Ungakini Tjangala preparing for the Beanie festival

The mainstay of the News is Jeremy Eccles, an ex-BBC political correspondent, and head of English Radio for Radio Television Hong Kong. Jeremy has written about Indigenous art, theatre, dance, film and literature in most Australian newspapers, the Sydney Review and local art magazines – particularly the Art Market Report, Eyeline, Artist Profile and Art Almanac – and overseas in Asiaweek and The Financial Times. On Aboriginal Art Directory he has contributed more than 800 commentaries. His opera reviews appear on the Bachtrack website. His 1998 documentary film ‘Art from the Heart?’ was shown three times on ABC TV and at international film festivals. Jeremy Eccles is an elected member of the International Association of Art Critics. He has also been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW for his consistent support of First Nations art and culture.