Indigenous art
‘A champion for Indigenous artists’: Pioneer Rhoda Roberts leaves a huge mark
She brought us a key part of the Olympics opening ceremony and the Welcome to Country. Journalist, actor, theatre maker and activist Rhoda Roberts made a mark.
- Karl Quinn
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Steve Martin launches new mission to bring Aboriginal art to the world
The American actor and fellow collector John Wilkerson wanted to “spread the word” about the paintings they love. Increasingly, they feel they’ve accomplished their mission.
- Michael Koziol
Eighty years ago, Albert Namatjira built a house in the desert. Now it has been recreated
A chance encounter with history became the catalyst for a new artistic installation in the National Gallery of Australia celebrating the legacy of the pioneering watercolourist.
- Linda Morris
Miranda Tapsell, Deb Mailman and Shari Sebbens reunite for one of our favourite films
The trio will join a handful of actors for a one-off event to revisit the movie, with its writer hoping it will inspire others.
- Karl Quinn
Largest exhibit of Indigenous art ever shown overseas opens in the US
Many of the artworks on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington had never left Australia before.
- Michael Koziol
Meet the woman who owns Europe’s biggest collection of Aboriginal art
When she walked into a Paris gallery 20 years ago, Bérengère Primat was instantly captivated by what she saw. It was the start of an obsession.
- Rob Harris
How a tiny gallery created an Australian oasis in ‘crazy’ Washington
The US government shutdown has delayed Australian plans for the biggest ever overseas Indigenous art exhibition. But a small gallery in downtown DC is making the most of it.
- Michael Koziol
‘Your failures are just as important as your successes’
It is every performer’s nightmare: what if you go on stage … and then forget everything. It happened to Frances Rings – in her first performance, her big break. How she stumbled through it has become a life lesson.
- Cassidy Knowlton
Jess Mauboy honoured at Indigenous Music Awards
The NIMAs ceremony was held at the Darwin Amphitheatre on Saturday night, celebrating Indigenous musicians from around the country.
- Gemma Grant
‘I will never get over being an artist’: Jessica Mauboy joins Indigenous Hall of Fame
The singer rose to fame as a teenager on Australian Idol in 2006. Now 36, she’s embarking on a new era of her already successful career.
- Gemma Grant