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Tommy Watson, Anumarapiti, 2007, 160x198, courtesy of Agathon Galleries

Investing in Aboriginal Art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.04.08

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The booming Australian Indigenous art market has ridden the wave of economy prosperity since the early 1990’s when the first Aboriginal artworks broke through the $10,000 ceiling. 2007 saw the first million-dollar-plus sales at auction, with Lawson~Menzies achieving a record... » Read More

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Welcome to AboriginalArtDirect. Our goal is to provide you with a thought-provocative newsletter on the events and trends in the industry. In this edition our feature article by Jeremy Eccles examines how you buy your art and key moral questions... » Read More

AboriginalArtDirect #1

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Welcome to the first issue of AboriginalArtDirect, the Aboriginal Art Directory Newsletter. Its been an exciting and challenging first four months for the Aboriginal Art Directory and we are thrilled to be able to bring you the first edition of... » Read More

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More than Just a Fake

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.05.08

Nicholas Forrest talks about non-Indigenous artists painting in the style of contemporary Aboriginal artists and pretending to be Indigenous people. The article and the following discussing are all very interesting....» Read More

Emily Kame Kngwarreye

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.05.08

An interview on the ABC between Shane Mcleod, Margo Neale, Akira Tatehata, Barbara Weir and Janet Holmes a Court about the current Emily Kame Kngwarreye exhibition in Osaka....» Read More

Indigenous art conduct code left out of Budget

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.05.08

NAVA, or the National Association for the Visual Arts that has been working on a code of conduct for Indigenous Art, has received no additional funding for the code in the budget. Quoted from the article: The code, which is...» Read More

First-time Funding for Aboriginal Arts in Tasmania

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.05.08

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...» Read More

Industry Corner

The Heart of Everything

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.05.08

Excellent news is the publication of a book about the extraordinary young art movement on Bentinck and Mornington Islands in the remote Gulf of Carpentaria. The Heart of Everything comes from specialist publisher McCulloch & McCulloch and uses the resources...» Read More

Upcoming Events

Dr Sally Butler: `Creative Thinking in Aboriginal Art`

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Public Floor Talk by Dr Sally Butler `Creative Thinking in Aboriginal Art` (Free) This talk will focus on art works by Dorothy Napangardi, Arthur Pambegan, Gloria Petyarre and George Tjungurrayi on display in the UQ Art Museum, and will discuss... » Read More

A Safe Keeping Place: Shifting Museum Spaces and Embedded Aboriginal Cultural Protocols

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Lecture A Safe Keeping Place: Shifting Museum Spaces and Embedded Aboriginal Cultural Protocols Kimberly Christen Washington Sate University Friday, April 25, 7:00 pm Kluge-Ruhe Collection Reservations required, call 434 244-0234... » Read More