Tag Archives: NATSIAA

The Art Award Revisited

I might as well say it straight out, up front, and get it off my chest: I was sorely disappointed by the showing at the 28th National and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards this year. Not that it wasn’t a … Continue reading

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The 28th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

Last time we spoke I was in Sydney.  Well, truth, I was in Alice, but I haven’t yet gotten around to writing up Alice’s adventures, much less the fabulous opening of Ngaruwanajirri:helping one another at Charles Darwin Uni’s Art Gallery on … Continue reading

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Award Winners

The judges have been announced (artists Danie Mellor and Nici Cumpston, along with NGV Senior Curator of Indigenous Art Judith Ryan); 327 works have been submitted for judging; and it appears that news of the shortlist of finalists for the … Continue reading

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The Art Awards 2010

Call me old-fashioned, but I think that settling in to watch an awards show already knowing who’s won would feel like a bit of an anti-climax.  Maybe it’s the thirst for something new every year that prompted the change; maybe … Continue reading

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The 25th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award Ceremonies

The Silver Jubilee of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA) was certainly an interesting affair this year as the ceremonies were scaled down and focused a bit more on the artists than on collectors, as art … Continue reading

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The Consolations of Art: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards 24

As Jane Simpson pointed out in the comment to my previous post, the abolition of CDEP now due on September 30 already has art advisers “scrambling to find some way to stay open, going begging to their governments.” Miriam Cosic … Continue reading

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The Art Award, Backwards and Forwards

If you missed the October issue of Art Monthly Australia, you should head for your local library or visit the magazine’s website to pick up a copy (back issues are only A$6.00). Catherine Bowdler’s essay, “The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait … Continue reading

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Talking About the Art Award at Twenty-Three

I’m once again amazed that, if it weren’t for The Australian, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award would get virtually no coverage in the Australian press. Miriam Cosic wrote three articles in the space of a week, Rothwell … Continue reading

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Telstra and Technology Notes

Tonight, some news from ABC Radio, followed by two technology tips that I’ve recently adopted. The first helps me get automatic downloads of podcasts from ABC Radio. The second is for readers of this blog who want to make the … Continue reading

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Photos from the Art Award

I’m taking a break from writing for a few days, so thought I’d offer some visuals instead from the night of the Art Award.  Early in the evening, the crowd was entertained by the Gapupuyngu Dancers from Elcho Island:   … Continue reading

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