Phoebe Blogg

1 week ago | nit.com.au | Joseph Guenzler |Phoebe Blogg

A New Zealand flag printed with the words "please walk on me" and laid on the floor of an art gallery has once again been packed away following public outcry, 30 years after protests forced the removal of the same artwork. The Suter Art Gallery in the city of Nelson said on Thursday it had removed the work by Māori artist Diane Prince due to escalating tensions and safety fears.

1 week ago | nit.com.au | Joseph Guenzler |Phoebe Blogg

Expansive in scale and its traversing across the continent, traditions and time, '65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art' takes caveat away from how generations upon generations of tradition was once left on the periphery. Featuring more than 400 works, 65,000 Years opened with the return of the University of Melbourne's Ian Potter Museum, Wurundjeri Country on Friday. "It's not Aboriginal art. It's art," co-curator Judith Ryan told National Indigenous Times.

1 month ago | nit.com.au | David Prestipino |Giovanni Torre |Phoebe Blogg

In her former years, Wiradjuri artist Lauren Freestone's dad's house was like "his own little gallery", though she didn't envisage herself going down a similar path - let alone making it her career when faced with a "now or never" moment. Freestone has grown her business - Freestone Art, inspired by her coastal homes and ties to Wiradjuri Country to create one-off original works, canvas pieces, prints and collaborations with other brands.

1 month ago | nit.com.au | David Prestipino |Giovanni Torre |Phoebe Blogg

From June, majority Aboriginal-owned vehicle hire business Waru will grow their work in WA's Pilbara with an international sector heavyweight. Waru deliver tailored vehicle hire solutions across local industry in the region - including mining, defence, private and government sectors, last year winning Aboriginal Enterprises In Mining Energy And Exploration (AEMEE) award for Indigenous New Business of the Year.

1 month ago | nit.com.au | Joseph Guenzler |Phoebe Blogg

Gomeroi rapper Kobie Dee will headline a major Reconciliation Day event on Ngunnawal Country. The Australian Capital Territory has recognised the first Monday after or on May 27, the start of National Reconciliation Week, with a public holiday since 2018. It's the only state or territory in the country to do so. With it, the ACT hosts a public Reconciliation Day event with family-friendly and cultural activities - Kobie Dee to be centre to the celebrations on June 2.