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 United Nations General Assembly has declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IY2019) to raise awareness of the crucial role languages play in people’s daily lives.
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
Find out about a unique exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art featuring the Kuninjku language and culture.
Credit: Tristan Derátz (detail) +
Indigenous arts and languages
A new conference will explore some of the earliest known recordings of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in...
Indigenous arts and languages
An Aboriginal music touring project is bringing contemporary music and culture to some of our most hard to reach areas.
Image credit: Bill Pheasant (detail) +
Indigenous arts and languages
The United Nations (UN) has declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IY2019) to raise awareness about the...
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.
Courtesy of Jerrinja Exposed (detail) +
Indigenous arts and languages
The Indigenous Languages and Arts program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to revive and maintain languages, and to develop and present art.
