Mastodawn

"The Kulata Tjuta (Many Spears) Project is a series of major installation-based works rooted in age-old traditions, knowledge and skills that are designed around keeping Country and culture strong. It is an ongoing cultural maintenance project that shares the skills of spear making across generations. Under the direction of male Elders including Frank Young, young men are taught the skills of carving and kulata (spear) production as a means of cultural maintenance. It has since grown to include over 200 Aṉangu men from three generations across the APY Lands in South Australia."

https://www.biennaleofsydney.art/participants/frank-young-and-the-kulata-tjuta-project/

Currently on display at the Art Gallery of NSW as part of the 2026 Biennale.

#Art #Sculpture #FirstNations #AboriginalArt #Artwork #Gallery #NSW #Australia

Global Museum Mar 9

Who is Emily Kam Kngwarray?

This prolific Aboriginal artist began making art in her 60s—and produced nearly 3,000 works before her death. Kngwarray was deeply connected to her community and their land. She took the name of the pencil yam, a crucial crop for the Anmatyerre people.
https://www.nga.gov/stories/articles/who-emily-kam-kngwarray?utm_source=National+Gallery+of+Art&utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #Aboriginalart #art

Be Kind Reiki Feb 16

As well as being a Reiki Master my wife, (an Australian Aboriginal) are both artists, (so is our daughter). Anyway I'm sharing a road mural we did a little while ago for the Melbourne suburb, Point Cook.
#publicart #pointcook #RoadMural #FionaClarke #Fiona #aboriginalart#streetart #art #urbanart #mural #muralart #contemporaryart #murals #artist #artistforhire #artwork #painting #urbanwalls #artinstallation #community #artistsoninstagram #publicartwork #design #communityarts

Bellycan Jan 6

We recently watched the doco Emily: I Am Kam, from NITV. It's an amazing in-depth look at the life of one of Australia's greatest artists, Emily Kam Kngwarray.

Lovely to get such great coverage of her life, with her family and friends from over the years. Having seen the doco about the exhibition of her work in Japan, it was great to get more of her story.

Streaming now on SBS On Demand, however that's at 720p resolution and may be a little blurry on the beautiful artworks. We recorded off NITV ages ago, only just watched it last week. Would recommend watching out for it on NITV to get it in 1080p, as it'll no doubt come around again.

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/emily-i-am-kam/2434404931895
https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2025/06-12-nitv-emily-i-am-kam

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Ancient Origins Aug 10, 2025

𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲
Glittering cave walls in Australia preserve 8,400-year-old finger traces of First Nations ancestors - rare evidence of ancient sacred rituals by traditional healers deep underground. #AncientOrigins #ancienthistory #aboriginal #australianhistory #firstnations #caveart #aboriginalart https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/aboriginal-cave-art-0022335