The Rise and Rise of Aboriginal Art
Understanding Indigenous Art
Australian Indigenous art has taken the art world by storm. Why? For insider information, broadcaster Geraldine Doogue questions those at the ‘rock-face’.
Susan McCulloch - art book publisher, consultant and leading media art writer. Co-author of McCulloch’s Encyclopaedia of Australian Art and McCulloch’s Contemporary Aboriginal Art, her clout in this field is born out of passion and vast research into Australia’s remote art producing regions.
Margo Neale is a Senior Research Fellow, Senior Curator and Principal Advisor to the Director on Indigenous matters at the National Museum of Australia, also Adjunct Professor at ANU’s Centre for Indigenous History. Widely published on topics including social history, art in the Asia-Pacific region and Indigenous art, Dr Neale is currently curating a major international exhibition on Emily Kame Kngwarreye.
Phillip Harding is an avid fan of Australian art, with a particular passion for Indigenous works. Not just a collector, Phillip gets to know the artists themselves and is committed to promotion of their talent. Selections from the diverse Harding Family Collection have been shown in both local exhibitions and interstate galleries.
Bruce McLean is Associate Curator, Indigenous Australian Art at the Queensland Art gallery and prolific contributor to many Gallery and art industry publications. He was 2002’s National Aboriginal Youth of the Year and selected to participate in Australia Council’s 2007 Indigenous curator’s program.
| DATE | TIME | PRICE | VENUE |
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Sunday 21 |
4.00pm |
$55 |
Noosa Blue |
| Duration: Approximately 2 hours. Inclusions: Canapes - glass of Australian bottled wine, beer, or soft drink. |
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