The isolation of working in remote Australia is no drawback for a network of Indigenous art centres, which act as feeders to our top galleries and festivals.
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Artists Willie Martin and Mike Williams at Mimili Muku Arts Centre with Williams’ work for Tarnanthi and spears from Kulata Tjuta Project; Photo ArtsHub with courtesy and permission of the artists
As Australians, we loosely talk about an understanding of Country – the traditional lands which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have called home for thousands of years. And yet, few of us have been to the remote lands of Outback Australia, finding it cheaper and more salubrious to head off to Bali or New Zealand instead.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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