Grafton Regional Gallery Artist in Residence Program
Pursue your creative practice in the Clarence Valley and be paid to do it by applying for an Artist in Residence program at the Grafton Regional Gallery. Artists and curators Read More
Parisians flock to new exhibit of Australian Aboriginal art
An exhibition of the largest collection of modern Aboriginal paintings to have gone on display outside of Australia has been a major hit with art lovers in Paris. The exhibition, Read More
First Aboriginal and TSI Playwriting Festival in Sydney for 20 Years
The first Aboriginal playwriting festival in Sydney for over two decades. Yellamundie: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Playwriting Festival is a landmark writing event which will take place over Read More
CONFINED 5
The annual CONFINED exhibition opened to the public on Thursday 10th January at the St Kilda Town Hall gallery, with a celebratory launch scheduled to take place on Wednesday January Read More
Maningrida Executives Sacked, Artists Not Paid
Administrators of the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, put into special administration in October last year, have sacked two executives from the Maningrida Arts & Culture (part of the Bawinanga group) and Read More
thinking making
What is Art (with a capital 'A') all about when you're under 10 years old? Find out at the Gympie Regional Gallery with a fun and stimulating exhibition titled thinking Read More
The Soul of Emily Kngwarreye
It often seems to be the case that great Australian achievements need the validation of overseas approval. But the fact that 'Utopia : The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye' was Read More
A French Finale to 2012 Aboriginal Art Auctions
The last month of 2012 was relatively a relatively quiet period for the sale of Aboriginal art. There were, however, some sales worth mentioning, including Emily Kngwarreye's My Mothers Country Read More
The Emily Kame Kngwarreye Museum Gets Ready to Open
Of the many highly acclaimed superstars of the Aboriginal art movement, now 40 years old, none shine as brightly as Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Volumes have been written by academics, art Read More
An Indigenous Celebration of 40 Years of Cultural Links with China
The 40th anniversary year of Gough Whitlam establishing diplomatic links with Mao's China has just come to an end with the closure of an exhibition of Indigenous photography in Beijing. Read More
TIWI – THE BOOK
by Jennifer Isaacs, published by the wonderful Miegunyah Press at Melbourne University at $120 It's been an amazing year for Aboriginal art books “ never known a better. If only Read More
Spinifex Arts Project tours Germany in 2013
PRO COMMUNITY is an exhibition format developed and organized by Artkelch in Freiburg, Germany, that features excellent art from community based art centers in a touring exhibition in Germany. Artists Read More
Deutscher & Hackett Achieve $100,000+ for Two Aboriginal Paintings
Deutscher and Hackett's November 28 Aboriginal Art auction produced some great results with two paintings selling for more than $100,000 (including buyer's premium). The overall sale total of $671,100, which Read More
Unique Indigenous story teller awarded
Indigenous writer, poet and story teller Herb Wharton has been awarded the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature; a $50,000 award that recognises the achievements of eminent writers Read More
EMERGING ABORIGINAL ARTISTS MAY BE ‘CHOSEN’
The Australia Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board is calling on senior artists and other elders in Indigenous communities to identify young people and emerging artists who need Read More
BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY…..?
Unspoken in this ironical borrowing of the Queensland State tourism slogan is a quite different conclusion “ DEAD THE NEXT. For this new play at Belvoir Theatre in Sydney is Read More
Kick Arts Exhibition, Seed to Seed
Seed to Seed is an exhibition of new paintings by the 2012 Redlands Art Prize winner, Claudine Marzik, and ephemeral sculpture by renowned Cairns florist, Tijn Meulendijks. The exhibition has Read More
Catch it before it ends: OUR MOB 2012
Our Mob 2012, ending on 2 December, is a statewide celebration of South Australian Indigenous art and artists. Now in its seventh year, this annual exhibition is an engaging experience Read More
ARTITJA: THE GIFT COLLECTION – ART + OBJECTS
For the first time South Fremantle based Artitja Fine Art will hold their Christmas affordable art exhibition on the first floor of the PS Art Space in Packenham Street, in Read More
Highlights From November Aboriginal Art Auctions
A number of auctions of Aboriginal art have taken place over the last couple of weeks producing a number of sales. The 13th November Arnaud Serval Auction of Aboriginal Art Read More