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Saltbush Country arrives in Broken Hill
Audiences in Broken Hill will experience the works and insights of a group of So...
Phoebe Blogg 6 May 2026
Healing, identity and lived-experience: The Torch opens major exhibition 'Confined 17'
Among the hundreds of artworks on the walls at The Torch's major annual exhibiti...
Jarred Cross 5 May 2026
First Nations artists among finalists in prestigious Hadley's Art Prize
Several First Nations artists are among the finalists in the Hadley's Art Prize...
Phoebe Blogg 5 May 2026
Indigenous artworks adorn new university campus in Boorloo / Perth
Edith Cowan University recently unveiled two significant public artworks by Indi...
Giovanni Torre 28 Apr 2026
BARKAA to headline BLAK NITE 2026
One of Australia's most influential First Nations artists, BARKAA, will headline...
Giovanni Torre 27 Apr 2026
Queensland's Regional Artist of the Year, Djawarray, to headline CIAF 2026 Opening Night

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair has congratulated Djabugay and Western Yalanji songman Djawarray (Bertie Riley) on being named 2026 Regional Artist of the Year at the QMusic Awards, ahead of his headline p...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 27, 2026
Garma 2026 theme - Bukmak (Everyone) - an 'expression of unity and a celebration of diversity'

The Yothu Yindi Foundation has announced the theme for the 26th annual Garma Festival: 'Bukmak' (Everyone), "an expression of unity and a celebration of the diversity of modern Australia".

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 27, 2026
Walmajarri artist John Prince Siddon unveils his largest work ever for The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia has unveiled the 2026 Circular Quay Foyer Wall Commission, Worra Munga! Ernie and Bert Dreamtime voice by Walmajarri artist John Prince Siddon - the largest wo...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 27, 2026
D Lan Galleries and Pace Gallery to present Emily Kam Kngwarray in New York

D Lan Galleries, in collaboration with Pace Gallery, will present Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season, a major survey of one of Australia's most significant artists, on view in New York from May 1...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 22, 2026
Indigenous visual arts sector to receive federal funding boost

Eighty-five activities delivered by First Nations art centres, fairs, regional hubs and industry service organisations across Australia will receive funding from federal government, it was announced o...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 21, 2026
Ngununggula art gallery unveils exhibition of works from Tangentyere and Yarrenyty Arltere women artists

Ngununggula, the Southern Highlands regional art gallery, has unveiled Old Days, New Days | Arlta-imankinya, Arlta-errama; a major new all-women exhibition bringing together artists from Tangentyere a...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 20, 2026
Art Leven to present First Nations & Australian Art Auction

Leading First Nations-focused gallery Art Leven has announced a First Nations and Australian Fine Art Auction, featuring the collection of Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE, pl...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 14, 2026
YIRRAMBOI announces major new commissions to debut in 2027

YIRRAMBOI has officially unveiled four major new commissions, marking the next chapter for a festival that has become a leading platform for First Nations evolutionary and experimental arts.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 14, 2026
Remote WA Aboriginal artists debut work in Boorloo / Perth

Bidyadanga artists from a remote Aboriginal community on WA's west Kimberley coast are presenting exhibitions and events in Boorloo / Perth this week to showcase their work to a wider audience.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 13, 2026
Vincent Lingiari Art Award to celebrate 50 years of land rights

The 2026 Vincent Lingiari Art Award will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) with an exhibition themed Our Country, Our Culture: 50 Years of Land Right...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 13, 2026
Ngura Puḻka—Epic Country opens at the National Gallery of Australia

Ngura Puḻka is an epic project both in scale and scope, led by senior First Nations artists and collectives from the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, Coober Pedy and Tarn...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 12, 2026
First Nations artists launch UMI Arts season with vibrant double exhibition opening

UMI Arts launched its 2026 exhibition season last week with a gathering of artists, family and friends at the Jensen Street gallery to open two group shows — The Summer Show 2026 and You & M...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 3, 2026
'Exquisite' illustrations show efforts to save language

An exhibition celebrates the decades-long drive by the remote Western Desert community of Papunya to keep culture and language alive. In a filing cabinet in an old darkroom at the remote Aboriginal co...

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Liz Hobday Apr 1, 2026
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