Aboriginal Arts Unit Australia Council

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Foreign returned: Between expatriate and repatriate in Mumbai
Feature
Balamohan Shingade

Published 01 September 2018
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Human flow in Melanesia: Taloi Havini's artefacts and habitats
Feature
Nicholas Thomas

Published 01 September 2018
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Living and dying under surveillance: Xu Bing's Dragonfly Eyes
Feature
Sasha Grbich

Published 01 September 2018
Axolotl
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Inhuman flow: Censorship and art in the two Chinas
Feature
Darren Jorgensen and Tami Xiang

Published 01 September 2018
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Sublime Plight: Richard Mosse, Ai Weiwei and the social turn
Feature
Wes Hill

Published 01 September 2018
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YARN: The art of conversation
Feature

Coby Edgar interviews Warren Roberts, CEO of YARN Australia

Published June 2018
PICA
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Editorial: Kanarn Wangkiny/Wanggandi Karlto (Speaking from Inside)
Feature
Clothilde Bullen with James Tylor

Published 01 June 2018
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Katie West: Living well
Feature
Katie West

Published 01 June 2018

The Aboriginal Arts Board was dis-established in June 1989...the Australia Council established the Aboriginal Arts Committee to replace the Board.

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Abie Jangala
Feature
Sharon Monty

Looks at the works of Abie Jangala from Lajamanu and the country about 500 kilometres north west of Alice Springs.

Published June 1990
Bangarra
Feature
Stephanie Britton

'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.

Published June 1990
Jumbana Designs
Feature
David Kerr

John and Ros Moriarty of Jumbuna Designs in interview.

Published June 1990
Poetry in Review
Feature
Ken Canning

Aboriginal poet Ken Canning ( Burraga Gutya) looks at the nature of poetry. 3 poems of Burraga Gutya included in the issue.

Published June 1990
Milton Budge
Artist Profile
Leone Stanford

Looks at the art practice of Milton Budge.

Published June 1990
Aboriginal Music; Broome Style: Towards Bran Nue Dae
Feature
Marion Granich

Broome, sleepy, dusty, sub-tropical country town on the north west of Western Australia, with a population of only 7,000 has at least 5 working bands including the well known bands Kuckles and Scrap Metal - a myriad of solo performers as well as traditional Aboriginal musicians.

Published June 1990
An Artist's Project: Banduk Marika
Feature
Margie West

Margie West talks to NE Arnhem Land artist Banduk Marika about artists working in Yirrkala, an Aboriginal community. She addresses traditional ceremonies today, the appropriate use of traditional designs, payment for work, copyright, and working to redress environmental damage to the beaches and lands by regenerating native trees and plants.

Published June 1990
Pitchat and Beyond
Feature
Neil Turner

Until recently, Pitjantjatjara communities had very limited acces to or influence from mainstream media, communications, technology and information systems. English is still a foreign language to most of the population and functional levels of literacy are very low.

Published June 1990
Art After the Controversy
Feature
Stephanie Britton

Looks at the art practice in Moree in north western NSW.

Published June 1990
Aboriginal Theatre in Tasmania
Feature
Jim Everett

"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!"

Published June 1990
Review of the Review
Feature
Tim Rowse

In 1989, Jon Altman, Chris McGuigan and Peter Yu were asked by the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs to look into the viability of the Aboriginal Arts and Crafts industry, to point to ways to improve its efficiency and effectiveness and to advise which government programs could give cost effective support to the industry and to recommend managing and marketing strategies.

Published June 1990
Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation
Feature
Geoff Narkle

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...

Published June 1990
 
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