On the ground with Our Mob in 2011

Cover of On the ground with Our Mob in 2011
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Material Sound

Manning Regional Gallery, Taree

Review
Ann Finegan

Published 05 November 2020
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Bodywork

Fremantle Arts Centre

Review
Gemma Weston

Published 05 November 2020
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Bodies of Work Online Program

Bus Projects

Review
Amelia Wallin

Published 12 October 2020
Guildhouse 2
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If the future is to be worth anything: 2020 South Australian Artist Survey

ACE Open

Review
Suzanne Close

Published 09 October 2020
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Older Than Language

Salamanca Arts Centre

Review
Seán Kelly

Published 07 September 2020
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Cognitive Dissidents: Reasons to be Cheerful

Griffith University Art Museum

Review
Louise R. Mayhew

Published 04 September 2020
MGNSW
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Connected online: New art for new times
Review
Julianne Pierce

Published 14 August 2020
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The virtual world of the Aboriginal art market in 2020
Review
Kieran Finnane

Published 12 August 2020

Terry Cleary was the Statewide Indigenous Community Artists Development (SICAD) Program Manger with Ananguku Arts and Culture from 2009-2011. He reflects on the potential power of Our Mob when it works.

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