#aboriginalandtorresstraitislanderart — Public Fediverse posts

Two artists from same remote community finalists in prestigious portrait prize
By Giulia Bertoglio and Mietta Adams

Students of generations of famous painters at Warmun's Art Centre, Dwayne Jessell and Troy Drill's unique Kimberley self-portraits are finalists at this year's Lester Prize.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/warmun-kimberley-artists-finalists-lester-art-prize/107222198

#AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #Painting #IndigenousCulture #HumanInterest #GiuliaBertoglio #MiettaAdams

'Art is central to our political power': 50 years of land rights celebrated in art award
By Elsie Lange

The prestigious Vincent Lingiari Art Award pays tribute to its namesake and acknowledges the intimate link between Aboriginal art and land rights.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/desert-mob-art-festival-alice-spirngs-award/107139436

#LandRights #History #VisualArt #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousCulture #ElsieLange

Alice Springs art exhibition highlights buffel grass devastation
By Emma Masters

An art exhibition opening in Alice Springs today will shine a spotlight on the native plants driven out of Central Australia by the invasive weed, buffel grass.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/buffel-grass-art-weed-exhibition-native-plants-alice-springs/107123188

#InvasiveSpecies #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #NativeSpecies #EmmaMasters

Artefacts from across the globe returned to southern WA
By Rosemary Murphy

Menang artefacts returned from museums across London, Edinburgh, Melbourne and Sydney are being showcased in a special exhibition in Albany.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/menang-artefacts-returned-to-country-albany-wa/106889850

#AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #IndigenousCulture #RegionalCommunities #RosemaryMurphy

Artwork riffing on Renaissance painting and George Orwell wins $100k
By Hannah Story

Ryan Presley has won the top prize at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards for an oil painting riffing on Renaissance art.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/natsiaa-art-awards-winners-ryan-presley-jenna-mayilema-lee/106992592

#AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #AwardsandPrizes #VisualArt #Art #ContemporaryArt #Painting #TextileArts #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousCulture #ArtHistory #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #HannahStory

'Bad Smoke' protest song stands up to tobacco industry
By Katie McAllister

Smoking is the most preventable cause of death for First Nations people. This protest song by Tackling Indigenous Smoking Workers and ARIA-winning artists wants to change that.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/protest-song-stands-up-to-tobacco-industry/106973108

#IndigenousMusic #PublicHealth #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #Smoking #HealthPolicy #KatieMcAllister

Top designers recognised at 2026 National Indigenous Fashion Awards
By Olivana Lathouris

A unique partnership between a remote Northern Territory women's centre and an art studio in India has been recognised at in this year's prestigious National Indigenous Fashion Awards.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/national-indigenous-fashion-awards-nifa-art-designs-darwin-nt/106995770

#Fashion #Design #IndigenousAustralians #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #ArtsEvents #RuralandRemoteCommunities #AwardsandPrizes #OlivanaLathouris

Boycotts and withdrawn funding 'part and parcel' of working in arts today
By Hannah Story

After the 2026 edition was subjected to political, community and commercial pressures, the Biennale of Sydney has announced a new artistic director: Singaporean curator Low Kee Hong.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/biennale-of-sydney-2028-low-kee-hong-new-artistic-director/106942220

#ContemporaryArt #ArtsEvents #VisualArt #Art #InstallationArt #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #ArtsFestivals #HannahStory

Time to bite the bullet? Unpopular decision looms over $600m Aboriginal gallery

Adelaide's stalled Aboriginal cultural centre has a dubious future on a site with a troubled past. The Malinauskas government faces criticism whatever it chooses to do, writes state political reporter Thomas Kelsall.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-12/decision-looms-over-tarrkarri-aboriginal-art-gallery/106890278

#AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #IndigenousCulture

Legacy of an outback artist who created masterpieces with his teeth
By Bella Munro

Left quadriplegic in an accident, every line the late Gunggari man drew and every word he scrawled in ink was created without a pen in his hands.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/remembering-quadriplegic-indigenous-artist/106897858

#Art #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #PeopleWithDisability #HumanInterest #IndigenousCulture #BellaMunro

Aboriginal artist recreating 'oldest living weaving practice' with glass
By Lily Nothling

Lower Southern Arrernte woman Jenni Kemarre Martiniello creates glass artworks modelled after traditional Indigenous items like dillybags, eel traps and fish scoops, by combining a centuries-old Italian glassmaking technique with millennia-old Indigenous weaving practices.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/act-aboriginal-woman-glass-artist-traditional-weaving-technique/106902124

#AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #VisualArt #LilyNothling

Handmade quilts babies 'will have for life' wrap them in culture
By Emma Siossian and Wiriya Sati

Beautiful Indigenous-themed quilts have been made by a group of women for a NAIDOC Week baby celebration on Worimi country, linking cultures and generations.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/handmade-patchwork-quilts-bring-comfort-connection-naidoc-week/106836182

#IndigenousCulture #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #Babies #RegionalCommunities #TextileArts #EmmaSiossian #WiriyaSati

Why Troy Cassar-Daley wrote a song for a long-dead Wiradjuri warrior
By Katherine Smyrk

Country music star Troy Cassar-Daley didn't know anything about First Nations warrior Windradyne. But once he learned more, he was determined to sing his story home.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/windradyne-troy-cassar-daley/106254264

#IndigenousMusic #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #History #KatherineSmyrk

Rock art expert accuses state government of rock art 'propaganda'
By Briana Shepherd

One of the world's leading rock art specialists accuses the WA government of burying evidence that shows current pollution levels in the state's north has left ancient petroglyphs resembling "Swiss cheese".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-27/murujuga-rock-art-benjamin-smith-government-cover-up/105342280

#IndigenousCulture #EnvironmentalPolicy #Environment #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #BrianaShepherd

It was to be a tourism draw card, but it's been 'left to rot' — and locals want to know why
By Bec Pridham

The unique sinkhole in Tasmania's remote north-west was meant to be a much-needed tourism drawcard for the area. Instead, the site has fallen into disrepair, leaving locals shocked at its condition.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-27/dismal-swamp-tourism-disrepair-plans-for-adventure-hub/103507398

#TourismandLeisureIndustry #RuralTourism #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #BecPridham

'Isolation gives you a chance to dream a bit bigger': How Perth Festival created a unique arts experience
By Eloise Fuss

It may be isolated from the rest of the country, but Perth Festival takes pride in telling uniquely local stories from the far west. Here’s a smattering of highlights and tips for the final week.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-23/perth-festival-2024-celebrates-noongar-art-and-culture/103467288

#CarnivalsandFestivals #PerformingArts #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #VisualArt #Theatre #OperaandMusicalTheatre #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #AboriginalLanguage #Dance #MusicArtsandEntertainment #EloiseFuss