Pottery Tags
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
WA AWARDS SPRING A SURPRISE
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2013-08-23 17:15:16
Oh Boy, they must be crowing in Queensland! In Perth, a Queenslander took out the Big One – actually, the country's biggest Indigenous art award of $50,000; and behind him were 2 fellow Sunshine Staters. In Darwin two weeks ago,...» Read More
Awe-inspiring indigenous art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-12-07 02:18:17
A highlight of my trip to the Northern Territory in September was the Desert Mob 2010 exhibition at the Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. It's an annual exhibition of art from Aboriginal communities across the Western Desert region spanning...» Read More
History, bold designs of Annan Fabrics on exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-08-16 22:04:27
Annan Fabrics were part of an emergence in the 1940s and 1950s of a distinctive Australian design style inspired by Australian flora and fauna, and Aboriginal art and culture. Customers included Qantas who used the designs to “brand” Australian tourism. Ms...» Read More
14 Bagu Firemakers Arrive for 27th Telstra Art Award
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-07-02 12:22:57
A three-dimensional entry featuring 14 spirit figurines made from clay, timber and string are one of the 96 artworks that have arrived at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) for this year’s 27th Telstra National Aboriginal...» Read More
Vibrant outback on display
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-01-02 08:20:06
Pots by artists from Hermannsburg, west of Alice Springs, feature in a landmark exhibition at Adelaide's JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design. Called From the Earth , it is the first time ceramics from remote indigenous centres have been brought together. JamFactory managing...» Read More
Albert Namatjira exhibition a delight
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-12-02 08:36:06
Although Namatjira's personal history had a tragic outcome, he continues to inspire a vigorous tradition in landscape painting that is only recently receiving renewed recognition, having been swamped by the success of the acrylic dot painting movement. Another offshoot has flourished...» Read More
Introducing Australia's Premier Aboriginal Art Gallery to the World Wide Web
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-24 03:55:39
Bundarra Gallery showcases contemporary and modern Aboriginal art from the finest indigenous artists of Australia. It houses a unique collection of paintings and artifacts displaying the best work of Australian Aboriginal Culture. Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia (PRWEB) May 22, 2008 --...» Read More
Original Art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-09 23:00:14
Australian Aboriginal art at the India Habitat Centre. Quoted from the article: Looking at Aboriginal paintings is like scanning the DNA of art itself, tracing the primordial codes and colours before they got mutated over millennia and travelled from rock faces to...» Read More
Rebecca Hossack - Tales of belonging
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-07 22:50:21
An article about Rebecca Hossack's journey to the United Kingdom and her importance to the Aboriginal Art industry in Europe. Quoted from the artcile: Seven years after she arrived, Hossack opened an art gallery, which became the first to seriously show Australian...» Read More
Rebecca Hossack - Tales of belonging
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-07 22:50:21
An article about Rebecca Hossack's journey to the United Kingdom and her importance to the Aboriginal Art industry in Europe. Quoted from the artcile: Seven years after she arrived, Hossack opened an art gallery, which became the first to seriously show Australian...» Read More
Ellendale host to art show this weekend
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-23 05:40:35
More than 40 countries will be represented with paintings, carvings, pottery and a host of other forms of artistic expression in the lobby of the Opera House in Ellendale this weekend. Quoted from article: And some of the art comes to Ellendale...» Read More
The Border Mail
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-22 17:08:38
ART lovers are in for a treat this weekend with the art@stmatthews celebration and exhibition. The Albury church will showcase the work of well-known regional and interstate artists as well as Aboriginal paintings, sculpture and pottery. Regional artists Clare Leeuwin-Clark, Stephanie Jakovac,...» Read More
