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Artwork Auction to raise funds for Emily Museum

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.05.13

Hundreds of art lovers attended the official opening of the Emily Museum by the Hon Richard Alston on 6th May, each celebrating the genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye. The Emily Museum will exhibit ever-changing displays from its collection of more than 250 works by Emily - arguably the most successful and best known Aboriginal artist in Australia. Temporary smaller exhibitions highlighting the brilliance, uniqueness and versatility of many of her famous family members including her brother, Kuddtji Kngwarreye, Minnie Pwerle along with her sisters Gayla, Molly and Emily Pwerle, as well as Barbara Weir, Gloria Petyarre, Greeny Purvis and many others from the Anmatyerre/Alyawarra/Kaititja and Alhalkera countries - collectively known as Utopia. They are again raising funds, and what better way to do it than by offering an in-house Auction? Here's a look at the catalogue here . To be held on 9 June on the Museum premises from 4.00pm.» Read More

Ganagan (Deep Water) on Display

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.05.13

Being Launched on 6 June by the Hon Heidi Victoria MP (Minister for the Arts, Women's Affairs and Consumer Affairs) is an exhibition called Ganagan, a Taungurung word meaning 'deep water', being organised by the Koorie Heritage Trust. On show...» Read More

Almost $100,000 Awarded Through Territory Screen Grants

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.05.13

Filmmakers from across the Territory are set to share more than $80,000 through the latest round of Screen Territory grants to help get their projects onto the small screen. Screen Territory director Penelope McDonald said the latest round of grants...» Read More

SALLY GOES SOLO

Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 09.05.13

“Danda ngijinda dulk, danda ngijinda malaa, danda ngad - This is my Land, this is my Sea, this is who I am”. That pretty much sums up the extraordinary mind behind the brilliant canvases that have flowed from brushes in...» Read More

THE EMILY MUSEUM

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 07.05.13

An event of national significance occurs on Monday (May 6th) with the opening of The Emily Museum in the inauspicious setting of a converted factory in a back street in Cheltenham, the Melbourne suburb. It's not the right place –...» Read More

SHAKE-UP IN THE DESERT

Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 03.05.13

An important article appeared in The Australian a week or so ago. Almost inevitably, it was penned by Nicolas Rothwell, the paper's Darwin-based master of prose and Indigenous insight. Somehow, he'd got wind of a closed meeting of Desart, the...» Read More

SELL OUT SHOW IN SHANGHAI

Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 30.04.13

Waringarri artists from Kununurra returned triumphant from a recent visit to Shanghai after two successful exhibitions, including the sale of all 41 artworks taken to China, and ten days of sightseeing, museum visits and shopping. The popular M50 Shanghai Arts...» Read More

Entries flood in to 30th NATSIAA

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.04.13

The 30th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award is in full swing with over 240 entries received from almost every state and territory in the country, all vying for the $40,000 main prize, and a chance for...» Read More

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