ANKAAA is the peak advocacy and support agency for Aboriginal artists and Art Centres located in the regions of:

Arnhem Land

Darwin/Katherine

Kimberley

Tiwi Islands

ANKAAA works across the Aboriginal Art Industry focused upon delivering services:

Consultation (listening to members)
Advocacy & Lobbying (talking up for members and Art Centres; protecting artists’ rights)
Resourcing and Supporting (helping and giving information)
Training (teaching)
Referral and Networking (putting members in touch with each other and other organisations and resources)
Marketing and Promotion (telling people about Art Centres and artists)

ANKAAA is a non-profit, Incorporated Aboriginal Association.

Warning: This website may contain images and names of people who have passed away

To checkout our members, their websites and see where they are located, visit

www.aboriginalart.org

News and Information

(Last updated 7 May 2012)

ANKAAA Board of Directors

Employment Opportunities in Art Centres in Northern Australia

Contact ANKAAA if you have skills and are interested in gaining experience volunteering in community Art Centres: info@ankaaa.org.au.

Tiwi Art Network - Marketing Manager

Our Art, Our Art Industry: Australian Indigenous artists talk art business.
Deadly short videos of artists discussing their art and art business are 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.

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 below:

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Arts and the Homelands:

ANKAAA Panel at Garma Festival of Traditional Culture 2009

Above: Richard Gandhuwuy

View full transcript here

Frances Morphy article on the Lanyhapuy Homelands, 2008

Jon Altman ANU media release on federal policy pertaining to homelands, 2009

Article on Yolngu elder Garriwin Gumana by Lindsay Murdoch, 2009

Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance (AMSANT) Media Release

Health and Homelands Report 2009

The Arts Backbone

Founded in 2001 ANKAAA’s Arts Backbone magazine gives insight into what is happening in the Art Centres across the Top End of the NT and WA. Click below to access current issues. Back issues can be accessed in the News section of this web site.

ANKAAA is currently seeking expressions of interest from experienced organisations, companies and individuals in offering Services to Indigenous Art Centres

ANKAAA is compiling a register of service providers, for the delivery of training and services relevant to remote art centres including but not limited to, the following areas:

Consultation (listening to members)
Advocacy & Lobbying (talking up for members and Art Centres; protecting artists’ rights)
Resourcing and supporting (helping and giving information)
Training (teaching)
Referral and networking (putting members in touch with each other and other organisations and resources)
Marketing and Promotion (telling people about Art Centres and artists)

For further information or to lodge your expression of interest please click here

Background image is a sample taken from a collaborative artwork created by ANKAAA members during the ANKAAA 2004 AGM
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