Category: art gallery

Activists Vandalise 130-Year-Old Iconic Painting With Logo of Energy Company

Two activists have vandalised a 130-year-old painting in response to the supposed destruction of Indigenous art by major oil and gas company Woodside. The stunt has drawn criticism, however, from Aboriginal leader Warren Mundine who said, “Two wrongs do not make a right.” In a video released on Jan. 19 by Disrupt Burrup Hub, ceramic…


Nonprofit Ends Art Gallery Lease Over ‘Censorship’ Claim of Controversial Art

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—A nonprofit arts organization terminated a 20-year relationship with Wells Fargo over censorship claims after the branch removed a 36 quilt-exhibit containing a gambit of political messaging about civil rights, climate change, and COVID-19. “We were recently informed that the Community Art Project is terminating its pro-bono use of space at our Laguna…


National Aboriginal Art Gallery Precinct to Be Built in Alice Springs

The Northern Territory government is in the final stage of acquiring land in Alice Springs on which the National Aboriginal Art Gallery will be built. This is part of a $150 million (US$111 million) precinct, which, with the gallery as its centrepiece, is expected to strengthen the NT’s position as the preferred national destination for…