July, 2010

Before time today: Reinventing Tradition in Aboriginal Art from Aurukun

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.07.10

Date: 11 September – 28 November 2010 Time: 10:00 - 16:00 daily Venue: UQ Art Museum, Building No. 11, St Lucia Campus Reinventing Tradition in Aboriginal Art from Aurukun The exhibition focuses on the art from Cape York’s Aurukun community,...» Read More

Wilcannia Indigenous art proves popular

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.07.10

The artwork of a group of Indigenous artists from Wilcannia has proved popular, with most works selling in the first week of a Sydney exhibition. Executive officer of West Darling Arts, James Giddey, says the success of the exhibition shows...» Read More

Public works

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.07.10

In August last year, however, a group of artists from the region caused a sensation when they showed new experimental work at the inaugural Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. It was such a hit it all sold within hours. These artists...» Read More

Indigenous youth learn life and work skills through Beyond Billabong program

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.07.10

Thirteen indigenous teenagers from remote Queensland communities have come to the busy Gold Coast as part of Beyond Billabong, a program aimed at helping them make a better life for themselves and their families. Troubled and disadvantaged Aboriginal youths and...» Read More

Art market - best of intentions, worst of realities

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.07.10

In July 2010 was announced that the Cooper Recommendations will be absorbed into Australia’s new laws for Self Managed Super Funds. Clearly, art has been diagnosed in these quarters as a non-“yield asset”. Regardless of its proven capacity to hold...» Read More

Wilcannia pride

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.07.10

The gallery idea comes from 37 mainly Barkindji men and women who are transforming a dusty town park in Wilcannia in western New South Wales. It will become Reconciliation Park, a green, welcoming space with picnic tables, a playground, barbecues...» Read More

Papunya and Balgo exhibitions at the National Art Museum of China - promotion of Australia’s rich cultural heritage

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.07.10

Extraordinary collections of Indigenous art from Australia’s remote deserts are now on display in Beijing. The highly regarded Papunya Painting: Out of the Australian Desert and BALGO: Contemporary Australian Art from the Balgo Hills collections collectively form the National Art...» Read More

Wilcannia Indigenous art proves popular

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.07.10

The artwork of a group of Indigenous artists from Wilcannia has proved popular, with most works selling in the first week of a Sydney exhibition. Executive officer of West Darling Arts, James Giddey, says the success of the exhibition shows...» Read More

Winning means freedom from day jobs

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.07.10

Ian Potter Museum of Art director Chris McAuliffe, one of the judges of the sport-themed $100,000 Basil Sellers Art Prize, being announced in early August, guesses that Australia has more art prizes per capita then anywhere else in the world....» Read More

Kirby joins fight to save indigenous art collection

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.07.10

The campaign to salvage The Keeping Place, one of the largest collections of indigenous art in Australia, has found a staunch ally in the former High Court judge Michael Kirby. Kirby opened an exhibition of selected works from the collection...» Read More

Indigenous art code launched

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.07.10

Art galleries, dealers and auction houses have been urged to sign up to code of conduct aimed at ending dodgy sale practices within the multi-million dollar indigenous art sector. The voluntary code follows a 2007 Senate inquiry that found many...» Read More

Less is more: Sotheby's hope for indigenous art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.07.10

Sotheby's Australia is poised to stage one of its biggest indigenous auctions after scrapping its $5000 lower threshold. The move has given Sotheby's competitors reason to smile after they predicted the brand would go downmarket when it was bought by...» Read More

The Labor Party is no friend to the arts

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.07.10

Despite a ludicrous survey conducted by the Australia Council that tells us 93 per cent of Australians are actively involved in the arts, the politicians are not fooled. They know that art is a minority pursuit, with no votes to...» Read More