Charles Perkins’ granddaughter takes up the cause
Madeleine Madden spent the first years of her life around her grandad, Aboriginal activist Charlie Perkins, while he berated politicians. Her memories of him are hazy, but she has grown Read More
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection "Saturday Tour" Oct. 23, 10:30 a.m. Join docent Nancy Venable for a free, guided tour of the current exhibitions. No reservations necessary.
Proposal to house the Keeping Place in Barangaroo
Aboriginal artist Gordon Syron and his wife Elaine have put together a 30-page proposal to the Barangaroo Delivery Authority requesting a home for their Keeping Place aboriginal art collection. It Read More
Indigenous art on show in the park
Indigenous art from across the state will be showcased at the Tandanya Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Fair this weekend. Work from more than 90 artists will be on Read More
Aboriginal artist Weaver Jack dies in Broome
The Aboriginal art community is mourning the death of Weaver Jack, the first indigenous artist to be shortlisted for the Archibald Prize. She was a master colourist whose work showed Read More
Council orders removal of ‘fake’ Aboriginal art
A New South Wales artist has been ordered to remove an image of a sacred Kimberley Aboriginal figure from her gallery in the Blue Mountains. Aboriginal groups reacted angrily in Read More
Northern Impressions in Print
A new exhibition, Northern Impressions: a celebration of contemporary printmaking, which features mostly contemporary indigenous fine art prints, has opened at the new Chan Contemporary Art Space in Darwin. It's Read More
Big Crocs, Big Trucks and Big Magnets in Oz Read More http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/10/big-crocs-big-trucks-and-big-magnets-in-oz/#ixzz143WfTf8t
A thousand miles from any ocean, Alice Springs is the biggest outpost in the Outback. It is a major hub for Aboriginal or indigenous artists who travel from their desert Read More
Art Palm Beach“™s annual lecture series and panel discussion highlights
rom Sand Drawing to Synthetic Polymer in Aboriginal Contemporary Art, a lecture on the Aboriginal sand design that has influenced contemporary Aboriginal art, led by Dr. Margo Smith, Director and Read More
Other side art: Trevor Nickolls, a survey of paintings and drawings 1972-2007
Other side art is the first museum survey of the work of South Australian Indigenous artist, Trevor Nickolls. Known as 'the father of urban aboriginal art', Nickolls has developed his Read More
DEATH OF WEAVER JACK
In a statement from Short Street Gallery in Broome, which represented the Yulparija artists of Bidyadanga, Emily Rohr has said: "It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Read More
Arts seminar, Why Collect? presented by Helen Cole and Brian Tucker
What: Arts seminar, Why Collect? presented by Helen Cole and Brian Tucker When: 10.30am on Tuesday 26 October Where: Caloundra Regional Gallery Cost: Free This month is Collections month across Read More
FIRST AUSTRALIAN ART FOR FIRST AUSTRALIAN SAINT
Aboriginal artworks sent from Catholic missions in the north and west of Australia earlier last century are on display at the Vatican's Ethnological Museum in Rome to coincide with today's Read More
ART FOR A GREAT CAUSE
On Tuesday (19th Oct), what's being called a unique collection of contemporary Aboriginal Art will be auctioned at Sotheby¹s in Sydney in aid of the Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES). The Read More
Vatican echoes to sound of didgeridoo
The Vatican echoed to the sounds of the didgeridoo on Friday at an Aboriginal show in memory of Mary MacKillop, who is about to be named Australia's first saint. A Read More
Cultural capital war flares on new front
Some interesting developments for future Indigenous Art museums.... Premier Bligh thinks differently as far as indigenous art is concerned. In revealing early plans to The Age to build a major Read More
”Ngurra Kutju Ngurrara – Belonging to One Country”
The ReDot Fine Art Gallery is proud to welcome back the beautiful works of Australia's foremost Aboriginal art community, Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, in what will be the 7th Read More
Warakurna Artists attend the opening of the new NGA annex
Graham Nelson, one of Warakurna Artists Directors recently made the long journey to Canberra to attended the opening of the new wing of the National Gallery of Australia.
in black and white: more on the orientation of Aboriginal art
Thanks to Helen Vivian's detective work, I was fascinated to read how the London-based Frieze had reviewed Utopia: the genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, the Emily Kame Kngwarreye exhibition at Read More
Story of aboriginal art at La Fontaine
TRADITIONAL aboriginal art will come to the fore in Bahrain tomorrow night at the opening of the Songlines art exhibition at the La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art, Manama. According Read More