Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts
24HR Art: Northern Territory Centre for Contemporary Art
Established in 1990, 24HR Art grew out of a long-standing desire on the part of many individuals and organisations in the Territory for a venue dedicated specifically to the promotion and support of contemporary visual art.
Ananguku Arts & Culture Aboriginal Corporation (KU Arts) is the lead development and support agency for over 400 visual artists and seven art centres in the Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands of far north-west South Australia.
ANKAAA is the peak advocacy and support agency for Aboriginal artists and art centres located in the regions of: Arnhem Land, Darwin/Katherine, Kimberley and Tiwi Islands.
Bangarra Dance Theatre is one of Australia’s most unique and innovative dance companies, and also one of the youngest and oldest of Australia's dance companies. Its living traditions go back at least 40 000 years but it also reflects the lives and attitudes of Indigenous peoples today.
Based in Alice Springs, and servicing the people of Central Australia , CAAMA music focuses on the social, cultural and economic advancement of Aboriginal people.
Deborah Cheetham is an Indigenous soprano, actor, author of the internationally acclaimed play, White Baptist Abba Fan, a graduate of the NSW Conservatorium of Music and the Julliard School of Music.
Desart is the Association of Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Centres. Desart provides services to its members to resource, promote, educate and protect the work of Indigenous artists and art centres.
Djambawa Marawili is a visual artist, sculptor, administrator and leader of the Madarrpa clan. As leader of the Madarrpa clan, Djambawa is a caretaker for the spiritual wellbeing of his own and related clan and his art is closely related to this.
Dorothy Peters (Aunty Dot) was taught the art of basket coiling in the traditional way from her mother and grandmother. She is one of only three living custodians of traditional Aboriginal basket coiling still living in Victoria.
East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Corporation
The East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Corporation ( EGAAC) represents all five East Gippsland Aboriginal communities from Sale to the NSW border in artforms including paintings, pastels, printmaking and basket weaving.
Gadigal Information Service was established and became an incorporated Aboriginal association in 1993 to provide a community based media, arts and information service for the Indigenous community in Sydney.
Henry “Seaman” Dan, known universally as Seaman Dan is a Torres Strait Islander singer/songwriter with a national and international reputation whose music portrays a mixture of Blues, Hula, Slow-Jazz and Pearling songs, reflecting the many cultures and traditions found in the Torres Strait.
IAD Press is Australia’s oldest Indigenous publishing house. They are dedicated to publishing and promoting the voices and languages of Australia’s First people.
Ilbijerri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theatre Co-op
Ilbijerri exists to provide a voice for Indigenous stories and support the professional development of Indigenous Theatre practitioners in Victoria.
With a career spanning six decades Jimmy Little is a songwriter and performer of national and international distinction. Jimmy’s first recording was in 1956 at the age of 19 and since than he has marked each decade with music showcasing his distinct style and personality.
Senior Ganalbingu artist and Indigenous leader, John Bulunbulun is one of Australia’s most prominent bark painters, cultural activists, Indigenous ambassadors and an advocate for artists rights. His cravings, paintings and prints are highly celebrated and held in many major collectons across the world.
Julie Dowling's paintings reinforce that the personal is always political. Weaving together the elements of portraiture, decoration and text they explore new interpretations of history and the relationships between white and Indigenous Australians.
Katherine Regional Arts Inc is the peak arts organisation in the Northern Territory’s Katherine region.
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre
KALACC is a Kimberley wide indigenous organisation which promotes the continued practice of Aboriginal Law and Culture amongst all 22 language groups in the Kimberley
Kurruru Indigenous Youth Performing Arts
Kurruru is Australia's only Indigenous Youth Performing Arts Company and is committed to providing quality performing arts opportunities for young Indigenous people and their communities across South Australia.
A Yugambeh man, born on Wakka Wakka land at Barambah, Lionel Fogarty is celebrated Indigenous writer who has been actively involved in Aboriginal politics through various organisations including the Aboriginal Legal Service, Aboriginal Housing Services and Murrie Coo-ee.
Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation
Magabala Books is Australia’s only independently owned and operated Aboriginal publishing house
Maryanne Sam's music and storytelling make her one of Australia’s most talented actors and singers with a noted history of giving back to community.
Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council
Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunyjatjara Women’s Council has the dynamic social enterprise; Tjanpi Desert Weavers.
Norma McDonald is recognised as a leading light in Australian painting, but in 1994 she began paving the way for other Aboriginal artists by enrolling as the only Aboriginal art student at Midland college TAFE.
Dr Pamela Croft is a Kooma woman from the Uralarai people of South West Queensland who creates her internationally exhibited art from her studio at Keppel Sands on the Capricorn Coast.
Dr Pantjit Mary McLean paintings reflect memories of early life living in the country, daily events hunting and the dreaming, giving her paintings a continuous narrative. Herworks has been exhibited and is collected widely throughout Australia at major galleries and institutions.
A Yolgnu man best known for his bark paintings and grid-like imagery of the landscapes of his country near Woolen River, Philip has also worked as a stockman, made fences, shot crocodiles for skins and played the sorcerer in Rolf de Heer’s film Ten Canoes.
Whether it’s portraits of Wik elders, images showing the isolation of Aboriginal men in South Australian prisons or the mutton birding traditions of the community where he grew up Ricky Maynard’s unique documentary photography helps keep culture alive and bring attention to Aboriginal social and political realities.
Tandanya's major objective is to promote and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and cultural practice, through their visual arts exhibition program, cultural performances and information sharing, theatre performances, Indigenous film program , education and arts development activities.
Territory Craft is a membership-based organisation that aims to advance the cause of craft and craftspeople throughout the Northern Territory.
Since it formed in 1999, The Torch Project has gained a reputation for facilitating diverse community-based arts projects throughout Victoria and North East Arnhem Land.
Tom E. Lewis is a Murrungun man, internationally acclaimed as an actor and musician. He first came to prominence almost thirty years ago, for his lead role in Fred Schepisi’s The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith.
Based in Darwin, Tracks' vision is to give voice to Territory culture through dance and performing arts. Tracks has a local and national reputation for producing quality dance events that bring together professional, community and cultural dance in large-scale performances.
Woomera Aboriginal Corporation
Woomera Aborignal Corporation based in Mornington Island, a remote Aboriginal community in far north west Queensland. The corporation helps Aboriginal people reach their goals, with four key areas, the Mornington Island Dancers; Mornington Island Arts and Craft, Cultural Pathways Program; and the Mornington Island Archive.
Yothu Yindi Foundation Aboriginal Corporation
The nationally significant Northern Territory-based Yothu Yindi Foundation is a not-for-profit Indigenous charitable organisation with a set of cultural, social, educational and economic programs with real, practical outcomes.
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