ANKAAA Board of Directors

The new Board of Directors for 2009 -2010 was elected at the Annual General Meeting on December 3 2008:

• Chairperson – Djambawa Marawili, Arnhem Land
• Deputy Chairperson – Cyril James Kerinauia, Tiwi Region
• Treasurer – Alan Joshua, Darwin / Katherine Region
• Richard Birrin Birrin – Arnhem Region
• Ruth Nalmakarra – Arnhem Region
• Valda Dixon – Darwin / Katherine Region
• Freddie Timms - Kimberley Region
• Rosie La La – Kimberley Region
• Maryanne Sturt – Kimberley Region
• Donna Burak – Tiwi Region
• Brian Farmer – Tiwi Region

ANKAAA Membership Application Form

“Art is old.  It was passed on from our ancestors to our grandfathers to our fathers to us... Art is talking about the land, the sea, about our culture, about our connection, about our kinship relationships – songs, dance, names, places, country, sacred sites.  All these things are important to us.”   ANKAAA Board of Directors Statement 2007.

Our Art, Our Art Industry: Australian Indigenous artists talk art business  [title].
Deadly new short videos of artists discussing their art and art business are now on view at  www.youtube.com/NAVAartistcareer.

Filmed on site in the Kimberley in November 2009 the vodcast interviews are a joint project of ANKAAA and the National Association of the Visual Arts (NAVA).

Consumer Brochure

A primary function of the ANKAAA charter is to protect the rights of artists and promote ethical business practice in the Indigenous art industry. The Consumer Guide is a joint initiative between ANKAAA & the Arts NT Indigenous Arts Development Unit with other key stake holders including Desart, ArtsMARK, Arts Law and Copyright Council of Australia. The brochure is aimed at informing consumers about the ethical purchase of Indigenous art and will be distributed through art centres, art galleries, tourist centres, back packers, hotels and art organisations.index

The publication is a result of wide-ranging consultation with artists, art centres, galleries, consumer affairs, legal and industry representatives. Publication of the Consumer Guide was generously supported by the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT.

To download a copy of the Consumer Guide in PDF format click here.