December, 2008
Art code may not erase dodgy dealers
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.12.08
What impact will the new code have? The intensely negotiated draft code for the Aboriginal art market was unveiled yesterday by federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett, a year and a half after a Senate report into unethical practices in the...» Read More
Written in the Land celebrates the life of Indigenous Elder of the Kimberley’s Queenie McKenzie
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.12.08
The book on the life of an Indigenous leader of the East Kimberley in Western Australia Queenie McKenzie was launched at the National Museum of Australia by Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin, Warmun Community chairperson Shirley Purdie and senior...» Read More
Applications Now Open For Eat Your Words Writing Project
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.12.08
Interested in arts writing? Then it's time to EAT YOUR WORDS! Supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, and managed by Artworkers Alliance - 'Eat Your Words' is a collaborative writing project that is designed to help foster the...» Read More
A passionate engagement
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.12.08
Marie Geissler on collecting Aboriginal art Described by renowned Australian art critic, Robert Hughes, as belonging to ‘the world’s last great art movement’, collectors of art from this extraordinary ancient but vibrant living culture have, in recent years, fuelled a...» Read More
Art Education 2009: Michael Reid Gallery
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.12.08
In 2009 the art galleries Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay and Michael Reid at Murrurundi will continue to offer one of the most comprehensive Australian art education programmes in the country. Our aim is to equip both collectors and art...» Read More
The titles that bind
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.12.08
From the Age: After a career as a publisher, anti-Vietnam War campaigner, art critic, columnist, investigative journalist (not to mention serial wife; four husbands were acquired and released along the way), McCulloch is on the cusp of a new phase,...» Read More
New Beginnings: Classic Paintings from the Corrigan Collection of 21st Century Aboriginal Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.12.08
For more than 40 years leading businessman Pat Corrigan has been one of Australia’s largest and most significant arts benefactors. A strong supporter of the innovative and of living artists, post-2000 Pat turned his eye towards Aboriginal art. The vibrancy...» Read More
The NIT Blacklist 2008
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.12.08
From the National Indigenous Times: 2008 was a year of highs and lows for Aboriginal Australia. The high was, undoubtedly, the national apology in February. But the lows were... well, take your pick. The federal government's failure to endorse the...» Read More
In the shadow of modernity
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.12.08
The disappearance of a powerful desert artist and magic man offers a rare window into the hidden realm of traditional indigenous beliefs From Nicholas Rothwell at the Australian: One morning in mid-April this year, senior desert lawman Spider Kalbybidi walked...» Read More
