October, 2008
Tribal art auction yields mixed results
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.10.08
Peter Fish reviews the Sotheby's auction: Retired NSW politician and tribal art buff Richard Jones was as pleased as punch at Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic Art sale at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Monday. The striking north-east Queensland hardwood...» Read More
Concerns Aboriginal art wealth not reaching communities
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.10.08
ABC Media reports that the Papunya and Kintore communities are not benefitting from the sale of artists works as much as is possible: Minister for Central Australia Alison Anderson has expressed concern that the communities of Papunya and Kintore are...» Read More
Telstra Award wraps up
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.10.08
The NT News lets all Darwin locals know that they have one last chance to view the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards: This weekend is the last chance Territorians have to see the finalists in the Telstra...» Read More
Art resale royalties 'may cost indigenous artists'
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.10.08
Does the new federal government royalty plan benefit Indigenous artists: Based on sales figures over that period, Whiteley, Brack, Williams, Arthur Boyd and Charles Blackman would have been the top beneficiaries of a royalty scheme similar to the model proposed...» Read More
36 Hours in Charlottesville, Va
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.10.08
The New York times looks at Charlottesville, Virginia, and reckons that the Kluge-Ruhe is worth a visit: 10 a.m. 5) OUTBACK For a fascinating detour little known by outsiders, visit the university's Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Twenty years ago, John...» Read More
Going, Going...Soon to be Gone! Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.10.08
Last opportunity to experience ‘Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert’, the rarely seen art of the Western Desert Aboriginal culture concludes its stay at the Australian Museum on 2 November 2008. This extraordinary exhibition brings together, for the first time...» Read More
Going, Going...Soon to be Gone! Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.10.08
Last opportunity to experience ‘Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert’, the rarely seen art of the Western Desert Aboriginal culture concludes its stay at the Australian Museum on 2 November 2008. This extraordinary exhibition brings together, for the first time...» Read More
Slowdown hits the art market
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.10.08
Sara Everingham from Radio Australia reviews the Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic art sale. Listen by following the link below to the Radio Australia website: Well those millionaires are a staple at the world's art auctions - but with economic downturn...» Read More
Slowdown hits the art market
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.10.08
Sara Everingham from Radio Australia reviews the Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic art sale. Listen by following the link below to the Radio Australia website: Well those millionaires are a staple at the world's art auctions - but with economic downturn...» Read More
Australian Aboriginal Artist Lloyd Hornsby Gawura
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.10.08
From Lloyd Hornsby Gawura's blog: My exhibition at the State Library- 2008 Heart Foundation East Coast Aboriginal Art Exhibition. The Art Exhibition which celebrates the strength, tenacity and generosity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders communities in taking a stand...» Read More
2008 Desert Mob Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.10.08
The 2008 Desert Mob exhibition shone with an explosion of colour, life and energy as more than 800 visitors from all over Australia came to see the latest annual exhibition of Central Australian Aboriginal art centres at the Araluen Galleries....» Read More
2008 Desert Mob Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.10.08
The 2008 Desert Mob exhibition shone with an explosion of colour, life and energy as more than 800 visitors from all over Australia came to see the latest annual exhibition of Central Australian Aboriginal art centres at the Araluen Galleries....» Read More
Roebourne Art Group Seeks New Manager
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 23.10.08
An exciting opportunity exists for an, energetic and dedicated arts professional to organize and manage the operations of an emerging Aboriginal art centre in Roebourne, Western Australia - on the Pilbara coast, 1500 kilometres from Perth. The position involves management...» Read More
Aboriginal art left hanging as Sydney auction falters
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.10.08
Reuters reports on the Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic art sale: An auction of Aboriginal art fell far short of pre-sale expectations on Monday as the global financial crisis appeared to halt years of rapid growth, although a shield sold for...» Read More
Aboriginal art auction falls short
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.10.08
Sara Everingham from ABC News reports on the Sotheby's Auction that failed to meet expectations. The highlights (or lowlights) were: Less than half of the work on offer cleared No works reached $1 million dollars The auction only raised $3.6...» Read More
Artpost update – taking your great arts story to the world.
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.10.08
The ABC is reporting a fantastic response so far to Artpost, the new initiative between the ABC and Regional Arts Australia. At least 300 people have registered so far and we hope to see their stories posted on the site...» Read More
AUSTRALIAN ART PRIZE SHINES LIGHT ON EMERGING ARTISTS
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.08
Fostering the development of artistic talent in Australia, the Wilson HTM National Art Prize is again open for entry. Emerging Australian artists can now enter online via www.artworkers.org Launched in 2007, the Wilson HTM National Art Prize is an acquisitive...» Read More
Lockhart Spirit of the Land Festival recognises Local, National Emerging and Indigenous Artists
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.08
This weekend the small town of Lockhart, in the heart of the Riverina, will showcase local, emerging and Indigenous artistic and creative talents as part of the Spirit of the Land Arts Festival on the 24 – 26 of October....» Read More
Alpha males abandon art sales
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.08
Dissappointing auction results reported by The Australian: ART adviser Michael Reid calls them the "alpha male business people who need to own more than they want to own". Last night's disappointing Sotheby's art auction result suggests these European-suited, stock market-savvy...» Read More
Desert masters claim place in history
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.08
Vivien Johnson's emotive book launch as reported by Nicolas Rothwell for The Australian: IT was almost four decades ago, in this harsh desert country, that the Aboriginal painting movement was born. Now, after many tribulations and triumphs, the definitive history...» Read More
Portraits from Papunya
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.08
Nicolas Rothwell reports for The Australian: ALMOST four decades ago, in the remote western desert community of Papunya, senior Aboriginal men began painting their traditional designs. Swiftly, insistently, the art map of Australia changed. Within a few years, those first,...» Read More
Convulsions to test tribal art market
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.08
The Sydney Morning Herald reports: With world markets plunging precipitously this week despite unprecedented government handouts worldwide, you could assume quite a few collectors might be reluctant to spend serious money. Yet Sotheby's is certainly anticipating there will be buyers...» Read More
Shield raises $84,000
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.08
Bridie Smith for The Age reports on a new sale record: A SHIELD sold at a Sydney auction last night for $84,000, setting a record price for an Aboriginal artefact sold at auction. The kidney-shaped shield, collected from far north-eastern...» Read More
Question mark over future of Indigenous art prize
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.08
ABC Online reports: The future of one of the country's richest Indigenous art prizes is being discussed at a forum in Darwin. The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award is considered one of the most prestigious Indigenous art...» Read More
Demand for Australian indigenous art steady
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.08
Radio National reported: The head of an organisation representing Indigenous artists in Central Australia says the financial crisis shouldn't stop people buying high-quality Aboriginal art. A charity auction to raise money for health research raised more than 250-thousand Australian dollars...» Read More
Australian Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.08
Syndicated content about the history of Australian Aboriginal Art: In 1971, Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri painted his first art work using acrylic on canvas. This was - except for a very few preliminary attempts - the beginning of the Aboriginal Art...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Exhibition in Florence
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.08
The Australians, the original ones, are coming Aboriginal Australian Art has an universal theme: “the Dreaming”. This concept permeates Aboriginal culture, from ritual to contemporary art. The term refers to the time of creation when Aboriginal people and all of...» Read More
Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic art sale
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.10.08
Exhibition Previews Location: Kiddell Gallery, London Mon, 22 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Tue, 23 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Wed, 24 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Thu, 25 Sep 08, 10:00 AM -...» Read More
Coo-ee Aboriginal Art presents Form and Function, Bondi Beach Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.10.08
Form and Function A collection of fine 18th and 19th century Ethnographic Objects and Bark Paintings. Items that took thousands of years to perfect, are elevated, in the hands of the 'collector', from mere curio to beautiful examples of 'primitive'...» Read More
Revealed - Emerging Artists from Western Australian's Aboriginal Art Centres
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.10.08
From Thriving in the Desert: In association with the Western Australia Department of Culture and the Arts and Department Industry and Resources. Some of regional Western Australia's finest emerging Aboriginal artists are set to shine in an event which celebrates...» Read More
The head of an organisation representing Indigenous artists in Central Australia says the financial crisis shouldn't stop people buying high-quality Aboriginal art. A charity auction to raise money for health research raised more than 250-thousand Austra
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.10.08
Peter Fish from the Sydney Morning Herald previews tonight's Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic art sale at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Monday night: With world markets plunging precipitously this week despite unprecedented government handouts worldwide, you could assume quite...» Read More
The Pursuit of Portraits from a Land without People
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.10.08
John Ogden, who has a new show starting at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection on Tuesday, will give a lecture at the gallery at 7 p.m. Thursday. His photo exhibition, “The Pursuit of Portraits from a Land without People,” shows...» Read More
Josie Petrick Kemarre
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.10.08
Josie Petrick Kemarre was born at Santa Teresa Mission, c.1953. and by the time she had begun painting in 1990 she was living in the Eastern Desert region surrounding Utopia. Based on the native plants of her homeland and her...» Read More
