Indigenous art
‘I’m still an outsider’: A path from a childhood in denial to lighting up the CBD
Birrunga Wiradyuri says his ancestors made him wait to rediscover his culture. But when the time was right, he picked up a paintbrush and never looked back.
- by Courtney Kruk
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‘I made this movie for the stolen mob’: A horror about historic wrongs
The Moogai offers a perspective on the Stolen Generations that has been sorely missing in mainstream Australian cinema.
- by Nell Geraets
‘So hungry for something beyond four walls’: The musical bringing joy to prisons
Ilbijerri Theatre’s Big Name, No Blankets wowed audiences at the big festivals in Sydney and Melbourne. Now it’s winning over the toughest crowd of all.
- by Karl Quinn
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For Indigenous artist Jonathan Jones, even painting a landscape is ‘political’
The Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man on engaging with nature and each other – and a favourite NSW bushwalk.
- by Benjamin Law
A First Nations artist’s week with Jean Paul Gaultier
The chance to work with a fashion legend was one Grace Lillian Lee could not pass up.
- by Jane Rocca
Rapper Barkaa wants ‘white men to be very scared of me’. This is her victory lap
From a troubled teenager to artist of the year, Barkaa is now living her best life, but she still has no interest in making people feel comfortable.
- by Meg Watson
Swords, shields, spheres: The First Nations art in Brisbane’s Lightscape
The immersive, illuminated 2km trail through Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens is back – and this year, it features works of two North Queensland First Nations’ artists.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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‘Wow … It touched her’: Vincent Namatjira on that Gina Rinehart portrait
The Archibald Prize-winning painter on Australia’s richest person, his idols and his most valued possession.
- by Benjamin Law
‘What are you willing to sacrifice?’ The upshot for comedian Steph Tisdell
The stand-up comic, actor and screenwriter on advice for school-leavers, the importance of quelling self-doubt – and the harsh reality of political systems.
- by Benjamin Law
Mega-spiders, crocs and a wild bull. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea
We were too old to trek into the Kimberley, but we did anyway. And I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
- by Anson Cameron
Corporate watchdog clears Indigenous art centre
Allegations that non-Indigenous arts workers meddled with Indigenous art sent shockwaves through the industry.
- by Liz Hobday
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