Looking Forward Looking Back: in the East Kimberly

Marrying visual art, dance and inspirational rhetoric has been one of the hallmarks of the Jirrawun Artists Co-operation operating out of Kununarra. These traditional people have been at the forefront of contemporary political debates and Indigenous art practice. Cath Bowdler follows the story of Jirrawun Artists Co-operation from its inception in 1998 to the present day. A non-government funded body, Pro bono partnerships with the corporate and private sector.

Published June 2005

Trent Parke: Minutes to Midnight

Australian Centre for Photography
7 January - 20 February 2005

Published June 2005

From Fregon to Srinigar and Back

Kaltjiti Arts is a community owned arts centre in Fregon. A cross-cultural project between two groups of community artists based in South Australia's remote and traditional Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands and in Srinigar, the turbulent capital of Kashmir is based on the combining of these two isolated and very different cultures via their arts and traditions.

Published June 2005

Artrave

Published June 2005

Metaphor and Climate

Ooms writes of her personal experiences as an Anglo artist living and working in a small, sticky town on the edge of everywhere. A tale of humidity, nature, art and weather. The coming together of Eurocentric imagination and the metaphysical qualities of the work of the Northern Territory; the communally held spiritual beliefs play out in Ooms ongoing dialogue between personal and communal space.

Published June 2005

The Art of Fiona Hall

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
19 March - 5 June 2005

Julie Ewington, Fiona Hall, Piper Press, 2005, RRP $88.

Published June 2005

Disappearing Act

Sherman Galleries, Sydney
10 February - 5 March 2005

Published June 2005

Object/Subject

Curator: Frank McBride
Museum of Brisbane
18 February - 8 May 2005

Published June 2005

Dolly Walker: The Custodian

Fremantle Arts Centre
12 March - 17 April 2005

Published June 2005

String Lines: Continuing Developments in Aboriginal Fibre Art

Across the tropical and desert regions of the Northern Territory a quiet revolution is taking place in the most neglected and least understood area of indigenous creativity - in women's fibre practice.

Published June 2005

Chasing Culture

Cross cultural performance is a form of cultural brokerage and plays a significant role in the maintenance of culture within Indigenous communities. Exploring issues of authenticity and cultural intrusion through a range of intercultural performances between indigenous and non-indigenous communities and established local companies.

Published June 2005

Proof: The Act Of Seeing With One's Own Eyes

Curator: Mike Stubbs
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne
9 December 2004 - 13 February 2005

Published June 2005