Delma's Collection

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The five phases of Aboriginal art
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Djon Mundine

 

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palawa kani: Expressing the power of language in art and the museum context
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Zoe Rimmer and Theresa Sainty

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Reconnecting the Yaghan community to cultural belongings 90 years on
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Rebecca Carland

Published 01 June 2020
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
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Looking for murnong
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Lou Bennett and Romaine Moreton

Published 01 June 2020
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Kin‑dling and other radical relationalities
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Emily Johnson and Karyn Recollet

Published 01 June 2020
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Making Inuit art in the moment
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asinnajaq

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Notes from Kahoʻolawe, Ka Paeʻāina o Hawaiʻi, Moananuiākea
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Drew Kahuaina Broderick and Josh Tengan

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Weaving memory, living embodiment
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Freja Carmichael

Published 01 June 2020

Collections of any kind require patience, luck, money, space, time and dedication.....

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The Black Swan of Western Australian-ness
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Dorothy Erickson

Since 1829, the inhabitants of the western third of Australia have identified more closely with the black swan than the kangaroo. The swan was and is to be found on a wide range of items from buildings to letterheads and furry toys. It crosses class boundaries...

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You can hear her on the radio and see her on the television and contemplate her in better State galleries. Pluralist par excellence, artist, writer and film-maker Destiny Deacon has been blazing away on visual and linguistic fronts since premiering 'Koori Rocks Gub Words' in 'Pitcha Mi Koori' (1990).

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Pretty Baby
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Bruising as R & D
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Cakes for Show: The Last Great Undigested Art
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Making and Breaking
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A Dual Aesthetic
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Worms and Roses
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