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New Australian Indigenous Art from over 40 Aboriginal owned community art centres at the Darwin Convention Centre from August 12 to 14 2011. Follow us on Facebook & Twitter;
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Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2013 - Wrap Up Video
The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair's seventh year brought new partners and relationships on board and celebrated the living culture of Aboriginal Australians, visualised through their artwork.
Australian Aboriginal Art by Top Didj Katherine NT
Australian Indigenous artworks. Didgeridoos,bark paintings, prints,central desert artworks. Australia's finest collection of local NT indigenous artists.
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Aboriginal Art in the Northern Territory
Aboriginal Art in Australia's Northern Territory
The Top End of Australia's Northern Territory is home to a wealth of Aboriginal art that reflects the spirit of the people and the intense connection they have with the land. From ancient dot paintings derived from drawings in the desert sand through to more contemporary bark paintings, each piece offers a glimpse into the rich history of the Aboriginal people and the Dreamtime stories of the world's oldest living culture thought to be more than 50,000 years old.
Aboriginal artwork was traditionally used as a teaching tool to pass on knowledge regarding ownership, responsibilities, beliefs and practices. It revealed a range of ancestral stories that had been passed down through generations, explaining connections with the land, tribal customs and traditional law. Today Aboriginal art has firmly made its way onto the international indigenous art scene.
Referred as the Dreamtime, these stories are the gateway to understanding the rich history and beliefs of the Aboriginal people.
Exploring Aboriginal art in the Territorys Top End will take you across wetlands and billabongs, along spectacular sandstone escarpments to the woodland savannah country.
Take up the trail in Darwin and see the stunning collections at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory before browsing the numerous galleries.
Home to various Aboriginal language groups for more than 40,000 years, Kakadu National Park houses one of the world's largest collections of Aboriginal rock art. The art sites were integral to Kakadu achieving its World Heritage status. A visit is best started at the Bowali Cultural Centre near Jabiru or the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre near Cooinda.
Arnhem Land, one of the largest Aboriginal Reserves in Australia, is a region also rich with Aboriginal culture and art. This remote region features several world renowned Aboriginal art centre including Injalak Arts, Maningrida Arts and Buku Larrngay Mulka at Yirrkala. All offer opportunities to meet artists who create unique pandanus mats and baskets, bark paintings and distinctive carvings while experiencing their unique community lifestyle.
Whether visiting the world-class galleries of Darwin; the renowned rock art sites in the National Parks or seeing the remote Aboriginal communities of Arnhem Land and Tiwi Islands, each trip will represent a unique and exciting experience.
31st Annual National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards in Darwin
The theme of this year’s awards is “New Directions” and Natalie Ahmat got to take a sneak peek at this year’s artworks.
Pandanas Stripping and Dying - Aboriginal art
Showing the art of stripping and dying Pandanus for basket weaving. Aboriginal culture experience in Katherine, Northern Australia.
A brush with Bush Leaves at the 2014 National Architecture Awards
To mark the 2014 National Architecture Awards, held in Darwin, local artist Janet Golder Kngarreye was invited to paint a one-off artwork during the awards ceremony to complement Smeg’s iconic design.
Janet’s beautiful painting Bush Leaves was selected by the Australian institute of Architects as the feature image of the 2014 Awards.
Watch Janet transform a Smeg FAB28 fridge into a beautiful piece of artwork featuring Bush Leaves.
Darwin - Aboriginal Art Award
Impressionen von der Verleihung des 29. Telestra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australien - präsentiert vom MORTIMER REISEMAGAZIN (mortimer-reisemagazin.de). Copyright Karsten-Thilo Raab, 2012
Tony Albert: Norforce Commission
In 2010 the Australian War Memorial received an anonymous donation to commission an Indigenous artist to record the activities of the Regional Force Surveillance Unit (RFSU) North West Mobile Unit (NORFORCE).
In May 2012 Tony Albert became the Memorial's first Indigenous official war artist, the first deployed with NORFORCE and the first artist to cover the activities of the Australian defence Force on Australian soil since the end of the Second World War.
Albert was attached to NORFORCE and based at the units' Kangaroo Flats training facility outside Darwin. He observed and participated in the training activities of an intake of young recruits.
Tony Albert (Girramay language group) was born in Townsville, North Queensland in 1981 and holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Queensland College of Art. Albert's practice crosses multiple media including drawing, painting, photography and installation, and focuses on political, historical and cultural issues pertaining to Indigenous people in Australia today. Tony has been the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, and was finalist in both the 2006 and 2007 Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. His work has been exhibited, most recently, in The Collectors Show: Weight of History, Singapore Art Museum (2013) , Making Change, National Museum of China (2013) and undisclosed: The 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial (2012) at the National Gallery of Australia. Albert's art is held in major public institutions including the Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery of WA, Queensland Art Gallery and the Monash University Museum of Art, as well as in private collections internationally.
Albert was selected on the strength of his artistic practice. A young Indigenous artist with a nationally and internationally significant visual arts career his selection continues the Memorial's program of working with artists of the highest calibre. Furthermore his explorations of themes relating to contemporary Indigenous identity were a match for this commission. Albert's Grandfather Edward Eddie Albert enlisted in 1940. As a member of 2/15th of the 9th Division he served in the Middle East before becoming a Prisoner of War in Germany and Italy. His Grandfather's service and post-war experience as an Aboriginal returned serviceman has been an ongoing source of inspiration for Albert.
Albert's new work will enrich the Memorial's collection of contemporary art and specifically its collection of art by Indigenous artists. Currently the Memorial's art collection is comprised of over 36,000 works of which only 12 are by Indigenous artists. Similarly, the activities of NORFORCE and the experience of its soldiers are not well represented in any aspect of the collection.
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North West Mobile Unit (NORFORCE)
Formed in 1981 the North West Mobile Unit (NORFORCE) is one of three specialist infantry units which operate across the north of Australia. NORFORCE's area of responsibility covers 1.8 million square kms -- largest of any army surveillance unit in the world.
Australian Aboriginal soldiers form 60 precent of NORFORCE personnel, and they are recruited predominately from the area they patrol in order to draw on local knowledge. NORFORCE is notable also for the manner in which it has developed deep trust and inter-cultural understanding between remote Indigenous communities and the ADF.
NORFORCE traces its history to the 2/1st Northern Australia Observation Unit, known as 'the Nackeroos', formed in 1942 in the face of the threat of Japanese invasion.
North West Mobile Unit (NORFORCE) recently celebrated its thirtieth anniversary a significant milestone in the long history of indigenous military service in Australia.
Meet the Artists behind DAAF: Merrepen Arts
Merrepen Arts is based in Daly River, and this year they're featuring new fabrics that are designed and printed by their artists.
The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair features the work of Aboriginal arts centres from across Australia. Now in its 6th year, it is a gathering like no other and is a fantastic opportunity for buyers and artists to come together Australia's rich cultural heritage.
Darwin Street Art Festival 2018 Update
The streets and laneways of Darwin city are coming alive with brilliant & vibrant artwork.
The impact of fake Indigenous art on local Aboriginal communities | 60 Minutes Australia
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Darwin Aboriginal Arts Fair 2012 Sneak Peak
Xavier before he became a famous curator of Aboriginal Art
Xavier in Darwin before he became a famous curator of Aboriginal Art
Indigenous art
A new Sydney art exhibition curated by Hetti Perkins is aiming to connect mainstream Australia with Aboriginal cultural heritage.
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Aboriginal Cultural Experience
Indigenous Art | Aboriginal Art Katherine Darwin NT
Located in Katherine Northern Territory Top Didj Aboriginal cultural experience is one of the best things to do from Darwin or Katherine. Art and didgeridoos online.
Unreserved Aboriginal Art Clearance | Feature Artist
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Aboriginal Artist Gloria Petyarre has been dubbed “one of the most collectable indigenous artists” by Art Collector magazine and is arguably one of the most influential women in Aboriginal Art.
Her work has been exhibited in collections across Australia including the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney and the Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, just to name a few.
Her paintings depict dreamtime stories told to her by her Father and display an array of vibrant acrylic colours painted on canvas.
We have a number of Gloria’s artwork in our Unreserved Aboriginal Art Spectacular Auction with paintings from other significant artists including Patricia Kamara, Gracie Morton, Nellie Marks and Mandy Marshall amongst many others.
Australian aboriginal artists exhibit works in Paris
Five aboriginal artists from the Bábbarra Women’s Centre in Maningrida in the north of Australia came to Paris, for the first time, to share their traditional stories and knowledge and preside over the official opening of an exhibition called Jarracharra, featuring their textile art at the Australian Embassy in Paris, on until 10 January 2020.
Keep Culture Alive - Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2012
The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair is on for 10-12 August 2012! Get ready for a fantastic weekend of celebrating Aboriginal Art.
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Indigenous art market faces code of conduct
As sellers flock to the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, the Federal Government continues its development of an industry wide code of conduct.