First Nations
Empowering First Nations documentary maker Daniel King
King is one of many ACMI X residents, using the coworking space to foster creative process and open up new…
Exhibition Review: OCCURRENT AFFAIR: proppaNOW, UQ Art Museum (QLD)
The QLD artist collective proppaNOW shaped the landscape for contemporary Aboriginal art. A new survey exhibition asks audiences to bare…
Same, same but different – ABC announces new arts program
ABC has announced that Namila Benson will host a new arts program, Art Works, kicking off in May, but the…
Exhibition Review: Michael Cook Natures Mortes at Andrew Baker Art Dealer (QLD)
First Nations photographer Michael Cook takes a spin on a Dutch Old Masters aesthetic in a new series that weaves…
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…