October, 2008
Aboriginal farm's history revealed
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.10.08
The Penrith Regional Gallery will create an educational kit to accompany an exhibition, uncovering the story of an Aboriginal mission farm in western Sydney. The gallery will develop the kit to increase awareness of Aboriginal people living on a local...» Read More
A culture celebrated
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.10.08
CAMPBELLTOWN Arts Centre kicked off its latest exhibition with a talk about the concerns facing Aboriginal artists in NSW. Ngadhu, Ngulili, Ngeaninyagu was launched last month by activist, actor and writer Gary Foley. He spoke at the first Black2Blak2 conference...» Read More
Artitja Fine Art presents Cultural Connections: Desert Stories, Perth Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 07.10.08
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS: Desert Stories Featuring recognised and second generation artists from Utopia and Ikuntji, Warlukurlangu and Papunya Tula Art Centres, including weaves from Nyoongah bush sculptor Janine McAullay Bott. View Artitja Fine Art presents Cultural Connections: Desert Stories, Perth Australia...» Read More
Aboriginal artists gain royalties for resold art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 06.10.08
Reuters reports: Australian Aboriginal artists whose paintings sell for millions of dollars internationally but who often struggle for money will get a lifeline through a royalty charge imposed on Friday on their resold works. In a pointer to the problem,...» Read More
Honey Ant Gallery presents Watiyawanu Artists of Mt Liebig, Sydney Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 06.10.08
Watiyawanu Artists of Mt Liebig Some of the most interesting Aboriginal art today is coming from the Mt Liebig community - 325kms west of Alice Springs in the heart of the Western Desert. Leading artists represented in the exhibition include...» Read More
October Gallery presents Our Life.... is Land.... is Culture, London UK
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 06.10.08
Our Life.... is Land.... is Culture An exhibition of new paintings by Samantha Hobson. Samantha Hobson began painting with the Lockhart River Art Gang, a group of young Indigenous artists from the remote Lockhart River community on the east coast...» Read More
Walala Tjapaltjarri
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.10.08
Walala Tjapaltjarri, brother of well-known painters Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri and Thomas Tjapaltjarri, was born in the Gibson Desert east of Kiwirrkura in the early 1960’s. He was one of a small party, that included his brothers, several sisters, and two old...» Read More
