Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2014-02-03 12:07:57
An ebullient black King Lear in a white suit arrives regally on high and breaks into a “We have survived” rap. Where are we? In Joan Littlewood's Stratford East? Barrie Kosky's Berlin? Or Michael Kantor's Malthouse Melbourne? In fact, the...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2013-07-05 19:48:44
The Australian Government is conducting a review of the resale royalty scheme for visual artists. The review will look at: whether the scheme has achieved its objectives of providing artists with recognition of their on-going rights in their art and an...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2013-05-07 14:01:02
An event of national significance occurs on Monday (May 6th) with the opening of The Emily Museum in the inauspicious setting of a converted factory in a back street in Cheltenham, the Melbourne suburb. It's not the right place –...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2013-03-06 19:00:16
Lance Bennett was one of the more enigmatic figures in the very conflicted world of interlocutors betweens Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cultures....neither an anthropologist nor a dealer, but a heroic warrior for tribal people against insensitivity and lack of understanding in...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2012-11-22 14:05:51
For the first time South Fremantle based Artitja Fine Art will hold their Christmas affordable art exhibition on the first floor of the PS Art Space in Packenham Street, in central Fremantle. Now in its fourth year the ART + OBJECTS:...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2012-11-20 16:50:31
We don’t need a map is a major new exhibition celebrating the distinct and joyful visual language of the Martu and their connection to country. This expansive exhibition, taking place at the Fremantle Arts Centre (FAC) until January, provides an...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2012-03-26 19:50:23
Transcript of a Newslines Radio Broadcast Broadcast date: 26 March–1 April 2012 Duration: 12 minutes Presenter: Nathan Ramsay Content: New initiatives are making Indigenous artists more aware of their rights. Talent: John Oster, Indigenous Arts Code Limited Patricia Adjei, Indigenous communications coordinator, Copyright Agency Limited Zena Cumpston,...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2011-12-06 15:05:02
The amount of money collected by the Resale Royalty scheme that came into force in Australia in June last year is on the point of reaching half a million dollars. $300,000 of that will have gone to indigenous artists. To be...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-08-24 21:48:14
Australia’s Michael Reid Explains the Essential Role Private Collectors Play and Why the Government Must Be Sure Not to Hamper Them. The Australian art world is in the midst of the perfect storm. Interest rate rises in March and April,...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-07-23 22:52:10
In July 2010 was announced that the Cooper Recommendations will be absorbed into Australia’s new laws for Self Managed Super Funds. Clearly, art has been diagnosed in these quarters as a non-“yield asset”. Regardless of its proven capacity to hold...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-06-21 18:30:28
In April this year the Australian government appointed Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL) to manage an artists’ resale royalty scheme that comes into operation on 9 June. CAL’s appointment is for five years, and follows an open tender process. CAL is a...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-06-14 20:29:14
Concern over the royalty payments scheme continues: The art community, already nervous, fears destabilisation by a new royalties program due to its timing and over-complexity They would laugh if it weren't serious. Last month, Papunya Tula Artists, one of the nation's best-regarded...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-06-09 18:53:56
SUBJECTS: Commencement of the resale royalty scheme; CPRS; Uluru climb GARRETT: It is fantastic to be here in Alice Springs today to announce the delivery of significant support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture across a range of...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2010-05-07 14:37:14
Johnnny Warangkula Tjupurulla (1918 - 2001) was one of the outstanding artists in the Aboriginal art movement. Warangkula was born around 1925 at Mintjilpirri, south of Lake Mackay. Close by is his major dreaming site Tjilkari. His mother was of...» Read More
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2010-04-14 16:08:38
Arts Minister Peter Garrett announced on April 7th that Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) was the successful tenderer to act as the collecting society to implement and administer the resale royalty scheme for visual artists. “CAL has 20 years experience collecting and...» Read More
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
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-02-05 12:06:08
John Oster from Desart talks to the ABC about the bill going to parliament shortly relating to artist royalties: "There's not too much contention in the bill and it's been a long process of sorting. We've been looking at this for...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-25 01:21:13
I would first like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land. And I want to acknowledge the contribution made by Argyle Diamonds – the first major company to make Aboriginal employment a priority and a supporter of the book. And Peter...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-25 14:15:44
Does the new federal government royalty plan benefit Indigenous artists: Based on sales figures over that period, Whiteley, Brack, Williams, Arthur Boyd and Charles Blackman would have been the top beneficiaries of a royalty scheme similar to the model proposed by...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-31 00:10:32
Joyce Morgan from the Sydney Morning Herald talks to Ben Genocchio about his book, the Four Corner's Programme Art for art's sake and how to improve the Aboriginal art industry. Mandatory regulation is essential if carpetbaggers, fakes and frauds are to...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-29 00:45:02
Alcaston Gallery is privileged to exhibit in Sydney the powerful paintings of the late Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula, in association with Papunya Tjupi Arts, Papunya, Northern Territory. This outstanding collection has been meticulously preserved by the people at Papunya for ten years....» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-04-10 02:18:27
The Aboriginal Art Directory artist spotlight with Adam Hill was republished in the Koori Mail this week. Download the article now or read the Koori Mail's introduction to the interview: They say art is a weapon. If thatʼs true, Aboriginal...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-08-03 09:56:11
An article about the Aboriginal Art industry in light of the Sotheby's auction in Melbourne last week. More than 400 well-heeled dealers and collectors flocked to Sotheby's in Melbourne last week for the much-hyped sale of Clifford Possum's epic 1977 work,...» Read More
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2003-09-20 06:43:40
The Age - September 20, 2003 Gabriella Coslovich As the value of Aboriginal art increases so, too, do claims that artists are being exploited, reports Gabriella Coslovich. An incredibly interesting article about the impact of the boom of Aboriginal Art sales globabbly in...» Read More