Power Institute Program on Aboriginal Art in Australian Society

The Power Institute at the University of Sydney ran a 10 week program devised by Susan Simons and Bronwyn Bancroft of panel discussions, presentations, films/videos and seminars exploring many of the issues of Aboriginal art in Australian society.

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Les Griggs

Examines the paintings of Les Griggs.

Megan Griggs

Shane Pickett

Looks at the works of West Australian artist Shane Pickett.

Alta Winmar

A Playwrights Story

"In January 1989, I attended the second national Black Playwrights conference. I arrived at this conference feeling very unsure and insecure with nine small scenes which I had hoped would turn in to a play."

Raymond Kelly

Letter From Arnhem Land Where All the Real Art's Supposed To Be

"How many people still think that up north or in the centre is the only place for real Aboriginal art. You know when you work with it, selling it, buying it, you hear it all the time."

Steve Fox

Aboriginal Theatre in Tasmania

"From the time that whites arrived in Tasmania and up until 1983 Aboriginal performing arts especially theatre arts, had become almost as extinct as whites would have people believe Tasmanian Aborigines were. Not so!"

Jim Everett

Ellen Jose

The artist writes about her art practice.

Ellen Jose

Bangarra

'Bangarra' is a Wiradjeri word meaing to make fire and the dance company so named has sparked enthusiasm for its performances in countries as far afield as Japan, New Guinea, the USA and Finland.

Stephanie Britton

Gayle Maddigan

Looks at the art practice of Victorian artist Gayle Maddigan.

Natalie Greenwood

Boomalli

Looks at the artist's co-operative Boomalli located in Sydney NSW.

Brenda L Croft

Vocational Arts Centre Cairns

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Education Centre in Cairns is a vocational school of Arts aimed at the development and realisation of Aboriginal artistic talent.

Mabel Edmund A M

Kinship and the Dreaming

Looks at a family history project beginning with the Koonibba Mission in South Australia.

Neva Grzybowicz

Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation

Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation meaning 'we of the people' is a West Australian Aboriginal organization which aims to promote dance, drama, writing, painting, sculpture, craftwork, music and any other Aboriginal art...

Geoff Narkle

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