First Nations

Q&A Richard Bell: Art and activism 30 years on
On the eve of his survey exhibition at the MCA – opening on Mabo Day – ArtsHub speaks with agitator…

Reconciliation Week: 28 ways to play our part
From Truth Talking and keynote talks to kids' workshops, First Nations Arts Awards, exhibitions and First Nations theatre - we…

Vale Ku Ku Imidiji man Arone Meeks, Chair of Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
Boomalli co-founder, teacher, Indigenous health care activist, and internationally collected Queensland artist, Arone Meeks has died aged 64. He leaves…

Exhibition Review: Yhonnie Scarce: Missile Park, ACCA
Tracking a 15 year career that forces one to bear witness to colonial acts of displacement and experimentation on our…

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…