Art“™s new face at Canberra gallery
Ron Radford, the Director of Canberra's National Gallery of Australia, can say almost exactly when Australians and overseas visitors became interested in Aboriginal art. ˜'You can pinpoint it to the Read More
Contemporary Aboriginal Art in Holland
When I look around this country and think about the efforts of our state art galleries to excite and educate people about Aboriginal art and culture, I'd have to conclude Read More
AES PUTS INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT IN THE FRAME WITH ART AUCTION FUND LAUNCH
12th October 2010, Sydney Australia: A unique collection of contemporary Aboriginal Art will be auctioned at Sotheby's in Sydney on 19th October by national not for profit organisation, the Aboriginal Read More
MIRACLE ON THE CANNING
It was rumoured a couple of years ago that an anthropologist was about to make the astounding announcement that he'd traced the three Aboriginal grandparents who'd lived on the Canning Read More
art + soul – Dreams And Nightmares
art + soul, a one hour documentary series by Warwick Thornton and Hetti Perkins, is a powerful and emotionally engaging series about contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, and Read More
‘Sickening’ Aboriginal art exhibition should close: Wollongong MP
The New South Wales Member for Wollongong Noreen Hay has condemned a decision by the city's gallery to continue an exhibition of paintings which some Aboriginal groups have labelled as Read More
2011 VICTORIAN INDIGENOUS ART AWARDS OPEN
From the Minister for the Arts Monday, 11 October 2010 Entries are now open for the 2011 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (VIAA), the State's premiere celebration of our Indigenous visual Read More
New Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander art galleries
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have existed on the continent of Australia for tens of thousands of years. Their art and traditions are among the oldest and richest in Read More
Indigenous artists finding a steady income
An arts manager in South Australia's far north-west Aboriginal lands says a record number of artists are working on the lands. Skye O'Meara from Tjala Arts in the APY Lands Read More
The spirit wakes anew
BINDI Cole's first response when she was invited to curate an exhibition for the Melbourne International Arts Festival was one of relative calm. The 35-year-old Melbourne-based artist, who last year Read More
Keeping Place collection seeks a permanent home
Keeping Place consists of 1500 artworks plus artefacts and photographs collected over 40 years by Aboriginal artist and activist Gordon Syron and his wife Elaine. The collection had been housed Read More
Landmark space embodies soul of the nation
Indigenous art has found a welcome home at the reinvigorated National Gallery of Australia. AT last, indigenous art has the national showcase it needs: 11 luminous, purpose-built galleries at the Read More
An aboriginal art exhibition; latest works by Barbara Weir
Mbantua Gallery have an art exhibition running from today until Thursday 4th November, of works by a prestigious aboriginal artist named Barbara Weir. The Grass Seed paintings represent a grass Read More
2009 NAIDOC Artist of the Year Wayne Quilliam nominated for International Award
One of Australia's leading Indigenous photographers has been nominated as a Master of Photography by National Geographic. The 2009 NAIDOC Artist of the Year Wayne Quilliam said To be considered Read More
art + soul – Home And Away
In this three-part documentary series, Hetti Perkins takes us on a personal journey into the world of Aboriginal art. art + soul, directed by Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah), is Read More
Art + Soul
7 October, 2010 1:06PM ACST Art + Soul By Emma Sleath ( Cross Media Reporter)The new three part series on Aboriginal Art debuts tonight on ABC1. Directed by Warwick Thornton Read More
HETTI’S MULTI-MEDIA PROJECT
Bigger than Ben Hur (which is soon to be at a football stadium near you)! Hetti Perkins, Senior Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the Art Gallery Read More
Victorian Indigenous Art Awards 2011
The 2011 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards is being presented and hosted by fortyfivedownstairs in partnership with Arts Victoria. For the first time the VIAA will be curated by resident Indigenous Read More
INDIGENOUS VISUAL ARTS RESIDENCIES
INDIGENOUS VISUAL ARTS RESIDENCIES - call for artists now open! Arts Victoria's INDIGENOUS VISUAL ARTS RESIDENCIES is a new residency program funded by the Victorian Government providing Victorian Indigenous visual Read More
Indigenous Cultural Development Officer
Communities NSW Arts NSW Position: Indigenous Cultural Development Officer Location: Sydney Job Grade/Classification: Clerk Grade 9/10 Vacancy ref: ART1075-000008GZ The Arts NSW Indigenous Cultural Development Officer leads and manages the Read More