Cross Currents and Collaboration in Australian First Nations and non-Indigenous Art: then and now.

Collaboration and dialogue: Australian First Nations and non-Indigenous art—then and now

“Crosscurrents in Australia First Nations and non-Indigenous Art testifies to the need for Australian institutions to collaborate with First Nations people more often and better.” – Eds.

In 2024, The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand awarded their Best Anthology prize (sponsored by Australian Institute of Art History) to the 2024 publication, Crosscurrents in Australian First Nations and non-Indigenous Art (eds Sarah Scott, Helen McDonald, Caroline Jordan).

Please join us to launch the paperback edition of the book, and the Special Issue of Australian Historical Studies entitled Australian Art and its Aboriginal Histories (eds Caroline Jordan, Helen McDonald, Sarah Scott, Fiona Paisley and Tim Rowse). Experience the 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art exhibition in the Potter Museum of Art with a special on-site presentation by artist Megan Evans.

The Potter will be open for visitation from 5pm, with presentations beginning at 6pm. The book will be available for sale at the event courtesy of The Paperback Bookshop.

Parlour – Maree, Megan Evans, 2019. Image by Christo Crocker.