Girringun artists' work goes global as iconic fire-starter sparks ancient skills revival
The Girringun Art Centre in northern Queensland is helping to keep traditional artisanal skills alive, and the international market is paying attention.
In the remote community of Mulga Bore, every resident is a Mormon
In the remote Australian outback, where ancient Aboriginal songlines traverse the unforgiving landscape, missionaries from the United States are preaching a religious movement.
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Tasmania JackJumpers unveil NBL Indigenous Round jersey
Aboriginal Tasmanian man and former TSL player Rulla Kelly-Mansell told The Mercury at the time that “the use of dot art on the jersey misrepresented palawa-pakana art techniques”. The 2023-24 ...
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Indigenous art: Connection to Country and a window to the past
Embracing their oral traditions, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have used art as a medium to pass down their cultural stories, spiritual beliefs, and essential knowledge of the land.
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11 First Nations-Led Experiences for Uncovering the Real Australia
Guests dot-paint river rocks while learning about the history of Aboriginal art, or sip lemon myrtle tea while listening to Dale share the six Noongar seasons and the medicinal qualities of native ...
Water in the desert: How two-way learning turned a fairy tale into an award-winning research project
A collaboration between Martu people through the organisation Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa and ethnoecologist Dr Fiona Walsh has changed how science understands linyji, also known as 'fairy circles'.
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Reko Rennie's NGV Australia retrospective charts the Kamilaroi artist's career from the street to the gallery
Rennie hopes visitors to the REKOSPECTIVE and Urban Rite shows leave with a greater appreciation of the diversity of Aboriginal Australia. While Indigenous art is synonymous with the dot paintings ...
Cliff-top sites preserve ancient Aboriginal heritage on the River Murray
New research by Flinders University researchers, conducted in partnership with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal ...
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A Ravishing Show of Aboriginal Art, Some in the U.S. for the First Time
By Arthur Lubow The Aboriginal art of northeast Arnhem Land in Australia is both ancient and recent. For thousands of years, the Yolngu people of this remote, culturally rich region have been ...