May, 2009

Shalom Institute funds Aboriginal medical students

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.05.09

Sydney’s Shalom Institute is funding Aboriginal medical students through the exhibition and sale of Aboriginal art..with ten indigenous students currently in residence in Shalom College. The Shalom Institute’s support for the Aboriginal education scholarship program Shalom Gamarada goes from strength...» Read More

Art For Sale

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.05.09

Speaker: Barbara Ashford, School of Social Science, UQ The art dealership is situated at a nexus of relationships that contest and negotiate culturally informed values and categories of fine art, Aboriginality and commodities. I argue that dealers in Aboriginal art...» Read More

A decade of Australia’s indigenous fine art 1999-2009

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 26.05.09

A decade of Australia’s indigenous fine art 1999-2009 Curated by McCulloch & McCulloch Art & Books Designed as a ‘walk through our books’, the exhibition, part of Salt Contemporary Art's Winter Arts Programme, comprises more than 40 Aboriginal paintings, prints,...» Read More

McCulloch’s Aboriginal Art @ Salt Contemporary

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 26.05.09

McCulloch’s Aboriginal Art @ Salt Contemporary A decade of Australia’s indigenous fine art 1999-2009 Curated by McCulloch & McCulloch Art & Books Designed as a ‘walk through our books’, the exhibition, part of Salt Contemporary Art's Winter Arts Programme, comprises...» Read More

Senior Kimberley artist couple show paintings of their country

Senior Kimberley artist couple show paintings of their country

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.05.09

Luka (Mud) 13 June – 4 July 2009 In their second joint exhibition, husband and wife Tommy and Dorothy May present colourful new paintings of their country, The Great Sandy Desert. A beautiful large canvas was painted jointly , with...» Read More

The stuff of dreams

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.05.09

Great article in The Age about Trevor Nickolls: Destined to paint, Trevor Nickolls pursued his creative dream until the art world was finally awakened, writes Gabriella Coslovich. In the inner city suburb of Bowden, Adelaide, Trevor Nickolls lives alone but...» Read More

Assortment of art awaits

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.05.09

Article about the Roebourne Art Group: Roebourne, known as Yirramagadu to the region’s indigenous peoples, is a place rich in culture and arts and nowhere is this more evident than at the Roebourne Art Group. Located in a small unassuming...» Read More

Tribal Art - New artist at Tony Bond art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.05.09

From TribalWords blog: Here at Aboriginals Gallery, also known as TribalWorks, an online gallery offering Australian Aboriginal art and artifacts, we received the following letter from our good friend, Tony Bond of Adelaide, South Australia. We have purchased from Tony...» Read More

Go Walkabout for Rare View of Aboriginal Art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.05.09

In Papunya, an aboriginal relief camp in the central Australian desert area near the town of Alice Springs, a teacher provided village elders with paint, tools and encouragement. And, in the process, he helped launch a unique artistic movement that...» Read More

Kluge-Ruhe Tour with Margo Smith

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.05.09

Kluge-Ruhe Tour with Margo Smith Date/s: May 23, 2009 Time:10:30 a.m. Location Kluge-Ruhe Sponsored by Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection Category Speakers, Public Event Web Site Event Web Site Contact Information Phone: 434.244.0234...» Read More

Club banner to promote region

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 25.05.09

The Wagin Shire Council was approached to submit a banner for this project and this year they offered the idea to Wagin Rotary Club member Gloria Bliss. Mrs Bliss, who has a degree in Contemporary Aboriginal Art and graduated her...» Read More