August, 2009

Outback art code draws line in the sand

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.08.09

Art dealers will be able to pay artists with alcohol or secondhand vehicles but will be forced to declare their agreed value under a wide-ranging code of conduct for the Aboriginal art business. The final copy of the code, obtained...» Read More

Australian Outback Artists @ Glenelg Fine Art Gallery

Australian Outback Artists @ Glenelg Fine Art Gallery

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.08.09

Born on Kaurna land, I am passionate about my culture, my people, my Ancestors. I am a Kaurna/Narrunga woman. My people can be traced from Wallaroo, to the back of the Flinders Ranges and to the top of Eyre Peninsula...» Read More

Sales aside, Cairns puts fun into the fair

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.08.09

When Jonah Jones was asked to do a feasibility study for the establishment of an indigenous art fair in far north Queensland, he was mighty enthusiastic. Jones was one of the people behind what is now the Melbourne Art Fair,...» Read More

Caruana & Reid congratulates Danie Mellor on a fantastic win and an extraordinarily creative 12 months

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.08.09

Caruana & Reid congratulates Danie Mellor on a fantastic win and an extraordinarily creative 12 months. Danie will be holding a solo exhibition, A Balance of Power at Elizabeth Bay, from the 30th September till 31st October. Selected Awards Winner:...» Read More

Evolution of a landscape

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.08.09

Almost four decades since the dawn of the desert painting movement, and a quarter-century since the first award was held in Darwin, the current of indigenous expression in art has turned into a broad stream. It mirrors not just the...» Read More

Danie Mellor wins Telstra Aboriginal Art Award

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.08.09

A paper work exploring the fragile relationship between black and white Australia has won the country's most prestigious indigenous art award. The mixed media work by Danie Mellor - From Rite to Ritual - is an interesting choice for this...» Read More

Clash of cultures wins

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.08.09

THE winner of the 2009 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award has been announced and is set to be the most controversial in many years. At a ceremony in Darwin last night, the $40,000 Telstra Award was given...» Read More

DANIE MELLOR WINS 'THE BIG TELSTRA'

DANIE MELLOR WINS 'THE BIG TELSTRA'

Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 16.08.09

"It's important to have my work in an exhibition where conversations occur between different sorts of art and artists". The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (the NATSIAAs) at the Museum & Art Gallery of the NT in...» Read More