So here we are a few years down the track.. the global economy has crashed, gloom and doom all around and we are spending a bloody fortune going half way around the world to try to flog a few pics…
By Bob Gosford
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Also posted in The Arts, Yuendumu
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Tagged Aboriginal art, Anmatyerre, Cecilia Alfonso, Desart, Desert Dreamings, Durga Vishwanthan, Gloria Morales, Mr John McCarthy, New Delhi, Nyirripi, Ormay Nangala Gallagher, Otto Jungarrayi Sims, Taj Mahal, The Indian Habitat Centre, the Open Palm Court Gallery, Warlpiri, Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu
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February 20, 2009 – 6:59 pm
This is a song from the Saltwater Band from Elcho Island in north-east Arnhem Land from a couple of years ago – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was an obvious standout in the band and destined for the many great things he has recently achieved.
November 24, 2008 – 10:39 am
Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett’s proposed resale royalty for visual artworks has been labelled a “disaster for Australian artists” by the body that administers visual arts copyright and licenses.
As The Northern Myth reported two weeks ago, many on the Aboriginal arts side of the visual arts industry considered his resale royalty proposal a dud.
Garrett’s defense [...]
November 7, 2008 – 4:08 pm
When Big Pete Garrett got to his feet in Parliament last month and announced that he would implement Labor’s long-held commitment to a resale royalty scheme for all Australian visual artists, he told the House that:
“This is a landmark and genuinely historic moment for the more than 20,000 Australian visual artists. The decision to introduce [...]
