Minister Paul Fletcher and Judith Inkamala from Hermannsburg Potters at the Desert Mob Exhibition, Alice Springs, September 2019. Photo: Minister Fletcher’s Office.
Developed by the Australia Council for the Arts, with sector and community consultation, the plan is largely in response to the 2017 House of Representatives Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs Inquiry. It found that there was a growing presence of inauthentic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ‘style’ art and craft products and merchandise for sale.
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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