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Aboriginal Art & Culture: an American eye |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Will Owen's blog
Aboriginal Art & Culture: an American eye
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CLICK HERE - http://homepage.mac.com/will_owen/iblog/ |
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Australian Commercial Galleries Association |
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The Australian Commercial Galleries Association exists to represent, promote and further the interests of Australian commercial galleries whose core business is the ethical representation of living Australian artists. A dual aspect of the Association's mission is to develop Australian artists' livelihood and reputation while contributing to an enhanced public understanding of contemporary Australian art in the primary market.
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CLICK HERE - http://www.acga.com.au/vic.html |
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Cultural Gifts program |
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The Director, Beverly Knight is an approved valuer of the Australian Commonwealth Government’s Cultural Gifts Program and she recommends all art lovers to visit the Australian Government’s Department of Commerce, Information & Technology and the Arts website, in particular the ‘arts and culture’ pages. Information on policy and areas of significance to the arts in Australia is included here. |
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CLICK HERE - http://www.dcita.gov.au/ |
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National Gallery of Australia |
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The NGA is situated in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Established in 1982, the youngest of Australia’s major galleries, the NGA has a major holding of indigenous art, with regular changing exhibitions. |
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CLICK HERE - http://www.nga.gov.au/Home/index.cfm |
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National Gallery of Victoria |
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The NGV recently divided its collection into Australian art and international art, both to be housed separately. The international collection is located at the newly refurbished site of the original NGV (opened 1968) at St Kilda Road Melbourne. The Australian art collection is now located at Federation Square, where the entire ground floor is devoted to displaying their large Indigenous art collection. Federation Square is on the corner of Flinders & Swanston Streets, on the banks of the Yarra River and is a short walk from the NGV’s international collection. |
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CLICK HERE - http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ |
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The Art Gallery of New South Wales |
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The AGNSW recently opened their new, architecturally stunning Asian Galleries wing, which sits on top of the original building (built 1896-1909) overlooking Sydney Harbour. The lower ground floor of the AGNSW is devoted to ‘Yiribana', a gallery space dedicated to exhibiting their expanding Indigenous Art collection and which has regular changing exhibitions. |
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CLICK HERE - http://www.agnsw.com.au/ |
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The Art Gallery of South Australia |
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AGSA has a contemporary building addition to its original building and a regular selection of Indigenous art on display. |
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CLICK HERE - http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/ |
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The Art Gallery of the Northern Territory |
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Situated in Darwin in the Northern Territory, this Museum and Gallery has vast holdings of early and contemporary Indigenous Art. Every year they hold the major art award to Indigenous artists, the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. |
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CLICK HERE - http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/museums/magnt/index.html |
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The Art Gallery of Western Australia |
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This institution has a small but valuable holding of Indigenous art with special consideration for artists from WA. They often have to rely on generous benefactors for acquisition and loans for exhibitions. |
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CLICK HERE - http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/ |
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The Australian Art Market Report |
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The Australian Art Market Report has become the essential publication for art collectors and investors in Australian art. The quarterly report, available only by subscription and selected bookshops, provides up to date information on the art market movement in Australia, covering the very active contemporary art market and also the secondary auction market. |
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CLICK HERE - http://www.theaustralianartmarketreport.com.au/ |
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The Queensland Art Gallery |
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This institution is small but vibrant and currently undertaking major redevelopment. The management and board are extremely supportive of its Indigenous curatorial team and collect and exhibit a wide range of artists and communities. |
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CLICK HERE - http://www.qag.qld.gov.au |
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