29th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists can be in the chance to win $40,000 cash by simply submitting their artwork. The Telstra Art Award, Australia's longest running art award dedicated Read More
‘Confined’ Aboriginal art exhibition showing at the St Kilda Town Hall
CONFINED is a confronting exhibition featuring work from indigenous Australians who have spent time in jail. The exhibitors include Dennis Thorpe, who said he was wanted to use his own Read More
Local art goes country wide
INDIGENOUS artists from the North Coast have the chance to showcase their work to audiences Australia-wide by entering the 29th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. Principal Read More
Art centres and communities (transcript)
Transcript of a radio interview 13 - 19 February 2012 (Newslines Radio) PRESENTER: Hi, I'm Nathan Ramsay and you're listening to Newslines Radio, a weekly program produced by the Australian Read More
Art helps at-risk youths
A GROUP of Toowoomba youths has discovered how to reconnect with their ancestors through the power of traditional Aboriginal art. Renowned Aboriginal artist Peter "Muraay Djeripi" Mulcahy has been running Read More
Aboriginal Art in Africa
The first ever tour of a curated Australian art exhibition through Africa has just opened in Cape Town “ and after Africa, it will progress to India. Message Stick “ Read More
Suspected stolen Red Centre rock art on eBay
A case of suspected stolen Central Australian rock art is being investigated by authorities in South Australia. The Aboriginal art was recently advertised online, then withdrawn once the Department of Read More
New threat to world’s largest rock art collection
ROCK ART ON WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S Burrup Peninsula is facing more industrial threats, despite new scientific findings that the ancient Pilbara site is "a masterpiece of human creative genius" worthy of Read More
Your Collection 1800 to today
In an exciting new presentation, Your Collection has been displayed chronologically and traces art made in the early nineteenth century, locally and around the world, to the art of today. Read More
Victorian Indigenous Art Awards Finalists
This year's exhibition has a total of 27 artworks by 20 artists all in the running for over $50,000 in prizes. The finalists are: Paola Balla - (two works) Katen Read More
Shortlist announced for 2012 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards
Twenty artists are in the running for prizes totalling more than $50,000 as part of the Victorian Government's 2012 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards. The awards, now in their seventh year, Read More
Artprice Predicts Stronger Australian Art Market
Aboriginal art occupies a special place in Australia and 3 of the 6 artists in the Top 10 auction results are Aborigines. One of the three Aboriginal artists in Australian Read More
2011 Indigenous Ceramic Awards
The winners of the country's most recognised awards for Indigenous artists have been released. Janet Fieldhouse took out the $20000 first prize for her work Tattoo, a sculptural installation that Read More
Indigenous Visual Arts Residency Available
An Indigenous Visual Arts Resident role is being offered through the Indigenous Visual Arts Residency program through Arts Victoria in partnership with the Office of the Arts to an Aboriginal Read More
Lavertys in The Netherlands
The Lavertys - Colin and Liz - are legends in their own lifetimes. For they've not only built the largest Aboriginal art collection in this country “ others overseas, such Read More
Indigenous youth arts project to explore identity
Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Sunshine Coast and Gympie regions are being urged to come together to embrace and showcase their culture via song writing and recording, Read More
BLACK CAPITAL?
It's Lindy Hume's third and last Sydney Festival, and, finally she's got up a major indigenous contribution. There was a time after Rhoda Roberts' 1997 Dreaming Festival for the Olympics, Read More
ACMI presents Indigenous arts festival
The National Indigenous Photomedia Forum, Shadow Life: Moving Image and Remembered By are three separate events presented by ACMI as part of the Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival 2012. The National Read More
Aboriginal Art .. On a Cake!
Novy Rich has been creating gorgeous Aboriginal art on cakes for over 20 years. Many of the designs are inspired by her husband, Mundara Koorang, renowned international Aboriginal artist, author, Read More