Lives hidden in the life’s work
THE looped chains of brilliant colour, the radiating line-work, the grids and vortex patterns -- they speak of a personality, and a strong one. At last, six years after her Read More
GULUMBU YUNUPINGU 1945 – 2012
They keep trying to say that the 40 year old Aboriginal art movement is doomed by the inevitable death if its elders. But just a decade ago, no one had Read More
Aboriginal Art Auction Signals a Shift Towards Minimalism and Tradition
The market for Aboriginal art has had a tough time of late as the cautious buying activities of collectors and investors allude to a market in a state of suspended Read More
GUNYBI “SPEAKS TO ALL TIMES AND ALL PLACES“
It is time to celebrate the Yolngu artist, Gunybi Ganambarr. His selection amongst the ten remote artists who are defined as the cream, of the crop at this moment in Read More
ART FAIRS ARE GO
Both of the country's major Indigenous art fairs have announced their plans for 2012 “ and give every impression of being stronger than ever. While the Cairns Fair (CIAF “ Read More
Australian film The Sapphires screening at Cannes
THE Australian film based on the true story of an indigenous girl band singing Motown classics, The Sapphires, has been selected as part of the official selection at the upcoming Read More
THE CONVICT PORTRAYED BY AN ABORIGINE
At a generally unhappy auction of Aboriginal art on 4th April at the house of Deutscher + Hackett, the National Museum of Australia swooped on two 19th Century drawings by Read More
TOMMY WATSON’S RED HOTEL
Red is the hottest colour in the visual arts at the moment. The British play 'Red' about Mark Rothko's extraordinary series of red paintings for a hotel in New York Read More
CALL FOR ART EXPORT LAW REFORM
The ABC Radio National's Books and Arts program raised some curly issues on Friday regarding the export of Aboriginal art by international collectors. Taking part was the feisty John Wilkerson, Read More
NATSIAAS IN CRISIS
As the entries for the 2012 29th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards come under the scrutiny of the Awards' pre-selectors, so the key staff who are responsible Read More
Applications Sought for CEO of Linked-Up Qld
Enhance the lives of Indigenous people & members of the stolen generation Further develop best practice service delivery models Brisbane based, state-wide responsibilities Link-Up Queensland delivers confidential and culturally sensitive Read More
Nyree Reynolds Exhibits at the Sydney Opera House
IMAGINE being invited to have your artwork displayed at an exhibition at the Sydney Opera House. For accomplished Blayney artist Nyree Reynolds there's nothing imaginary about it - she has Read More
National Gallery joins Google Art Project
The National Gallery may still be basking in the success of its grand new entrance and Aboriginal art wing, but now it's possible to explore parts of the collection without Read More
5-star Hotel in Adelaide to be named after Tommy Watson
The Melbourne-based Art Series Hotel group has announced that its first hotel in Adelaide will be named after Tommy Watson, one of Australia's most distinguished Aboriginal artists. The Adelaide hotel Read More
Call for entries in Taiwanese Art Award
The Taitung County Government in Taiwan is offering artists from all over the world an opportuntiy to take part in the Austronesian International Arts Award 2012. According to their site, Read More
Australia’s ancient Aboriginal rock art to be catalogued
Australia's greatest ancient Aboriginal rock art detailing kangaroos, turtles and humans on boulders in the remote Pilbara area will be studied under a US$1.1 million deal announced Monday. Tens of Read More
Desert’s spirit on show in Newcastle
THEY were thousands of kilometres from the desert, but that didn't stop a group of local Aboriginal students tapping into its rich spirit at a watercolour workshop at Newcastle Art Read More
Art show link for young and old
A GENERATION-spanning exhibition of indigenous artwork from around the Lower Clarence will go on show from today in Maclean's CWA building. The Yaegl Country Aboriginal Art Exhibition - now in Read More
US art collector sees red over ‘dysfunctional’ ban on Aboriginal painting
A WEALTHY American art connoisseur has decided against donating his collection of 90 blue-chip Aboriginal artworks worth $10 million to an Australian museum or gallery after his attempt to add Read More
Aboriginal Art is Modern
The grand re-opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney has confirmed for many the view that the Aboriginal art of today is as contemporary as such trendy names Read More