Indigenous arts and languages
Language and art are essential to the wellbeing, culture and identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.
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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Festival of Pacific Arts
The Festival of Pacific Arts is a celebration of the Indigenous cultures of the Pacific island nations and is held every four...
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Indigenous arts and languages
Far North Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art is part of a major exhibition to mark World Oceans Day in New...
Courtesy of Pormpuraaw Art and Culture Centre (detail) +
Indigenous arts and languages
Our national cultural institutions are holding a series of events to mark National Reconciliation Week.
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia (detail) +
Indigenous arts and languages
The Government will provide more than $200,000 to support an exhibition in Singapore of unique Indigenous sculptures.
Courtesy of Erub Arts Centre (detail) +
Indigenous arts and languages
Applications are now open for the 2017–18 Indigenous Languages and Arts (ILA) program.
Funding programs
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.
