First Nations
Exhibition Review: Rebecca Belmore, Griffith University Art Museum
Belmore's work positions the viewer as a witness and encourages us all to face what is monumental, and a shared…
Exhibition offers long overdue spotlight on Torres Strait Island art
Artist Brian Robinson has curated an extensive look at the art from Torres Strait Islands, connecting distant shores to Newcastle’s…
Dark Mofo cancels project after widespread response
Dark Mofo has cancelled a project calling for contributions of ‘First Nations blood’ after outcry.
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…