Art
Poly-Australis: Reimagining Papunya mark-making and issues of blackface
Worimi artist Dean Cross questions and challenges ideas of identity and authenticity in his work ‘Poly-Australis’, exhibited at Tarnanthi Festival......
Art helping indigenous offenders find their way
Indigenous prisoners are engaging with art as a form of rehabilitation in Victoria. Offenders, who can often feel isolated and estranged......
Tarnanthi opens in Adelaide
The works of over 1,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists are on display across Adelaide as part of Tarnanthi:......
Students look to the skies to inspire new artworks
A collaboration between the South Australian Museum, the Museum of Discovery (MOD) at the University of South Australia and the......
Who protects the intellectual property of indigenous artists?
Big fashion should be thinking about how their products affect indigenous cultures. The Chanel boomerang is only one aspect of......
Tarnanthi festival returns to Adelaide
In 2015, Tarnanthi Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art took over Adelaide and presented artworks, performance and......
Private support for the arts has grown over the past six years
A report from The Bureau of Communications and Art Research has found that private support for the arts sector has......
$100,000 Ramsay Art Prize changes a life
For any artist, a prize of $100,000 is a life changer. The Wire was there when Sarah Contos as she heard her......
Ancient indigenous rock art suffers deterioration due to vandalism
The Burrup Peninsula located within the remote site of Western Australia is home to the worlds largest concentration of Indigenous......
World Heritage Listing on the cards for indigenous rock art
Last week WA Premier Colin Barnett called for the Burrup Peninsula to be the first cultural site in Australia to......