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THE COLOURS OF BENETTON GO ABORIGINAL 27 Aug 2013 | 09:06 am
The Venice Biennale may have passed from the headlines, but it's still running. And, just as the Film Festival is poised to pack Venice out once again, Luciano Benetton, the billionaire clothing makin...
WA AWARDS SPRING A SURPRISE 23 Aug 2013 | 12:15 pm
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 State...
AND NOW FOR THE RAKAS 19 Aug 2013 | 01:03 pm
Sometimes the right result emerges from the strangest circumstances. Melbourne's Kate Challis RAKA Awards at the Ian Potter Museum of Melbourne University were the creation of the art historian Bernar...
Winner announced for the $25,000 Kate Challis RAKA Award 2013 15 Aug 2013 | 07:27 am
One of Australia’s most cherished Indigenous artists, Mabel Juli, has won the $25,000 Kate Challis RAKA Award 2013 for her refined, minimal painting Garnkeny Ngarranggarni (Moon Dreaming). A respecte...
NATSIAAS REFRESHED 9 Aug 2013 | 12:46 pm
The leaders of both of the main groupings of remote Aboriginal art centres have spoken out recently about the gulf between Indigenous and urban Australia. Philip Watkins, CEO of Desart, representing 4...
THAT TIME OF THE YEAR 5 Aug 2013 | 08:47 am
It's that time of the year! Just as the footy tends to deliver adrenaline-sodden drama throughout September, Indigenous art has somehow chosen August as the month when an inherently uncompetitive, cul...
THE SONG PEOPLE OF ARNHEMLAND 1 Aug 2013 | 10:31 am
Great things happen when people discard their egos and return to their roots. A mob called Barkly Regional Arts based in Tennant Creek has now completed two projects taking well-known Aboriginal pop m...
THE ABORIGINAL JOURNEY CONTINUES 26 Jul 2013 | 01:59 pm
After the marvels of the first two episodes, the ABC's 'First Footprints' makes slightly less impact in bringing Australia up to date through the last 6/7000 years. There are simply fewer firsts than ...
PIONEERING YUENDEMU 25 Jul 2013 | 08:32 am
The foundation myth is simple: Aboriginal art as we know it today – acrylic painting on canvas - emerged from Papunya in 1971/2. But now the question is being asked - was the less well-known Yuendemu ...
For the Sake of a Song 19 Jul 2013 | 08:59 am
As part of this book review we have been given permission to include a couple of the recordings from the accompanying CDs. We think you will really love them. WANGGA SONGMEN, WAK (CROW) WANGGA SONGME...
