February, 2008
Ellendale host to art show this weekend
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.02.08
More than 40 countries will be represented with paintings, carvings, pottery and a host of other forms of artistic expression in the lobby of the Opera House in Ellendale this weekend. Quoted from article: And some of the art comes...» Read More
art at the heart
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.02.08
The sixth biennial Regional Arts Australia national conference will be presented by Regional Arts Australia and the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT, in collaboration with the host town of Alice Springs. After the success of the Pacific Edge in...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Sale
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.02.08
In today’s fast and exciting world there are many ways to make your investments in Art , so whether you are looking for an investment or just something nice in your office its important to consider all types of art....» Read More
Important Aboriginal Art at Caruana Reid
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.02.08
The annual Important Aboriginal Art exhibition at Caruana Reid, Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay, opened last night and will run until the 22nd March 2008. One of the highlights of the show, and the work chosen for the catalogue's cover...» Read More
AboriginalArtDirect #1
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.02.08
Welcome to the first issue of AboriginalArtDirect, the Aboriginal Art Directory Newsletter. Its been an exciting and challenging first four months for the Aboriginal Art Directory and we are thrilled to be able to bring you the first edition of...» Read More
Aboriginal Art goes Overseas: 3 Contintents, 3 Exhibitions
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 19.02.08
The intercontinental trio are the first big commercial showing of Aboriginal Art on barks in London, courtesy of Josh Lilley Fine Art September-October 2007; the imminent opening of Utopia - The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye in Osaka, Japan at...» Read More
Emily Ngarnal Evans Opening
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.02.08
The opening of Mornington Island artist Emily Ngarnal Evans was held on Saturday 9th February. We are very grateful to Emily and her family for making the trip down to Melbourne from their home in the Gulf of Carpentaria for...» Read More
Australian Aboriginal Art in the Sixties
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.02.08
Post on blogger about Ronald M. Berndt's book, Australian Aboriginal Art. New York: The Macmillian Company and London: Collier-Macmillan Ltd, 1964. This is a very interesting post by Steve Thornton about an early book on Aboriginal Art. Quoted from the...» Read More
They are Meditating: Bark Paintings from the MCA’s Arnott’s Collection
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.02.08
Since the 1950s the practice of bark painting has responded to new contexts and has become increasingly pertinent to the outside world. During this period, the generation of painters most commonly known and admired – some of whom are still...» Read More
Amazing women artists from the Central and Western Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.02.08
Four Generations – The best of Ochre Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.02.08
The beautiful and remote East Kimberley region of far North East Western Australia has produced some of Australia’s most renowned artists, including George Mung Mung, Paddy Jampinjii, Jack Britten, Rover Thomas, Hector Jandany, Queenie McKenzie. The legacy these now deceased...» Read More
Sydney Museum Showcases Aboriginal Bark Painting Collection
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.02.08
The Museum of Contemporary Art is set to unveil a new exhibition showcasing its collection of rare and significant Aboriginal bark paintings, dating from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. They are Meditating: Bark paintings from the Museum Of...» Read More
Painting meets medicine for healing dream in country
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.02.08
Sydney Morning Herald preview of Utopia Revisited exhibition. Quoted from article: After establishing the Aboriginal Benefit Foundation in 2005 and funding small-scale indigenous health and welfare projects, the Aboriginal art specialist and gallery owner has set a goal of raising...» Read More
Terry Smith deliveres the inaugural Kluge Lecture in Arts and Humanities
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.02.08
On February 13, 2008, the Kluge-Ruhe Collection of Aboriginal Art at the University of Virginia sponsored the first John W. and Maria T. Kluge Distinguished Lecture in Arts and Humanities, featuring professor Terry E. Smith of the University of Pittsburgh....» Read More
