First Nations
Exhibition Review: Mervyn Bishop, National Film and Sound Archive
Australia's first Indigenous photojournalist Mervyn Bishop helped shaped Australian narratives. This exhibition looks at 60-years of his iconic images, as…
$3M Indigenous art collection gifted to Shepparton Art Museum
As SAM prepares for its next chapter in a new space, a significant gift of Aboriginal artworks will cement the…
Q&A: Indigenous Artist Tony Albert on appropriation, identity and Margaret Preston
Using vintage Aboriginal-styled fabrics, artist Tony Albert's new work sits in conversation with Margaret Preston's iconic linocuts and asks the…
How cross-cultural teachings grow future creative leaders
Cairns-based company Miriki Performing Arts isn’t just teaching young First Nations people how to dance – it’s teaching them pride.
Urgency and care: the flag markers of contemporary exhibition making
From a longing for home to a national snapshot of the new, two exhibitions explore care and belonging from a…
What getting Aboriginal art advocacy right looks like
Desart does professional development well – from a mentoring Photography Art Prize, to nurturing business skills for arts centres, and…
A catalyst for the Aboriginal art market, Papunya Tula turns 50
Christopher Hodges was one of the first Australian art dealers to represent and champion contemporary Aboriginal artists. Here, he reflects…
11 must see First Nations Exhibitions in 2021
From tracking ancient Songlines to the most contemporary artworks by First Nations artists, we pinpoint 11 must see First Nations…
First Nations-led design concept for Australia’s newest Aboriginal gallery
Concept design revealed for Adelaide’s Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre, created by architects Woods Bagot in consultation with Aboriginal leaders,…
50th anniversary of dot painting finds fresh connections at Parrtjima
With a 300-million-year-old tradition of storytelling turning to the latest light projection technology and youth vernacular, Australians can find renewed…