Aboriginal Art Store Newstag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2011:/news//32011-11-16T07:29:04ZMovable Type 3.38Our Websitetag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2011:/news//3.54742011-11-16T06:52:59Z2011-11-16T07:29:04ZCentral Art have busily updating articles on our website with new updated information. If you would like to know more about them, please read the following articles:
Indigenous Art Consultancy ServicesAuthenticity of ProvenanceAboriginal Art Regions of Central AustraliaSabinehttp://www.aboriginalartstore.com.auCentral Art Stafftag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2011:/news//3.53742011-08-16T04:24:24Z2011-08-16T06:36:39ZOn a rare occasion, Central Art's team came together for a photograph for our first exhibition abroad. Each of us have essential roles in making...Sabinehttp://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au
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Cristie Evangelista, in charge of Finance. Sabine Haider, Gallerist & Visual Arts Photographer. Philomena Hali, Curator. Juneta Bowey, Personal Assistant.
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Oprah Winfrey visits Central Australiatag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2011:/news//3.53682011-08-15T06:06:17Z2011-08-15T06:40:34ZOn the 10th of December 2010, Oprah Winfrey visits Uluru in Central Australia. Oprah along with 300 lucky viewers travelled to Australia to visit some...Sabinehttp://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au
'I think the word awesome applies... it strikes awe in your soul when you see it,' she said. She said she will definitely visit the rock again."
Uluru is Australia’s most recognisable natural icon and has become a focal point for Australia and the world's acknowledgement of Australian Indigenous culture. The world-renowned sandstone monolith, stands 348 metres high with most of its bulk below the ground. To Anangu Indigenous People Uluru is a place name and this "Rock" has a number of different landmarks where many Ancestral beings have interacted with the landscape and/or each other on their journey across central Australia, some even believed to still reside here.
Anangu are the traditional Aboriginal owners of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. They believe that their culture has always existed in the Central Australian landscape and was created at the beginning of time by ancestral beings. Uluru and Kata Tjuta provide physical evidence of feats performed during the creation period. As both Uluru and Kata Tjuta have great cultural significance for the Anangu traditional landowners, they often lead walking tours to inform visitors about the local flora and fauna, bush foods and the Aboriginal Dreamtime stories of the area.
Central Art would like to thank Chloe Geragthy, one of the official photographers for allowing us to display the photograph on our website.
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Anemangkerr tag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2011:/news//3.53672011-08-15T01:47:55Z2011-08-15T04:28:04ZOn a recent bush trip to Utopia to visit the artists, Sabine Haider photographed anemangker, native bush tomato plant known as Solanum ellipticum. Aboriginal people...Sabinehttp://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au
Bush Berry
Bush Medicine
Bush Plum
Bush Potato
Bush Raisin
Bush Banana
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New exhibition 'People of One Land' starts today including a special end of financial year saletag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2011:/news//3.52832011-04-01T10:16:44Z2011-06-16T10:28:41Z'People of One Land' is starting today and running until the end of July. The exhibition showcases a collection of works by a group of...Metis Internet Partnershttp://www.metisinternet.com
'People of One Land' is starting today and running until the end of July.
The exhibition showcases a collection of works by a group of leading artists who paint the striking central and northern Australian country and outback regions they live in.
These artists come from various homelands and communities in the central desert and top end. Linear works depicting sand hills, earth elements and country are common details amongst this collection of paintings.
Willy Tjungurrayi from Lake Mackay uses bold colours and portrays a minimalistic linear likeness to the works of Lily Kelly Napangardi from Haasts Bluff. Sarrita and Tarisse King from Katherine and Darwin produce works from a younger generation of Indigenous painters, with a push towards 'elemental dreamings' and stories of fire, lightning, water, earth cycles and sand hills.
Judy Watson Napangardi paints her native Mina Mina country and the local honey ants and snake dreamings. Her design approach and colour schemes have an individual quality and vibrancy with the added feature of texture throughout the finished paintings.
'People of One Land" is a collection of unique collectable works. In this exhibition, Central Art aims to nurture and showcase the best of Aboriginal contemporary culture.
As part of the End of Financial Year period, Central Art is offering 20% off all works.
Check out the catalogue http://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au/exhibitions/people-of-the-land/
The Passing of Kwementyaye Napanangkatag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2011:/news//3.50242011-01-14T07:28:06Z2011-02-01T05:58:59ZKwementyaye Napanangka passed away on the 9th January 2011. A Pintupi-speaking Indigenous Australian artist from Australia's Western Desert region. She lived in the communities of...Sabinehttp://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au
Central Art in Alice Springs and accompanied by a 40-minute video of the artist painting at various stages throughout its creation. This is currently the second highest price for the artists work at auction.
Central Art will over the next couple of months present an tribute. Sabine Haider says " Kwementyaye Napanangka always seemed fragile to me, however her cavases were powerful.and with confidence." "She was a gentle soul, an important artist who contributed so much to the Aboriginal Art world." " She touched many hearts in the art industry and we loved her."
It is Aboriginal customary not to refer to the deceased by their given name for some time after their death .
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Media Article: Tasmania Fair all settag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2010:/news//3.48052010-09-01T19:48:39Z2010-09-08T20:04:13ZAs featured in the National Indigenous Times: The Tasmanian Craft Fair will premiere an Aboriginal art exhibition at historic Deloraine manor Peppers Calstock. Curated by...Metis Internet Partnershttp://www.metisinternet.com
As featured in the National Indigenous Times:
The Tasmanian Craft Fair will premiere an Aboriginal art exhibition at historic Deloraine manor Peppers Calstock.
Curated by the Northern Territory gallery Central Art, the collection will comprise work more than 20 Central and Western Aboriginal artists, including Minnie Pwerle, Emily Pwerle, Walangkura Napanangka and George Thungarrayi.
Central Art director Sabine Haider said pieces in the "Tradition to Modernity" exhibition had been selected with the historic property and the Meander Valley surrounds.
Fair director John Dare said the event had secured the 3 nations: Asian Contemporary Glass Art exhibition, which will vist Australia for the first time in October and feature unique Japanese and Korean glass work.
Mr Dare said there were 70 new stalls and exhibitions among the 250 that would be spread over 14 Deloraine locations.
Among these is the Gourmet festival, which will showcase Tasmanian produce. In its 30th year, the fair will see stallholders and exhibition spread across 14 different venues at Deloraine.
Last year. 36,000 people were estimated to have passed through the town during the event. Since the non profit event started more than $2 million has been raised for the Deloraine community.
Media Article: Indigenous art features at Tasmanian Craft Fair 2010tag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2010:/news//3.47642010-08-23T08:23:06Z2010-08-29T15:44:30Z THE Tasmanian Craft Fair will premiere an Aboriginal art exhibition at historic Deloraine manor Peppers Calstock Curated by Northern Territory gallery Central Art, the...Sabinehttp://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au
THE Tasmanian Craft Fair will premiere an Aboriginal art exhibition at historic Deloraine manor Peppers Calstock Curated by Northern Territory gallery Central Art, the collection will comprise work more than 20 Central and Western Aboriginal artists, including Minnie Pwerle, Emily Pwerle, Walangkura Napanangka and George Tjungurrayi. Central Art director Sabine Haider said pieces in the "Tradition to Modernity" exhibition had been selected with the historic property and the Meander Valley surrounds. Fair director John Dare said the event had secured the 3 Nations: Asian Contemporary Glass Art exhibition, which will visit Australia for the first time in October and feature unique Chinese Japanese and Korean glass work.
Mr Dare said there were 70 new stalls and exhibitions among the 250 that would be spread over 14 Deloraine locations. Among these is the Gourmet Festival, which will showcase Tasmanian produce. In its 30th year, the fair will see stallholders and exhibitions spread across 14 different venues at Deloraine.
Last year, 36,000 people were estimated to have passed through the town during the event. Since the non profit event started more than $2 million has been raised for Deloraine community.
Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct and Resale Royalty Schemetag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2010:/news//3.47132010-08-16T02:42:52Z2010-08-16T03:03:49ZThe last few months has seen the introduction of the "Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct" ("the Code") and the "Resale Royalty Scheme" (“the...Sabinehttp://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au
The last few months has seen the introduction of the "Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct" ("the Code") and the "Resale Royalty Scheme" (“the Scheme”) both of which seek to regulate the sale of indigenous Australian artwork to provide transparency and fairness to the sale process and provide additional remuneration to the artist when their artwork is re-sold.
At present art galleries and art dealers are being asked to become signatories to the Code on a voluntary basis. The intention is that the obligations under the Code will become mandatory at some point.
The Scheme came into effect on 9 June 2010 and (unlike the Code) is mandatory. The Scheme requires a royalty to be paid to the Copyright Agency Limited ("CAL") when Australian indigenous artworks are re-sold. CAL is then responsible for distributing the royalty to the artist or their heirs. The Scheme only applies to artworks acquired by the seller after 9 June 2010 where the resale price exceeds $1000.
The royalty is calculated as 5% of the sale price. If you purchase an indigenous artwork after 9 June 2010 and you then sell the artwork for more than $1000 you are required to pay 5% of the sale price to CAL. As such, when deciding to sell the artwork you should factor the royalty into the sale price.
Whilst galleries and art dealers were involved in the consultation process for the drafting of the Code no such process was adopted in relation to the Scheme. It largely caught the indigenous art industry by surprise.
Jason Shereston from Povey Stirk Lawyers & Notaries in Alice Springs is assisting a number of galleries and art dealers with the implementation of the Code and the Scheme. I have found all these businesses to be receptive to both the Code and the Scheme as they appreciate the need to clean up the industry and provide fairness to the artists.
“Tradition to Modernity” - a showcase of unique contemporary Indigenous work from Central desert regionstag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2010:/news//3.47122010-08-10T11:05:24Z2010-10-04T17:47:12ZIn conjunction with the Tasmanian Craft Fair (TCF), Central Art is proud to present the first major exhibition of their premium collection by leading Central and Western Desert Aboriginal artists. “Tradition to Modernity” will be a showcase of unique contemporary Indigenous work from Central desert regions and will be showing at Peppers Calstock, Deloraine in Tasmania from 29 October - 1 November 2010.Metis Internet Partnershttp://www.metisinternet.com
In ancient Australian Indigenous culture, Aboriginal people from the Central Desert depicted beliefs, dreamings and ceremonial rituals in ephemeral sand drawings.
In recent times, this practice was translated onto canvas using coloured pigments and original expressions for traditional storytelling and depictions of country. What has resulted is a unique contemporary style from this region.** Our Online Catalogue is now available to be downloaded online in our Exhibition section.
In conjunction with the Tasmanian Craft Fair (TCF), Central Art is proud to present the first major exhibition of their premium collection by leading Central and Western Desert Aboriginal artists including works by Minnie Pwerle, Emily Pwerle, Barbara Weir, Abie Loy Kemarre, Lorna Fencer Napurrula, Colleen Wallace Nungari, Violet Petyarre, Jeannie Petyarre, Walangkura Napanangka, Naata Nungurrayi, Eubena Nampitjin, George Tjungurrayi, Kudditji Kngwarreye, Malcolm Maloney Jagamarra and Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri.
“These works have been carefully selected to show the extraordinary breadth and depth of these magnificent artists and to resonate with the striking scenery of Peppers Calstock in Deloraine, Tasmania”, said Sabine Haider, director of Central Art.
Situated 45 minutes from Launceston, Peppers Calstock is one of Tasmania’s oldest manor houses and boutique accommodation set amongst 200 acres of luscious estate grounds and offering panoramic views of Deloraine. The 19th century Georgian mansion is a stunning example of Tasmania’s pioneering history retaining many original features including marble fireplaces, high ceilings with decorative architraves and cedar floors.
“Peppers Calstock is the perfect venue to showcase these works and we are thrilled to be able to bring this collection and invite art and craft lovers attending the Fair from all over Australia and overseas to see and buy these works” said Ms Haider.
The exhibition, “Tradition to Modernity” will be the venue of the opening night of the TCF on Friday 29th October 2010 by invitation only.
Viewing dates for the general public continue until Nov 1st, however for Peppers Calstock guests the exhibition will run until Nov 29th.
Australia’s premier arts and crafts event, the Tasmanian Craft Fair, will be held on the weekend of October 29-November 1, 2010. Spread over 14 different venues in the picturesque township of Deloraine in northern Tasmania, about 250 exhibitors will display and sell their finest wares and share their techniques in this annual event. More than 34,000 people attended last year’s Craft Fair over four days. Central Art will also be participating as a stallholder at the TCF from 29th October to 1st November 2010.
This year is the event’s 30th anniversary, and in that time more than $2 million has been raised for local, national and international community projects through the Rotary Club of Deloraine. For further details visit www.tascraftfair.com.au
For further information on this event, please visit the Central Art website at http://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au About Central Art
Central Art was established in 2004 by Director Sabine Haider with the encouragement of Aboriginal artist Ada Bird Petyarre, one of the famous Petyarre sisters from Utopia.
Located in Alice Springs, Central Art specialises in Aboriginal art from the Central Desert and Western Desert art regions of Australia and represents one of the largest online Aboriginal art galleries in the world for Australian Aboriginal art.
Contact:
Sabine Haider, Director
Central Art
Telephone: (08) 8952 1711
Fax: (08) 8952 1744
Email: info@aboriginalartstore.com.au
Website: http://www.aboriginalartstore.com.auExhibition Details:
Central Art presents “Tradition to Modernity”
29th October to 1st November 2010, 9am – 5pm
(Continuing until 29th November for guests of Peppers Calstock.)
Peppers Calstock
Highland Lakes Road, Deloraine, 7304, TAS, Australia
Telephone: (03) 6362 2642
Website: http://www.peppers.com.au/calstock/Tasmania Craft Fair Details:
Central Art, Deloraine High School Hall, Venue 4, Stage Area
29th October to 31st October 9am -5pm & 1st November 9am – 4pm
Lansdowne Place Deloraine Tasmania 7304
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Central Art to exhibit at 2010 Tasmania Craft Fairtag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2010:/news//3.47112010-08-10T10:49:21Z2010-08-11T16:21:34ZCentral Art has just confirmed our participation in the 2010 Tasmania Craft Fair this October / November.Metis Internet Partnershttp://www.metisinternet.com
www.tascraftfair.com.au
We are really excited to be getting down to Tasmania and we invite any Aboriginal Art
enthusiasts to come visit our stand.
Central Art will be exhibiting at:
Deloraine High School Hall, Venue 4, Stage Area
29th October to 31st October 9am -5pm & 1st November 9am – 4pm
Lansdowne Place Deloraine Tasmania 7304
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Tim and Janee's Central Art wedding registry profiled in The Age newspapertag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2010:/news//3.47102010-06-12T14:52:52Z2010-08-10T11:56:02ZCentral Art was proud to host Tim Rutherford and Janee Singam's wedding registry in April this year.Metis Internet Partnershttp://www.metisinternet.com
They crossed the Nullabor 100 times during their courtship - and walked down the aisle twice.
It was on a hiking trip though central Australia that outdoors-loving pair Tim Rutherford and Janee Singam gained an affinity with Aboriginal art and where the first seeds of a noble wedding day initiative were sown.
"Guests were encouraged to contribute to our online registry, co-ordinated by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store in Alice Springs" Janee explains. "We donated half the contributions to Ananguku Arts [an Aboriginal organisation which supports Indigenous artists in SA] and purchased a beautiful painting, which will always remind us of who attended our big day."
The couple married twice, a traditional Hindu ceremony on March 27, and a civil ceremony on April 4.
"The weddings were a complete contrast, but lots of fun," says Tim. "The Hindu wedding was colourful, frenetic and action-packed, not to mention two hours long, while the civil ceremony - under a setting sun by the banks of the Yarra- was short and sweet."
Tim says "cultures collided with gusto on the dance floor" at the 210-gues reception at Leonda by the Yarra, where "the Bollywood music had everyone strutting their Bollywood moves."
Tim, a dermatologist, and Singapore-born Janee, a banker, hit it off immediately after meeting at city bar The Toff in Town in September 2007.
Soon after, however, Tim announced he was moving to Perth for work. "We made the decision to commit to each other... and crossed the Nullarbor over 100 times," he says. Shortly after returning to Melbourne in September 2009, Tim proposed.
"We were renovating our house at the time, and I called Janee, who was at Friday night work drinks, to say I'd fallen off a ladder and sprained my ankle."
Janee takes up the story: "I dashed home, fearing the worst, but when I got there Tim was suited up, surrounded by flowers, candles and champagne, and sporting an engagement ring."
While Tim teases Janee that sacrificing work drinks was the ultimate test of her commitment, Tim believes Janee is the joker in the relationship.
"She brought the house down during her wedding speech,,, although there was a collective 'hmmmm' when she summed me up as 'George Clooney meets mr Bean'."
Article by Daniel Lewis.
If you would like to enquire about our wedding registry services, please contact us directly.
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The Imprint Utopia Collection tag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2010:/news//3.45302010-05-12T06:04:09Z2010-08-10T11:32:14ZCentral Art is excited to promote The Imprint Utopia Collection featuring intricate details from artworks of the late Minnie Pwerle, Gloria Petyarre, Emily Kngwarreye and...Sabinehttp://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au
awelye ). The artworks chosen for this unique jewellery collection reflect their signature styles, symbols and colours.
Hand-made in Australia the Imprint Indigenous Collections are licensed my Mondo Rondo through Viscopy Australia with a percentage of the sale of each piece going as a royalty payments to the artists and their estates.
Sabine Haider from Central Art felt privileged and excited to have Anjurra and Vicky model the jewellery. They are certainly very proud of their family's work. Central Art will be showcasing the jewellery very soon on the website. I have always loved artworks created from Utopia, but in particular having the privilege to continue to learn about Utopia Art and the people.
To become familiar with artworks from Utopia, please browse through the Utopia Gallery. Each work created with a deep connection to the land.
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Grand Showroom Opening and Fire & Lightning: Press Releasetag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2010:/news//3.44802010-04-12T04:34:14Z2010-04-12T04:49:10ZCentral Art is proud to present the first major exhibition in central Australia of the work of two rising stars in contemporary art: Sarrita (22...Metis Internet Partnershttp://www.metisinternet.com
It is so exciting to be working with these young female artists Sarrita and Tarisse. They have vision, are strong women and have the world at their feet.
We started Central Art as an online gallery, in many ways it was years before its time. It is only fitting that in opening our first showroom, we are showcasing the works of these remarkably talented young women, who are taking Aboriginal art in directions we could not have conceived of 10 years ago’ said Sabine Haider, Director of Central Art.
The King Sisters are second-generation painters. Their inspiration and encouragement to paint came from their father William King Jungala (1966-2007), a senior Gurindji man who often painted the elements. Sarrita and Tarisse are following in his footsteps, but they are also creating their own brilliant and dynamic contemporary interpretations of that tradition. Many of these canvases depict the elements - particularly of fire, water, and lightning - and embrace landscapes from up and down the track between the tropical storms of Darwin, where they grew up, and Adelaide, where they now live.
The King sisters are already generating a serious amount of interest in Australia and overseas for their work. Sarrita had her first show in Adelaide at Tandanya at the age of 18. The sisters moved to Adelaide in 2002 and now spend most of their time in their late fathers’ studio.
Among her depictions of country, Tarisse paints distinctive pink salt lakes and her use of colour is dynamic and bold. Sarrita’s focus on the elemental produces resonant canvases with remarkable power.
This exhibition also marks the grand opening of the Central Art showroom. Central Art was established in 2004 and our showroom is normally accessed by appointment only. This is the first time that we will be open to the public, and presents a rare opportunity to the Alice Springs public to see some of our extensive collection.
Exhibition Details
Fire & Lightning: Sarrita and Tarisse King
Friday 16th April 6pm upstairs at 8 Gregory Terrace (cnr Bath St) by invitation only. Open to public 17-18 April, 10am-5pm.
About Central Art
Central Art was established in 2004 by Sabine Haider and husband John McEwen and with the encouragement of the Aboriginal Artist Ada Bird Petyarre, one of the famous Petyarre sisters from Utopia.
Sabine was born and spent her early years in Alice Springs. Her interest in the Aboriginal people led her to study intensely their history and Aboriginal culture. This, combined with her exposure to the contemporary Aboriginal art while working in an Aboriginal Gallery, led to her intense passion for this art.
Contact Details
For more information please contact Sabine Haider, Central Art
Phone: 08 8952 1711
Email: info@aboriginalartstore.com.au
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Grand Showroom Opening and Fire & Lightning: Sarrita and Tarisse King Exhibition & Catalogue on 16 April 2010tag:www.aboriginalartstore.com.au,2010:/news//3.44252010-03-10T00:18:21Z2010-04-19T04:11:00ZCentral Art is proud to present the first major exhibition in central Australia of the work of two rising stars in contemporary art: Sarrita and Tarisse King. This exhibition also marks the grand opening of the Central Art showroom.Metis Internet Partnershttp://www.metisinternet.com
Central Art is proud to present the first major exhibition in central Australia of the work of two rising stars in contemporary art: Sarrita and Tarisse King.
This exhibition also marks the grand opening of the Central Art showroom. Central Art was established in 2004 and our showroom is normally accessed by appointment only. This is the first time that we will be open to the public, and presents a rare opportunity to see some of our extensive collection.
Please find attached our Catalogue of artworks attached below and our Press Release for the full exhibition description.
Fire & Lightning: Sarrita and Tarisse King
Friday 16th April 6pm
upstairs at 8 Gregory Terrace (cnr Bath St)
by invitation onlyOpen to public 17-18 April, 10am-5pm
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). The artworks chosen for this unique jewellery collection reflect their signature styles, symbols and colours.
Hand-made in Australia the Imprint Indigenous Collections are licensed my Mondo Rondo through Viscopy Australia with a percentage of the sale of each piece going as a royalty payments to the artists and their estates.
Sabine Haider from Central Art felt privileged and excited to have Anjurra and Vicky model the jewellery. They are certainly very proud of their family's work. Central Art will be showcasing the jewellery very soon on the website. I have always loved artworks created from Utopia, but in particular having the privilege to continue to learn about Utopia Art and the people.
To become familiar with artworks from Utopia, please browse through the Utopia Gallery. Each work created with a deep connection to the land.
If you would like to get familiar with signature artworks of these incredible artists, please click onto the links below: -
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