2008
A decade after her death, Emily Kngwarreye’s solo exhibition in Tokyo draws 100,000 visitors.
2010
The Indigenous Art Code is launched, with the aim of ensuring fair trading for Indigenous artists. Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists comes into force.
Julia Gillard replaces Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister and leader of the Labor Party.
2012
Australian Financial Review reports a 52% decrease in art sales from Aboriginal art centres since 2007.
2013
Trevor Nickolls posthumously awarded the Blake Prize for religious art.
Sotheby’s ceases its commitment to Aboriginal fine art sales.
Kevin Rudd replaces Julia Gillard as Prime Minister and leader of the Labor Party.
Tony Abbott leads Liberal–National Party coalition to victory and becomes Prime Minister.
ABBREVIATIONS, REPORTS, AND ACRONYMS
THE ‘COMPANY’
The public company established by the Aboriginal Development Commission to market Aboriginal arts and crafts. Originally called Inada Holdings, it became Aboriginal Arts Australia Ltd in 1984.
ABORIGINAL ARTS BOARD
A board of the Australia Council established in 1973 and abolished on 30 June 1989. It was replaced by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Committee (NATSIAC).
ABORIGINAL ART CENTRES
Community based arts organisations primarily located in remote Aboriginal communities. Also called craft centres and community arts and crafts organisations.
ART ADVISERS
Senior staff of Aboriginal art centres. Also called art coordinators and craft advisors.
REPORTS
Blanchard Homelands Report
Return to Country: The Aboriginal Homelands Movement in Australia, Report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, AGPS, Canberra, 1987
The Altman Report
The Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Industry, Report of the Review Committee, AGPS, Canberra, July 1989.
The Art and Craft Centre Story, Vols 1 and 2
A Survey of Thirty-nine Aboriginal Community Art and Craft Centres in Remote Australia. Introduction, Project Overview, Summary and Recommendations. Wright, F. and Morphy, F. (eds), ATSIC, Canberra, and Desart Inc., 1999
The Miller Report
Aboriginal Employment and Training Programs, Report of the Committee of Review, AGPS, Canberra, August 1985
The Mingatjuta Report
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts and Crafts, A Research Report, Mingatjuta Consulting Services, Melbourne, 1993
The Pascoe Report
Improving Focus and Efficiency in the Marketing of Aboriginal Artefacts, Unpublished report to the Australia Council, Arts Research, Training and Support Ltd, Sydney, June 1981
AAA
Aboriginal Artists Agency
AAAL
Aboriginal Arts Australia Limited
AAB
Aboriginal Arts Board (of the Australia Council)
AAMA
Aboriginal Arts Management Association
AASD
Australian Art Sales Digest
ABF
Aboriginal Benefits Foundation
ACC
Australia Copyright Council
ACF
Aboriginal Cultural Foundation
ACGA
Australian Commercial Galleries Association
ACT
Australian Capital Territory
ADC
Aboriginal Development Commission
AGNSW
Art Gallery of New South Wales
AGSA
Art Gallery of South Australia
AGWA
Art Gallery of Western Australia
AIATA
Australian Indigenous Art Trade Association (Art.Trade)
AIATSIS
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
ANCAAA
Association of Northern and Central Australian Aboriginal Artists, originally established in March 1987, to represent community art and craft centres in NT, WA and SA. In 1992 the Central region incorporated to become Desart and ANCAAA became ANKAAA by substituting ‘Kimberley’ for ‘Central’.
ANKAAA
Association of Northern, Kimberley and Arnhem Aboriginal Artists, representing artists in the Tiwi Islands and the Darwin/Katherine, Kimberley and Arnhem Land regions.
ANG
Australian National Gallery, now known as the National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
ANU
Australian National University
ARCO
Madrid Contemporary Art Fair
Art.Trade
Australian Indigenous Art Trade Association
ATC
Australian Tourism Commission
ATO
Australian Taxation Office
ATSIC
Australian and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Austrade
Australian Trade Commission
CAAMA
Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association
CCA
Crafts Council of Australia
CDEP
Community Development and Employment Program (or Projects)
DAA
Department of Aboriginal Affairs
Desart
Advocacy body representing artists in Central Australia
IAD
Institute of Aboriginal Development
MAGNT
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
MCA
Museum of Contemporary Art (in Sydney unless otherwise specified)
NAIDOC
National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee
NATSIAA
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
NATSIVAD
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Visual Arts Database
NAVA
National Association for the Visual Arts
NGA
National Gallery of Australia
NGV
National Gallery of Victoria
NIAAA
National Indigenous Arts Advocacy Association (formerly AAMA)
NSW
New South Wales
NT
NTU
Northern Territory University
QLD
Queensland
SA
South Australia
SOCOG
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
TAFE
Technical and Further Education College
TAS
Tasmania
VACB
Visual Arts and Crafts Board (Australia Council)
VIC Western
Victoria
Desert Mob
Advocacy body representing artists in the APY lands (Anangu, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara lands)
WA
Western Australia
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