First Nations

The First Nations exhibition drawing record audiences in Auckland, and why
Designed as an international touring exhibition, ‘Ever Present’ is an exercise in self-determined exhibition making. So, what artworks speak loudest?

Getting the balance right in a festival of Asian Australian cultures
OzAsia Festival returns in 2023 to centre Australian Asian diasporic experiences and connect with forefront contemporary projects abroad.

The 2023 Art Music Awards: a celebration of community
It was a night of diversity and recognition at this year’s Art Music Awards, held at Carriageworks in Sydney/Gadigal.

Queer and present danger: Part 2
Delve into the new millennium with Crystal Love from the Tiwi Islands and First Nations drag queen Mama MadB.

Exhibition review: ngaratya, Bunjil Place Gallery
A lyrical and beautiful exhibition that reminds us to step lightly on Country.

Local love bolsters the National Indigenous Music Awards event
More than an awards ceremony, the NIMAs, presented in conjunction with Darwin Festival, brings Top End communities together to celebrate…

The daring future of sovereign Blak storytelling
ArtsHub speaks with YIRRAMBOI Festival and new First Nations theatre company A Daylight Connection, about bold and experimental First Nations…

Large-scale sculpture wins the 2023 NATSIAA
Highlighting family totems in a ‘transportive’ work, Keith Wikmunea’s major sculpture takes home the $100,000 2023 Telstra NATSIAA.

The "helping" hand of allyship: Indigenous art, authenticity and politics
A look at the fraught disparity between non-Indigenous arts workers and the Cultural obligations of their Indigenous counterparts, as well…

Review delivered on interference in Aboriginal paintings
The National Gallery of Australia has tabled its independent Review into Art Centre interference in the painting of Indigenous artworks.