Artists from Lockhart River Art Centre are gaining knowledge around the expectations and role of galleries in exhibiting and selling art with the assistance of the Art Mob Aboriginal Fine Art Gallery, Hobart.
Four workshops, each taking place over two days, covered:
Art Mob has over 16 years’ experience and knowledge in the arts industry and has worked extensively with Indigenous Art Centres around Australia. Art Mob has expertise in critiquing sensitive and important art works for the protection, preservation and continuation of all mediums of Indigenous Australian arts.
24 – 28 April 2017
Lockhart River, Queensland
$15,000 – Backing Indigenous Arts Capacity Building Initiative
The Queensland Government’s landmark Backing Indigenous Arts (BIA) Initiative aimed at building sustainable and ethical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts industries. Capacity building is a key component within the BIA initiative and is focused on working with the sector to develop skills and knowledge through workshops, mentoring, connector events and online tools.
So this is Euan from Art Mob, we always hear about him. He talk proper good about them way for we do proper good artwork for gallery. I am happy because he come over with his wife and shares his knowledge. Everyone have to work proper good so many people can buy our art. Artist, Evelyn Omeenyo
Yeah … I think it was a good idea from Art Centre Manager getting good support from Arts Queensland for this workshop. I learnt that when we send artworks to galleries, the work doesn’t stop because they have to go through more steps to do until artwork is sold to a customer. This is my first time to meet a gallery owner too so it was important time for our Art Centre. Art Centre staff, Johanne Omeenyo
The short, medium and long term benefits from the successful capacity building workshops has strengthened Lockhart River Art Centre’s working business relations with Art Mob and led to delivery of higher quality artwork finish to galleries.
Workshops planned for 2018 include:
Mr Enoch Perazim, Corporation Manager
Lockhart River Arts Indigenous Corporation, Queensland
Email: manager@lockhartriverart.com.au
Website: http://lockhartriverart.com.au/#section/home
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