Visual Arts touring 2007
This exhibition introduces some of the most recent, innovative and important developments in contemporary Australian fibre practice. Central to these developments has been the rapid spread and diversification of the coiled basket making technique, especially among Aboriginal women in remote communities. The spread of coiling has also been influenced by creative partnerships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous practitioners, and to highlight this, ReCoil profiles the work of thirteen Aboriginal and three western textile artists though a diverse range of baskets, bags, mats, paintings and sculptures.
Touring nationally November 2007 - March 2010. Supported by Visions of Australia.
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Touring supported by Visions of Australia
Mudlark
Artist: Ali Symounds
Photographer: Merran Hughes
The Beanie Festival - Colours of Country Tour
Supported by the Alice Springs Beanie Festival, Arts NT, the Community Benefit Fund and Artback NT.
As iconic Australian headwear, the beanie has been celebrated by the Alice Springs Beanie Festival since 1996. Attracting contributors from around Australia and overseas, beanie makers compete in events like “Australia’s Flashest Beanie.”
The Beanie Festival is celebrating it’s 10th year by touring an exhibition of beanies. The collection demonstrates the growth of the beanie as an artform over the years, and the imagination, creativity and fine craftsmanship presented in each piece. It is a colourful exhibition encapsulating the whimsical essence of the Beanie Festival. The collection also highlights the works produced by Indigenous artists from the Central Desert region who are regular collaborators in this cross cultural event. An exhibition embraced by a broad cross section of the community, the collection will inspire audiences to laugh, don crazy headwear and knit.
Touring nationally May 2007 - July 2009. Supported by Arts NT.
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Gins Leap/dub_speak - rea
gins_leap / dubb_speak is a multi-screen video and sound installation created by internationally celebrated Indigenous artist r e a, a Gamilaraay / Wailwan woman. This emotive work is an intimate journey into the lives of four Gamilaraay women and an exciting opportunity to bring “new media” to the Territory.
Photo: Courtesy of d/lux/media arts. Photographer: Patrick Neu
Punttu - Country Arts SA tour
An exciting collection of 16 screen prints created to explain and share with the public Aboriginal (Warumungu) skin relationships.
ANKAAA, in partnership with Artback NT Arts Touring, presents Art, Country, Culture - a documentary style photographic exhibition that reflects the diversity of art styles, culture and country across the ANKAAA region.
Darwin based photographer Peter Eve has been working with ANKAAA and the Art Centres on a number of projects from which these photographs have been selected.
Image:“Wilkinkarra” by Tjumpo Japangka Balgo Community Photographer: Peter Eve
Gilt Bracelet
Artist: Felicity Dalgleish
Photo: Courtesy Territory Craft
Territory Craft Jewelery
In association with Territory Craft, a traveling exhibition from the Alice Springs Territory Craft Acquisition Permanent Collection has been developed featuring works by nationally renowned jewelers and craftspeople. The exhibition has a comprehensive education kit to facilitate the learning and enjoyment for a younger schools audience. Currently touring and available.
Land is Life
'Land Is Life' is a photographic exhibition celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act (1977-2007).
The inspiration for the exhibition was the digitisation of the Northern Land Council‚s extensive photographic archive. The photographs document a significant and rarely seen aspect of Australia's history. The story of land rights is a dramatic one, an epic struggle punctuated by setbacks and celebrations.
The exhibition is a way for the Land Councilto showcase its history in a vibrant and inclusive way. More importantly, it is an opportunity for the Land Council to reflect back to the Aboriginal communities of its region, the immense contribution they have made to land rights and the history of the Northern Territory.
The Northern Land Council has spent over 18 months compiling the exhibition, supplementing its own collection with photographs sourced through the National Archives and other major public collections.
In addition many private collectors have generously provided rare photographs of people and events. Most of the photographs in the exhibition have never been publicly displayed.The Northern Land Council looks forward to touring 'Land Is Life' with Artback NT.
Promotional image supplied by the Northern Land Council