Tag: Aboriginal art

Fuel Budget for Australian Remote Desert Artist Group Hits $55,000

The organisation that supports Aboriginal weaving artists working in the remote Central Australian desert is facing a fuel bill of A$55,000 (US$36,890). The Tjanpi Desert Weavers represents more than 400 Anangu and Yarnangu women artists on the NPY (Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara) Lands. For the 2022-23 financial year the organisation’s fuel budget is expected to hit $55,000 – dwarfing…


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…