December, 2007
The canvas economy
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.12.07
The Adelaide Advertiser Tim Lloyd August 31, 2007 Article in the Adelaide Advertiser about rising art auction prices Quoted from article: The Aboriginal art market has been dominated by Clifford Possum, who sold a single work for $2.4 million, and...» Read More
Sydney Morning Herald - Shields and swords set cracking pace at Sotheby's auction
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.12.07
Peter Fish December 15, 2007 Article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the Sotheby's November 25 auction. Quoted from the article: If Tim Klingender was gnashing his teeth about a few unsold lots in Sotheby's recent Aboriginal and Oceanic Art...» Read More
Peter Coster looks back on 2007
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.12.07
Peter Coster from the Herald Sun looks at the Australian auction results in 2007. He talks about distributions to the artist and highlights works by Rover Thomas, Emily Kngwarreye and Clifford Possum. Quoted from the article: Climbing the steps to...» Read More
Capability Statements from service providers
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.12.07
The Association of Northern, Kimberley and Arnhem Aboriginal Artists (ANKAAA) is seeking capability statements/CVs from suitably qualified individuals and organisations that are interested in delivering a range of arts and business training and development activities to artists and arts workers...» Read More
Aboriginal Art + Modern Architecture
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.12.07
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dafna Zilafro, Dafna@spfa.com P: 310.558.0902 AUSTRALIA CONTEMPORARY Aboriginal Art + Modern Architecture Opening Reception – January 18, 7PM -11 PM Exhibit Remains Open Throughout January JANUARY 2008, Culver City, CA - This January, MODAA Gallery at...» Read More
Wanted: Fine Art Taste Makers
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.12.07
Contact: Joel Newman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel: 310-282-7257 Mobile: 310-926-7532 Email: joel.newman@austrade.gov.au WANTED: FINE ART TASTE MAKERS Delegation being assembled for “Journey of a Lifetime” in the Australian Outback The Australian Government is recruiting seven American delegates for a 14...» Read More
Aboriginal Arts Collectors Tour
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.12.07
Austrade Aboriginal Arts Collectors Tour Media Release 7 delegates over 14 days will take 8 charter flights visiting more than 23 remote art centres getting unparalleled access and attention from the industry’s leading figures Join Us Come join us for...» Read More
Australia's richest indigenous art prize
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.12.07
The Australian Seasonal present for arts sector Victoria Laurie | December 13, 2007 AUSTRALIA'S richest indigenous art prize will be part of a bumper Christmas present for Western Australia's cultural sector - a sudden $70 million arts announcement to be...» Read More
Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.12.07
NAVA is working with Desart and ANKAAA to develop the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct. The Code covers best practice conduct for the art production and sales relationships between artists, agents, sales intermediaries and buyers. The Code will...» Read More
UVa names ex-curator 1st provost of the arts
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 13.12.07
Elizabeth Hutton Turner, an American art expert, will work to integrate the arts across the university’s curricula, officials announced Tuesday. Turner spent nearly 18 years at the Phillips Collection. Turner will have oversight of the University Art Museum and the...» Read More
Utopia: the Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 12.12.07
National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan, 26 February, 2008 An Australian Aboriginal artist, Emily Kame Kngwarreye (1910-96) created Compellingly free-spirited and innovative art outside of any Western tradition. This event marks the first full-fledged examination of this world-renowned artist....» Read More
Flying colours of Arnhem Land
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 12.12.07
The Australian Caroline Baum October 15, 2007 An article in the Australian about Helen Read and Didgeri Air Tours. Quoted from article: Thirteen years ago, Helen Read conceived Didgeri Air Art Tours as a way of introducing travellers to indigenous...» Read More
The Australian - Hot artists
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 12.12.07
2007 has been a boom year for spending by Australian collectors, writes Antony Davies December 12, 2007 An article in The Australian about the 2007 art boom....» Read More
The Australian - A movable cultural centre
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.12.07
An article in the Australian about the potential development of a large collection of Australian Aboriginal Art in Perth, and into the digitisation of Aboriginal Art. Quoted from the article: John Stanton, the director of the Berndt Museum of Anthropology,...» Read More
Why do we go to exhibtion openings?
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.12.07
A very interesting post by Edwina Circuitt from Warakurna Artists Aboriginal Corporation about how they choose galleries to work with. From the entry: In my opinion there are really only about a dozen ethical galleries to choose from. The galleries...» Read More
