by Ellie | May 25, 2022 | Collective, DAAF 2022, Feature, From Our Country to Yours, Uncategorized
Exploring Arts & Culture: Celebrating First Nations Creatives Across Australia In July and August every year, a collective of organisations come together to elevate and celebrate the incredible diversity of First Nations arts and cultural practice in this... 
by Maya Johnson | May 1, 2022 | DAAFF News, DAAFF Yarns, Uncategorized
DAAFF Yarns with Wilinu artist Ashley Fitzgerald. Words by Camilla Wagstaff For Wilinu artist Ashley Fitzgerald, art has always been there. “I have been painting since I was young and have done so on and off all my adult life,” says the artist. As a Wilinu Man,... 
by Maya Johnson | Apr 16, 2022 | DAAFF Yarns, Uncategorized
A yarn with Yolngu artist Shannon Ashley. We’re visting Bula’Bula Arts, located in the heart of the Ramingining community in Central Arnhem Land, 400 kilometres east of Darwin. It is a thriving art centre, supporting 150 artist members from Ramingining and its... 
by Maya Johnson | Mar 30, 2022 | DAAFF Yarns, Feature, Uncategorized
Artist Profile: Mparntwe-based artist Charles Jangala Inkamala. The legacy of Albert Namatjira, one of Australia’s most celebrated artists, is to this day echoed in the work of painters hailing from Ntaria (Hermannsburg) in Central Australia. What’s really... 
by Maya Johnson | Mar 16, 2022 | DAAFF Yarns, Feature, Uncategorized
Artist Profile: Mornington Island-based painter Agnes Kohler You can’t help but be drawn in when looking at the vibrant, bold paintings of Mornington Island-based painter Agnes Kohler. Each work is a celebration of colour and Country, with repeating themes and...