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Prodigy at Eighty - The Miracle of Emily
Posted by Frannie Hopkirk | 2014-03-05 18:19:07
Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Diversity in the Desert. It has been said that her work “enabled the flowering of a whole new generation of Aboriginal artists”. My first experience of Emily was at Alice Springs airport about 20 years ago. Wandering...» Read More
THE DEALER IS THE DEVIL
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2014-02-13 08:19:23
Adrian Newstead is probably uniquely qualified to write a history of that contentious business, the market for Australian Aboriginal art. He may once have planned to be an agricultural scientist, but then he mutated into a craft shop owner, Aboriginal...» Read More
RED NUMBERS 'AT THE HEART OF ART'
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2013-11-08 18:23:10
ORIC, the Office of the Regulator of Indigenous Corporations has recently attempted to quantify the community art centre sector of the industry; and its report – 'At the Heart of Art' does not paint a pretty picture. By comparing numbers...» Read More
New international leadership program now open
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2013-11-04 13:47:01
The Australia Council for the Arts and the International Society of Performing Arts (ISPA) are offering performing arts professionals an opportunity to develop their leadership skills as part of a new mentoring program. Australia Council Chief Executive Tony Grybowski said the...» Read More
HEARTLAND IN SA
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2013-07-17 10:48:22
As South Australia lead the cultural way in the 70s when Don Dunstan emerged as the first Aussie politician to recognise the value of the arts to the soul and economy of his people, so the Art Gallery of SA...» Read More
Australia Council Bill approved by the Senate
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2013-06-26 17:41:53
The Australia Council Bill 2013 – the new governing legislation for the Australia Council - was today approved by the Senate after passing through the House of Representatives last month. Once proclaimed, the new Act will replace the Australia Council...» Read More
Almost $100,000 Awarded Through Territory Screen Grants
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2013-05-17 11:50:26
Filmmakers from across the Territory are set to share more than $80,000 through the latest round of Screen Territory grants to help get their projects onto the small screen. Screen Territory director Penelope McDonald said the latest round of grants...» Read More
Artist Opportunities in Sydney
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2012-07-31 15:53:54
Marrickville Council has numerous opportunities for local artists. Applications are invited now for a range of programs for residents and practicing artists that encourage participation of arts and cultural activities at all stages of life. “The local community has told us...» Read More
LOFTY - WAMUD NAMOK
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2010-12-13 13:51:05
The life and work of the great Bardayal 'Lofty' Nadjamerrek is being celebrated this summer at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. One immediate challenge to the mind is to wonder how the man known as “the last of...» Read More
Northern Impressions in Print
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2010-10-22 14:13:38
A new exhibition, Northern Impressions: a celebration of contemporary printmaking, which features mostly contemporary indigenous fine art prints, has opened at the new Chan Contemporary Art Space in Darwin. It's only the second exhibition there, following the Togart Contemporary...» Read More
2010 TOGART AWARD IN DARWIN'S NEW CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2010-09-14 16:30:10
The opening of this year's 4th Togart Contemporary Art Award – whose speciality is to feature both Black and white Northern Territory artists – was also the occasion for the opening of a new contemporary art space in Darwin: the...» Read More
HOODIES IN MELBOURNE
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2010-03-05 09:29:59
The hoodie jacket, sometimes associated with youth alienation and crime, will be celebrated as a symbol of cultural pride and strength in an arts project aimed at giving positive direction to a group of 15 at risk Koorie youths. “Kooriez in...» Read More
Koorie Art Projected
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-08-03 17:42:29
Media Release Exhibition Projects Koorie Art from Victoria’s East Tandeera, Koorie Heritage Trust, 295 King Street Melbourne, until 21 August 2009 Three Gunnai/Kurnai artists...» Read More
State Government helps indigenous artists with program support
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-07-10 02:39:17
The Liberal-National Government has provided a $30,000 grant to help remote indigenous communities develop their art as a sustainable means of income. Premier Colin Barnett today confirmed the funding when he visited FORM Contemporary Craft and Design in Port Hedland,...» Read More
Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum reopens after £1.5m revamp
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-05-04 19:45:59
The Pitt Rivers Museum in Parks Road closed last July for the £1.5m revamp, which won £1m from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other grants. A special programme of Bank Holiday weekend events starts tonight. Collections move assistant Kate Greenaway said:...» Read More
Regional Arts Fund Open for Applications!
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-02-23 13:57:01
Country Arts WA recently announced and officially opened its Regional Arts Fund (RAF) funding programs for 2009 – 2012. Strategic Regional Partnerships - up to $150,000 over 3 years to assist regional communities to develop projects those have long-term impact...» Read More
Icons of the Desert: Early Aboriginal Paintings from Papunya
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-01-22 06:54:20
Exhibition of some of the earliest and rarest paintings by Indigenous Australian artists; artists to visit Ithaca and create “ground work” The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University presents Icons of the Desert: Early Aboriginal Paintings from Papunya,...» Read More
Arts Tasmania Aboriginal Arts Fund
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-28 08:08:58
Aboriginal artists and recognised Aboriginal arts organisations have been invited to apply for assistance though the Arts Tasmania Aboriginal Arts Fund, which aims to support, revitalise and preserve traditional and contemporary Aboriginal art forms and practices. The Minister for Environment, Parks,...» Read More
Museum has even more stories to tell
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-23 01:13:07
A large range of new objects and stories will be on display at the National Museum of Australia from next year as it transforms its five permanent galleries after seven years on show. Rolfe Harris's wobble board, which was recently added...» Read More
First-time Funding for Aboriginal Arts in Tasmania
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-16 01:57:56
Michelle O'Byrne, MP Minister for Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts Thursday, 15 May 2008 First-time Funding for Aboriginal Arts in Tasmania The Minister for Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, Michelle O’Byrne, today announced funding of almost $50,000 in grants to Aboriginal artists...» Read More
Divided Australia sails into the future
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-12 23:38:40
An article about the changing face of Australia. Quoted from the article: In an age when the world is becoming aware of the number of cultures that it is losing, the Aboriginal revival came at just the right time. Big business sat...» Read More
