stand like sentinels against the backdrop of Rockingham Bay Read More
Abe Muriata – in WA Indigenous Art Awards
Abe Muriata is represented as one of 16 artists Australia wide in the WA Indigenous Art Awards currently on display at the WA Art Gallery in Perth. Shortlisted from 100 Read More
Trouble afoot for Mwerre Anthurre Alice Springs Arts Centre Studio?
According to a recent post on Facebook (in full under), Mwerre Anthurre, the arts centre arm of Bindi Inc. home of award winning and well known artists Kukula McDonald, Jane Read More
INDIGENOUS WIN IN THE BLAKE PRIZE
The Blake Prize is a funny one. Unpredictable, you might say. Over 62 editions, it's mutated from very straight religious imagery to works that are deliberately irreligious or critical of Read More
KARLA DICKENS WINS 2013 NSW PARLIAMENT ABORIGINAL ART PRIZE
A tattered Australian flag, salvaged from the tip, has been named the winner of the 2013 Parliament of New South Wales Aboriginal Art Prize, taking out the coveted $40,000 prize Read More
Our Mob 2013: a celebration of SA Indigenous art
Our Mob 2013 is a statewide celebration of South Australian Indigenous art and artists. This annual event is now in its eighth year and offers a superb exhibition and program Read More
STRING THEORY STRUNG
It sounds as though we're off into the rarified atmospherics of quantum physics here with an exhibition called String Theory. But Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA for short) curator Read More
SMELLIN’ IT LIKE IT IS
This article was written by Adam Hill. Driving has become as consistent to me as brushing the teeth. In the past three years, touring much of the southern half of Read More
Transformations: early bark paintings from Arnhem Land
Early works that embody a significant transition in Indigenous art practice will be on display in Transformations: early bark paintings from Arnhem Land, at the Ian Potter Museum of Art. Read More
MYSTERY ROAD
Has the brilliant Ivan Sen watched 'No Country for Old Men' just one too many times? For this ultimate omnimath, the Indigenous writer/ director / cinematographer/ editor/ composer who totally Read More
CRAP CRITICISM IN LONDON
The wilful ignorance of some London critics in slaughtering the Royal Academy's 'Australia' show of more than 200 artworks linked to our landscape is a deep embarrassment for the Mother Read More
INDIGENOUS FESTIVALS GALORE
For a while, it seemed that Rhoda Roberts' pioneering efforts to establish the validity of the Indigenous arts via her wonderful Dreaming Festival in 1997 in the lead up to Read More
Indigenous Leaders appointed to Indigenous Art Code Board
The Indigenous Art Code (IartC), the industry code set up to promote integrity, transparency and accountability in dealing with Indigenous art, has announced the appointment of several arts leaders from Read More
WARMUN ALL OVER
Suddenly the artists of Warmun in the East Kimberley are all over the place. With wins for Mabel Juli at the RAKAs in Melbourne and Churchill Cann at the WA Read More
Telstra acknowledges Land Rights across Australia
In recognition of its commitment to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Telstra has rolled out a commissioned Indigenous artwork across its 365 national retail stores and 88 Read More
35 ARTISTS VYING FOR AUSTRALIA’S RICHEST ABORIGINAL ART PRIZE
Digital photographs, handmade paper, embossed prints, wooden sculptures and illustrated animal skins are among some of the unique works to be chosen as finalists in this year's Parliament of NSW Read More
THE GANTNER COLLECTION
Carrillo and Ziyin Gantner are fortunate people in having a) taste and great enthusiasm to collect Indigenous art and b) enough money to do things like flying around remote Aboriginal Read More