June, 2009
Aichi World Expo, Japan
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 13.06.09
Vicki Couzens (Koroit); Lee Darroch (Raymond Island); Treahna Hamm (Wodonga); Eileen Harrison (Warragul); Lisa Kennedy (Toora); Kim Lampton (Rye); Jennifer Mullett (Bairnsdale); Ray Thomas (Lalor); Lyn Thorpe (Preston) and Kevin Williams (Echuca)....» Read More
ArtiFacts Aboriginal Art Consultancy Launch
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 12.06.09
Jane Raffan, former Head of Aboriginal Art at Shapiro, has launched ArtiFacts, a consultancy practice focused on delivering dependable and expert advice in the specialist field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. THE SERVICE Services include collection management, market...» Read More
Ngalla marraaju wuuju dulka kilwanmaruthu / We'll show you our country
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 12.06.09
The ReDot gallery is proud to welcome the 1st Singaporean show for the powerful and colourful works of the Bentinck Island Art Gang. "Ngalla marraaju wuuju dulka kilwanmaruthu/we'll show you our country" will showcase the very best from this group...» Read More
RED OCHRE PRIZE GOES TO DOUGHTY FIGHTER
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 12.06.09
Yolgnu painter and rights campaigner Gawirrin Gumana AO was honoured with the most senior prize in Indigenous arts at the Australia Council's 2009 National Indigenous Arts Awards recently. The $50,000 Red Ochre Award was presented by film director Baz Luhrmann,...» Read More
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Warmurunngu- Nyarrapyi Giles Solo Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.06.09
Warmurunngu is the name of a site where women collect Kaarku ( coloured ochres) used in Inma (women ceremonies). When ochres are excavated and the spirits of the Karaya (emus) are released like Warlpa (wind) and take physical form. The...» Read More
Ochre Dreaming: Stories from the East Kimberley
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.06.09
The ReDot gallery is proud to welcome back the natural ochre artworks of the famous Warmun Art Centre. After a very successful 1st exhibition in June 2008, the unique canvases of this Kimberley community will again be gracing the walls...» Read More
"FAKE!", the underbelly of the Australian art world exposed
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.06.09
Reporter Quentin McDermott tells how up to ten per cent of art that's resold across Australia could be problematic. This crisis of confidence has led art lovers to demand that any fake unfairly traded should be destroyed or registered, to...» Read More
Aboriginal Paintings Are Larger Than Life
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.06.09
What a great photo of the NAB atms!...» Read More
From Wirrimanu
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.06.09
Out of the Great Sandy Desert and the home of the Kukatja comes fresh work from the new wave of Warlayirti Artists....» Read More
October Survey
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.06.09
The quality of art being produced is a testament to the hard work being done by community art centres from the Top End, Kimberley and Desert country....» Read More
Bush Dolls from the Heart – the inaugural exhibition of the Yarrenyty-Arltere Artists
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.06.09
Yarrenyty-Arltere Learning centre began in 2000, as a grass roots response to the chronic social distress faced by a Western Arrernte community in Alice Springs....» Read More
3 Rivers Aboriginal Art Space to open in Lismore on 19 June 2009
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.06.09
The long awaited Indigenous art centre has arrived in the form of the ‘3 Rivers Aboriginal Art Space’. Located at 125 Magellan Street Lismore the centre will be used for workshops, meetings, forums, exhibitions as well as an artist studio...» Read More
New Job - Warakurna Artists - Studio and Admin Coordinator
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.06.09
Assist the Manager in the day to day operations of the Warakurna artists’ studio and general business operations. An art lover with a head for paperwork will flourish in this role. For the position description please contact: Desart Michelle Culpitt...» Read More
emerging and re-emerging
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.06.09
emerging and re-emerging - a survey show from Mangkaja Arts, Fitzroy Crossing, W.A This exhibition features works by Greg Peterson, Eva Nargoodah, Sonia Kurarra and Andrea Pindan, exciting new artists from Mangkaja Arts....» Read More
Warakurna Artists Travelling North - Darwin Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.06.09
Outstation Gallery, Darwin in conjunction with Warakurna Artists, Western Australia proudly invites you to view new paintings by Warakurna Artists, including: Tommy Mitchell, Tjapartji Bates, Eunice Yunurupa Porter, Peter Tjarluri Lewis, Carol Maayatja Golding, Tjunka Lewis & Rachel Jennings. DETAILS...» Read More
Colour Country: Art from Roper River' Tours for a Year
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 10.06.09
It could hardly be further from the rich wetlands of the Roper River on the Gulf of Carpentaria coast at the southern fringe of Arnhemland. But the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery in dry old New South Wales has just opened...» Read More
Real to Surreal, Scenes from the Centre
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.06.09
Real to Surreal, Scenes from the Centre: Journey with the new generation of Hermannsburg watercolour artists The Art Centre Ngurratjuta Iltja Ntjarra; Many Hands Art Centre is situated in the township of Alice Springs and has been established to provide...» Read More
Our Country. River Country
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.06.09
Tandanya is pleased to welcome back Mimi Arts and Crafts. Established in 1978 as an Aboriginal initiative, Mimi Arts and Crafts is a wholly Aboriginal owned and controlled cooperative. Representing the entire 380,000 kilometres of the Katherine region, Mimi proudly...» Read More
Art & Heart: the art of Darryl Pfitzner Milika – a retrospective: 30 years on
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.06.09
Darryl Pfitzner Milika has been practising his art in a variety of mediums for over 25 years: he has been the creator, the designer and principal artist or "special guest" contributing artist for 3 of Adelaide's most outstanding public sculptural...» Read More
A work of Persol
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.06.09
The “A Work of Persol” project is a celebration of the artistic process. The work of nine artists of varying disciplines from around the globe has been curated for a traveling exhibition launched at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile. A...» Read More
Menzies Art Brands June 2009 Catalogue Online
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.06.09
A combination of fine art and Australian Aboriginal art. Please follow the link below for further details and to view the catalogue online....» Read More
When beauty walked the world
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.06.09
Nicolas Rothwell writes about Ancestral Power and the Aesthetic: Ancestral Power and the Aesthetic breaks new ground by displaying 32 of the most majestic pieces in his collection, and making detailed use of Thomson's field notes to tease out the...» Read More
$1m grant gets art online
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.06.09
The presence of indigenous art at the Art Gallery of South Australia will be transformed by a $1.05 million grant from Santos. The funds will overcome a major impediment in the gallery's plans to make the most of its pioneering...» Read More
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2009
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.06.09
13 AUG 2009 - 15 AUG 2009 Free entry The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair will provide a unique artistic experience for all lovers of indigenous art and culture. Representing over 30 community arts centres from across Australia, including Arnhem Land,...» Read More
2009 Parliament of New South Wales Aboriginal Art Prize
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.06.09
The Parliament of New South Wales Aboriginal Art Prize has an award of $20,000, and is awarded annually to a NSW Aboriginal artist. Entries for the 2009 Parliament of New South Wales Aboriginal Art Prize close on 26 June. Further...» Read More
