Indigenous arts and languages
Language and art are essential to the wellbeing, culture and identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website may contain images and voices of deceased people.
Indigenous Visual Arts Industry...
The Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program helps fund the operations of around 80 Indigenous-owned art centres, art...
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Indigenous Languages and Arts...
The Indigenous Languages and Arts program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to revive and maintain...
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The National Indigenous Languages report is a key element of the Australian Government's ongoing commitment to maintain, preserve and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.
The Government supports the repatriation of ancestral remains and secret sacred objects to their communities of origin to help promote healing and reconciliation.
Funding is available through the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program and the Indigenous Languages and Arts program.
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Indigenous arts and languages
A new YouTube series that features puppetry, animation, song and live action is helping keep an ancient Indigenous language...
Indigenous arts and languages
Thanks to the dedication of linguists and researchers at the Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre, in Kalgoorlie,the Mirniny...
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Indigenous arts and languages
The latest recipients of Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) funding totalling $49 million over five years have...
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Indigenous arts and languages
The National Indigenous Languages Report reinforces the value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and the role...
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Indigenous arts and languages
The Indigenous Languages and Arts (ILA) program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to express, preserve and maintain their cultures through languages and arts activities around Australia.
Carlene West (painting) Amanda Dent (photography). (detail) +
Indigenous arts and languages
The Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program helps fund the operations of around 80 Indigenous-owned art centres, and a number of art fairs, regional hubs and industry service organisations that are at the heart of Australia’s world-famous Indigenous visual art movement.
