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Cartoonist Danny Eastwood evens the score
Koori Mail newspaper cartoonist Danny Eastwood has evened the score over the past 20 years. He’s been drawing the kinds of subjects you might not see in mainstream newspapers and depicting issues that are relevant for Aboriginal people. “If you look at the ways non-Indigenous cartoonists portray black people we are presented as golliwog people […]
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Spotlight on Tiwi culture
A Prominent author of books about Indigenous art and culture, Jennifer Isaacs has just released a new book – this time it’s about the people and art of the Tiwi Islands. called Tiwi: Art/ History/ Culture it’s the remarkable story of the development of artistic expression on the Tiwi Islands and the history and culture […]
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Pedro Wonaeamirri and Tiwi art tradition
One of the Tiwi artists featured in a new book Tiwi: Art/ History/ Culture written by Jennifer Isaacs, Pedro Wonaeamirri is carrying on the tradition of painting ‘Jilamara’ or ‘good design’. He works out of the Jilamara Arts and Craft Association at Milikapiti on Melville Island. Pedro has been painting at the Jilamara Arts and […]
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The journey continues
An exhibition of the works of the founding members of the Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative opened late last year to celebrate the cooperative’s 25th anniversary. It was a huge event, with more than 500 people turning up to pay homage to this amazing cultural institution. The exhibition, called Ripple Effect: Boomalli Founding Members, features works […]
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Koori kids’ art on show
This year’s Koori Art Expressions exhibition is an imaginative collection of visual artworks created by Sydney school students from Kindergarten to Year 12. It is now showing AT the Powerhouse Museum. On display are more than 70 works inspired by this year’s NAIDOC Week theme and the 40th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. The […]
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Koori art expressions
A selection of visual artworks created by Sydney school students, from Kindergarten to Year 12, are now on show at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. Over 70 works inspired by the theme ‘Spirit of the Tent Embassy: 40 Years On’ were created with 26 schools across Sydney contributing. The exhibition includes paintings, photography, textiles, sculptures […]
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Unique WA artworks
Warakurna: All the Stories Got into our Minds and Eyes, is a remarkable collection of paintings, woven fibre and carved wooden sculptures produced at Warakurna, a community at the foot of the spectacular Rawlinson Ranges in Western Australia, 300km west of Uluru. The Warakurna artists use their paintings to document their traditional and recent history. […]
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Papunya art on display
A new exhibition highlighting works of the Papunya Tula Artists opens at the Art Gallery of NSW on 13 December. The 11 works in pencil and watercolour on paper, made by a small group of Pintupi artists – including Timmy Payungka Tjapangati and Anatjari Tjakamarra are part of the Gallery’s permanent collection. “These artists have […]
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Man of many talents
Djon Mundine is the curator of an exhibition that celebrates the impact of Bungaree, the Aboriginal guide and interpreter, on colonial life. The exhibition Bungaree: the First Australian is on at the Mosman art gallery in Sydney until 25 November. Deadly Sounds: Many of us have heard of Bennelong and Pemulwuy, but Bungaree isn’t as […]
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Ferns Martins
Aboriginal artist Fern Martins helped set up Boomalli Aboriginal Arts Cooperative in Sydney and has been holding her own exhibitions since the age of 19. Her most recent illustrations are for the book Bubbay: A Christmas Adventure, a children’s story about self-discovery and friendship. Fern Martins is a Ngarabul woman from NSW. She is an […]
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Street art
Graffiti art is gaining wider acceptance in the community as an art form and 20-year-old Adelaide artist Shane Cook is gaining traction as a talented street artist. Shane’s family is from Cherbourg Mission in Queensland, but he was born and raised in Adelaide. “There is not enough street art about in Adelaide,” Shane says, referring […]
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Weaving Stories
Tjanpi Desert Weavers is a thriving social enterprise supporting more than 400 women of the central and western desert region. Driven by the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) women’s council, the enterprise is thriving and meeting the needs of NPY women of all ages. Tjanpi, meaning grass, is also driving culture forward through art: basket weaving, […]
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Artie honoured at Deadlys®
Members of the Ella family honoured the late Arthur Beetson at the 18th annual Deadlys in front of a packed Concert Hall crowd at the Sydney Opera House. Beetson, a rugby league legend who passed away in December 2011 at the age of 66, was posthumously presented with the Ella Award for Lifetime Contribution to […]
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Darren Bell takes on Modern Culture
The walls of Australia’s oldest Parliament will be transformed later this month with a spectacular showcase of Aboriginal art, culture and creativity as part of the 2012 Parliament of New South Wales Aboriginal Art Prize. This is the richest art prize on offer for Aboriginal artists in Australia, with a main prize of $40,000. The […]
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Stan Yarramunua, innovative entrepreneur
Stan Yarramunua (Dryden) is a painter as well as an entrepreneur who has opened two galleries in Melbourne and another one in Daylesford, Victoria. He is passionate about promoting his culture and helping other Indigenous artists. Stan is the founder of Art Yarramunua Galleries in Melbourne and Daylesford. He started painting over 20 years ago by […]
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On the right track
The Deadly Vibe Group has won a prestigious national Indigenous health award in the category of Environmental health initiatives – Improving living conditions and quality of life. Vibe accepted the award at a gala dinner at the 3rd Annual Excellence in Indigenous Health Awards 2012, held in Sydney. The awards are given in recognition of […]
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