National Gallery of Victoria bolsters indigenous collection
The National Gallery of Victoria has bolstered its collection of indigenous artworks with three new paintings for its Aboriginal section. A Texas Downs Station picture by Rover Thomas and two Read More
Breakfast with Hetti Perkins ““ two flat whites, toast and a few rollies“¦
I caught up with Hetti Perkins while I was up in the Top End of the NT for the wonderful Darwin Festival a week or so ago. I'd not met Read More
Website delivers boost to Indigenous art
A website that includes the first national register of Aboriginal artists from urban areas has been launched. Storylines has made its debut after three years of research into Aboriginal visual Read More
Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh today announced the second Cairns Indigenous Art Fair a dazzling success attracting more than 10,500 visitors and selling more than $700,000 in artwork.
Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh today announced the second Cairns Indigenous Art Fair a dazzling success attracting more than 10,500 visitors and selling more than $700,000 in artwork. Cairns Read More
Indigenous art goes in diverse directions
Aboriginal art can be deep and reflective, ancient yet contemporary - and now it's adorning Glen Eira. Outback Aboriginal Art is unveiling the depth of indigenous art forms in an Read More
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection Reopens Aug. 31 With New Exhibit
August 23, 2010 ” The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection reopens Aug. 31 with the exhibit "Sally Gabori: Danda dulk ngijinda dulk (This Land is My Land)." The exhibit is on Read More
Glen Iris features centre of art excellence
Ancient stories from Australia's red centre told in contemporary tones will feature at a local gallery this week. In Desert Stories, distinctive Aboriginal art from the Northern Territory's Ikuntji region, Read More
Aurukun dogs have their day
Some are quiet and some are cheeky. Some have mange, some have ticks and sores that provoke a constant ecstasy of scratching. Some are elegant, and some are mongrels. But Read More
UQ unveils first major survey of Aurukun art
The University of Queensland Art Museum will be swimming with crocodiles, sharks and the odd dugong for its next exhibition, and you're encouraged to dive in for the experience. On Read More
National Indigenous art exhibition and auction comes to USQ
An outstanding range of national emerging and established artists are currently being showcased in this year's biennial Indigenous art exhibition and auction at USQ. Presented by the University's Centre for Read More
Contemporary works alive with the rhythms of the past
From Nicolas Rothwell in the Austrlian on the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair: Displayed in the cavernous interiors of two World War II-era concrete storage bunkers, the works on view at Read More
The Importance of Private Collectors
Australia's Michael Reid Explains the Essential Role Private Collectors Play and Why the Government Must Be Sure Not to Hamper Them. The Australian art world is in the midst of Read More
Artists Named For Iconic Indigenous Tilt Trains
Queensland Premier and Minister for the Arts Anna Bligh today named Judy Watson and Alick Tipoti as the artists whose work will adorn the first of two unique Indigenous Tilt Read More
Tilt trains become Indigenous artworks
The work of two Queensland Indigenous artists will adorn a tilt train travelling from Brisbane to Cairns. The artworks will be recreated digitally to cover the train like a second Read More
Reading Room“™s Inaugural Fellowship Prize for Indigenous Art
Reading Room is proud to announce the launch of the Reading Room Fellowship Prize for Indigenous Art in Australia. The Inaugural Fellowship Prize will be announced at this year's Cairns Read More
Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh tonight opened the second Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh tonight opened the second Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. Ms Bligh welcomed more than 250 artists and performers, art dealers, collectors and Indigenous art centres Read More
Aboriginal Artists Contemporary Card Project
This collection is supported by Catherine Manuell Design as part of our Women's Aboriginal Artists Project. In buying this card you are directly supporting the artists and their community in Read More
KIRBY IN INDIGENOUS ART ROLE
Former High Court justice Michael Kirby has announced he will become a patron of the Keeping Place Indigenous art collection. The collection, consisting of more than 1000 works by indigenous Read More
Aboriginal art industry struggling
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 19/08/2010 Reporter: Peter McCutcheon Many artists, wholesalers and retailers within the aboriginal arts industry say they are struggling. Blaming in part the recent decline in international Read More
New Indigenous art exhibitions increase indigenous tourism potential in TNQ
Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading The Honourable Peter Lawlor Friday, August 20, 2010 New Indigenous art exhibitions increase indigenous tourism potential in TNQ Tropical North Queensland will increase its Read More