Art/Literature

For far too long Indigenous storytelling has been subject to the white filter, interfering in the authenticity of First Nations storytelling, but the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s (QPAC) festival ‘Clancestry’ is stripping this layer away.

Irriti ngurra Warumpila ngayulu nyinapayi. Pulinguru walpangku ngyunya yunpa pampunu. (A long time ago, I lived on the land of my people, Warumpi. From the mountains, the wind would blow and caress my face.)

All over the world geeks unite a couple times a year to meet guests from their favourite TV shows, movies, books, comics. These are called Comic Conventions. Australia has it’s own comic conventions all year round with Supanova and Oz Comic Con.

The recipient of this year’s Most Underrated Book Award was posthumously awarded to Frank Byrne for his book Living in Hope.

Five must read books by sovereign authors recommended by Karen Wyld.

This exhibition will be a revelation. It recognises John Mawurndjul as one of Australia’s most important artists, and his contribution to the history of art and painting.

International sports brand PUMA has teamed up with a Victorian Aboriginal artist to release a limited edition range of sportswear that celebrates the relentless spirit and diversity of First Nations cultures.

Although his family feared that it would be his great burden, tying him to a destiny of dependence, being born blind did not define the life of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.

Wright, a member of the Waanyi nation was awarded the $50,000 prize at a special event held last night at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, taking out the top place amongst 170 entries.

The WEAVE Festival has been running throughout the month of March at the Australian Museum, inviting a new interpretation of the large collections of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Pacific artefacts held by the Museum.

The suffragettes were just ordinary women who came from the upper and middle classes. They wanted change.

She is the woman holding it all together connecting the dots in spirit