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Art Adds to the Beauty of a Long Distance Walking Trail
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2014-09-22 17:51:06
Since reading the book, Wild: From Lost to Found Along the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed, I, like many others, have been romancing the idea of a long-distance walk. And today the Larapinta Trail, a 223km walking trail along...» Read More
PETER BROKENSHA OAM 12/10/26 TO 24/06/14
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2014-09-20 18:45:51
“He was a good man who did good things”, assessed Bob Edwards, long-time friend, one-time employer and a partner with Peter Brokensha in early efforts to turn the nascent Aboriginal art movement into a viable business. Coincidentally, the Pitjanjatjara people...» Read More
27TH MERREPEN ARTS & CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2014-04-29 15:39:50
The Daly River community (Nauiyu), 240 kilometres south-west of Darwin, celebrates the 27th Merrepen Arts and Culture Festival from Friday 30 May to Sunday 1 June, with a weekend of traditional and contemporary performance, colourful designs, fashion and fabrics, art...» Read More
Telstra acknowledges Land Rights across Australia
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2013-09-17 18:17:22
In recognition of its commitment to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Telstra has rolled out a commissioned Indigenous artwork across its 365 national retail stores and 88 business centres. The Telstra Reconciliation Action artwork by Indigenous artist, Riki...» Read More
Lives hidden in the life's work
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2012-05-21 09:30:36
THE looped chains of brilliant colour, the radiating line-work, the grids and vortex patterns -- they speak of a personality, and a strong one. At last, six years after her death, the dazzling Warlpiri artist Lorna Fencer Napurrurla is the...» Read More
Artists of the Barkly
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-08-05 19:07:40
An extraordinary journey has begun for a group of artists from the Barkly region who have been invited to showcase their work at Tandanya. Tying in with Tandanya’s 20th Anniversary celebrations this year, a two-year exhibition in the making, Artists...» Read More
Selling Art from the Australian Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-28 13:44:01
The Painted Door Gallery Opening Reception The Painted Door 421 2nd Street Petaluma, CA Free Refreshments 5:00 ~ 8:00 Reception 5:00 ~ 6:30 Nicole Worden on Didgeridoo Selling Art from the Australian Desert: Acrylic Paintings by: Barbara Napangardi Reid, Cheryl Campbell, Kudditji Kngwarreye, Margaret & Annette Davis,...» Read More
The Australian: the desert's tainted brush
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-11 06:36:35
As the Aboriginal art community struggles against a growing culture of fraud, one group of desert artists is taking a stand, writes Nicholas Rothwell A thread of rich, autumnal colours, fit for the burning season, runs through the latest Desert...» Read More
