Kinship and the Dreaming
Looks at a family history project beginning with the Koonibba Mission in South Australia.
More from this Issue
From Yuendumu to Paris
Explores a historic trip for six traditional artists from Australia for the exhibition 'Magicians of the Earth'. This global overview was created to "reveal the force of communication" and was true to its title.
Aboriginal Rock Festival
It's now early September 1989 and Aboriginal Rock Bands from the Northern Territory and interstate are travelling by any means possible to Darwin for the Sing Loud Play Strong 2nd Festival of Aboriginal Rock Music.
Mural at Port Lincoln: Kerry Giles and Melanie Howard
Kerry Giles and Melanie Howard talking to Felicity Wright about the mural in Port Lincoln South Australia.
Yolngu Women Artists
If the 70s is remembered as a period of nurture for Aboriginal art, the 1980s will certainly be remembered as the decade of its dramatic development...there has been an eflorescence of community based enterprises in the remote areas of Australia.
Two Profiles from Cairns: Tatipai Barsa and Zane Saunders
Looks at the art practice of two artists from the Cairns College of TAFE and the Associate Diploma of Art.
Desert Designs
Examines the Desert Designs Company formed by Stephen Culley and David Wroth which began in the early 1980s.
Murris' Coming Out Show
Hello. My name is Marshall Bell. I live at Inala in Queensland. My father was from the famous Jiman Tribe of Hornet Hill massacre mob. My mother was from the Kamilaroi nation Gunedah/Kooma clans. I was born at the now defunct Charleville Aboriginal reserve in the desert of south west Queensland. Having been living off my art for the last 5 years in a suppressive Queensland environment, I think I know what it is like to be living in isolation.
Poetry in Review
Aboriginal poet Ken Canning ( Burraga Gutya) looks at the nature of poetry. 3 poems of Burraga Gutya included in the issue.
Paddy Fordham Wainburranga
Paddy inherited his unique style of painting form his father and father before him. It is the old 'style'.