A young white artist who was abused on social media for selling Aboriginal-style dot paintings has apologised and admitted she was guilty of 'cultural appropriation'. Jessica Poland, who sells art in ...

Dot art is a technique practiced in Australia and other indigenous cultures across the world as a means for storytelling. This art form is now considered a calming and effective way to practise ...

An exhibition at the Australian Museum in Sydney explores the meanings behind Indigenous dot pattern artworks. Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert showcases paintings from a settlement 250 kilometres ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Hailing from Lightning Ridge in outback NSW, fashion designer Julie Shaw is stumped when asked what or who from the opal-mining town ...

Make a spiral sponge by rolling the kitchen sponge up and securing it with an elastic band. Make another spiral sponge by wrapping it around a toilet roll and securing it with an elastic band. Your ...

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In 2019, British comedian Ricky Gervais was caught up in an art scandal when his Netflix series After Life featured fake Indigenous art hung prominently in the background of a set. The large painting ...

Adrian Newstead was one of the first people to study climate change in Australia. "I went to a place called the Barren Grounds, which were down the New South Wales south coast down near Kangaroo ...

Aboriginal fine art galleries are a way for non-Indigenous Australians to connect with Indigenous culture and heritage. Paintings, with their visual symbols and meanings, carry great cultural ...

In what has been described as Australia's most brutal drought on record, the nation's farmers have been struggling to stay afloat, resorting to selling livestock and putting down whatever remains.