Largest Aboriginal art exhibition travels to Europe, despite pandemic mahem
Despite international borders remaining closed, it is the Aboriginal arts sector that is demonstrating how to work around the barriers, with two major exhibitions being toured to Europe this month.
Taylor Cooper and Witjiti George working on a collaborative painting under the watchful eye of Matjangka Norris and Tjangali George; Courtesy the artists and Kaltjiti Arts; photo: Meg Hansen.
Major Aboriginal art exhibition tours Europe! It is a headline worthy of celebration at any time, let alone when a world is frozen into gridlock from a pandemic.
It suggests that the Aboriginal arts sector is demonstrating how to work around the closure of international borders, with two major exhibitions being toured to Europe.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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