First Nations

Talking about languages and why sovereign peoples don’t want to be called Indigenous
A recent panel discussed the importance of language and self-determination for First Nations people.

The Potter announces reopening exhibition for 2025
The Potter Museum of Art will reopen in 2025 with an epic rewriting of art history.

Exhibition focuses on a next generation of Torres Strait Island artists
Curatorial collaboration celebrates diversity of new making and greater exposure at NorthSite Contemporary Arts.

Craft as a universal language: IOTA 2024 reveals lead artists and theme
The Indian Ocean Craft Triennial returns for its second WA edition to channel the diversity and communicative powers of craft.

Aboriginal art fair rides the wave of global ambition
ArtsHub speaks with Shilo McNamee of Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair on future ambitions and the highlights of this year’s flagship…

Senior First Nations artists receive recognition for lifetime achievement
Uncle Badger Bates and Aunty Mabel Juli receive Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement, while emerging First Nations excellence is…

First Nations multimedia artist and political activist dies aged 67
Mob and arts sector colleagues mourn the loss of the renowned First Nations artist.

Deaf Indigenous Dance Group celebrates 27-year history at State Library
The Far North Queensland Deaf Indigenous Dance Group empowers d/Deaf First Nations artists through Culture and dance.

Remounting a Stolen Generations story told through dance
Remounting ‘The Other Side of Me’ has allowed NT choreographer Gary Lang to enrich its beauty and potency, he explains.

Gina Rinehart pressures NGA to remove portrait by Vincent Namatjira – now the whole net is searching for it
The work was previously shown in 'Vincent Namatjira: Australia in colour' at AGSA, with the current exhibition set to run…