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

Bush Techies and Secret Data Business

Caroline Farmers position at 24HR Art, the Northern Territorys Centre for Contemporary Art required an involvement with projects specifically aimed to help indigenous artists acquire new media skills. What she found in the Territory however required her to think in an entirely new way. Farmer discusses some of her experiences with her new found traditionally and technologically aligned environment.

Published June 2005

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

Disappearing Act

Sherman Galleries, Sydney
10 February - 5 March 2005

Published June 2005

Kuninjku Modernism

Kuninjku Modernism pays respect to the wellspring of the Indigenous art movement and the many artists of Western Arnhem Land, furthermore exploring the several countries or nations of this large civic nation.

Published June 2005

Neverland vs. Reality: How to Sustain an Art Practice in the Territory

Historically, people in the Territory have viewed southeners with suspicion, often characterising them as missionaries or carpetbaggers. Some emerging artists here are beginning to question these attitudes and are starting to take advantage of the financial and critical lifelines that the south has to offer. Bronwyn Wright and Tobias Richardson are two who have engaged energetically with southerners and achieved high levels of recognition.

Published June 2005

Dolly Walker: The Custodian

Fremantle Arts Centre
12 March - 17 April 2005

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

Seeking Transcendence

Curator: John Stringer
10 February - 5 May 2005
Perth International Arts Festival

Published June 2005

Artrave

Published June 2005

The 14th Annual Linden Postcard Show

Linden St Kilda Centre for Contempory Arts
5 February - 19 March 2005

Published June 2005

Looking Elsewhere: Asia at the Top End

The top end has a distinctly Asian flavour not only because of its cultural heritage prior to 1880s but also because of the significant East Timorese connection. This article looks at the Northern Territorys strong and visionary commitment to cultural exchange with Indonesia and the increasing Asian character of Darwin's rapidly changing population.

Published June 2005