Australian Aboriginal art draws on spiritual traditions
PULLMAN - Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art: From the Collection of Margaret Levi and Robert Kaplan, will be exhibited at the Museum of Art/WSU Oct. 1-Dec. 11. Levi and Kaplan have Read More
WetlandCare Australia National Art and Photography Competition now open
WetlandCare Australia has launched their 4th annual National Art and Photography Competition to celebrate World Wetlands Day. The competition, which receives entries from across Australia, is open to children and Read More
Clap Sticks by Marcia Alice Panangka
Hand crafted Clap or music sticks are used during Aboriginal ceremonies. They are made from Mulga wood and are burned using a hot wire to create patterns such as concentric Read More
Discover Dunkeld, Nerissa Major’s Art Studio
A display of Unique Local Affordable Aboriginal Artworks, Giftware and Jewelry For Sale. Listen to Some Local Koori Stories $3 per Person or $6 per family See Unusual Aboriginal Stone Read More
All fired up about drawing
Budding artist Donovan Wilson's A4-size drawing could be transferred onto a 13m mural at Redfern fire station after it was selected as a finalist in a statewide art competition. The Read More
Can Aboriginal Art Be Contemporary Art?
The Australian wades into a controversy over the current generation of aboriginal artists: A paper by Melbourne academic Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios says major artists such as Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Clifford Possum Read More
Aboriginal art dying with desert masters
The pursuit of cultural authenticity in Aboriginal art will make it harder for young artists to enjoy the success of the old masters. New research into the sustainability of Aboriginal Read More
We want to showcase cream of Oz culture
So, what are you charting out to provide a better insight into Australian culture and bring the two countries closer in this sphere? We want to bring some of the Read More
JOHN KLUGE DIES
It's quite strange when the one thing you know a man by doesn't get a mention in his obituary! That's happened repeatedly with the late John Kluge “ known in Read More
‘Old stuff’ seen in a new light
Historic Cape York art is on show alongside contemporary indigenous works. To see the first historic artworks collected from Aurukun on western Cape York alongside his own sculptures is an Read More
NAMATJIRA CELEBRATION
The 50th anniversary of Albert Namatjira's death last year didn't get great play around Australia as his art is still coloured by confusion over its white origins and the patronising Read More
The indigenous “genius” of Sally Gabori
I intended to speak with the artist Sally Gabori for this article, but was informed in a terse e-mail that she is not available for interviews. Interviews need to be Read More
Code to stop exploitation of Aboriginal artists
Unethical galleries and dealers will be named and shamed under the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct. The voluntary code has been introduced after a Senate report found some Read More
2010 TOGART AWARD IN DARWIN’S NEW CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE
The opening of this year's 4th Togart Contemporary Art Award “ whose speciality is to feature both Black and white Northern Territory artists “ was also the occasion for the Read More
ABORIGINAL ART: THE SONGLINES
ARTS D'AUSTRALIE ¢ STÉPHANE JACOB has great pleasure in inviting you to its new exhibition ABORIGINAL ART: THE SONGLINES Opening Wednesday September 8, 3 pm to 9 pm Galerie SEINE Read More
Art Gallery of Western Australia and Water Corporation Win Visy Arts & Environment Award at WA AbaF Awards
In July 2007 a unique partnership began between the Water Corporation and the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Last night this partnership won a WA AbaF Award for its contribution Read More
Artist Spotlight: Alma Nungarrayi Granites
1. Briefly describe yourself. When and how did you first become interested in art? How long have you been a practising artist? I became interested in aboriginal art since the Read More
NEW GALLERY IN ALICE
NEW GALLERY IN ALICE After three years of preparation, the old butcher's shop in Lindsay Avenue on Alice Springs' Eastside is reopening as the Muk Muk Gallery. Appropriately, the new Read More
BIKES IN THE DESERT
All thirty school-age kids in the Western Desert community of Mt Liebig (Amunturrngu) will get new BMX bikes next Saturday (18th September). They've been donated by the Bikes for Bush Read More
Indigenous art links people with stories
Members of the Stolen Generation and their communities are coming together in a new program focused on healing through art. Communities around Queensland are joining the initiative, run by Swinburne Read More