Working in Indigenous Art Centres

Cover of Working in Indigenous Art Centres
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Unfettered actions: Sportification, playgrounds and public art
Feature
David Cross

Published 25 August 2021
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'The work that art does': Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation
Feature
Abigail Moncrieff

Published 25 August 2021
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Yours truly, The Department of Homo Affairs
Feature
Jessie Boylan

Published 25 August 2021
Riddoch
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First Nations museum memorials: Daniel Boyd and Yhonnie Scarce
Feature
Erin Vink

Published 25 August 2021
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Counter-monuments: Challenging distorted colonial histories through public art and memorials
Feature
Genevieve Grieves & Amy Spiers

Published 25 August 2021
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Transformative communities: Curation and care
Feature
Rayleen Forester

Published 25 August 2021
City of Unley 2
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Blue skies, blood moon
Feature
Daniel Mudie Cunningham

Published 25 August 2021
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A close-up of Amazon Acres: Helen Grace
Feature
Fiona Kelly McGregor

Published 25 August 2021

Felicity Wright speaks from long experience, as a worker and as a reviewer of art centres on Aboriginal lands. Her thoughtful article teases out many do's and don'ts in this highly contested field.

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Donning Oxford
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Christian Thompson

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Published June 2011
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Ken and Julia Yonetani / Janet Tavener
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Still Life: The Food Bowl: Ken and Julia Yonetani
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Elcho Island: Morning Star over London
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Review
Peter Hughes

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