Posts tagged "indigenous art"

Indigenous artists in Australia say their work is being stolen and turned into another threat to their livelihoods and cultures while they are already struggling to compete with the tens of millions of dollars worth of fake art produced every year by non-Indigenous artists.

Three years after its first Indigenous art collaboration became its fastest-selling range of all time, lifestyle brand Kip&Co has once again shown how local businesses can collaborate with, and celebrate, Indigenous artists through a new collection produced with Ernabella Arts. 

A Productivity Commission study has revealed two in three Indigenous-style souvenirs sold in Australia are fake.

The closure of Aboriginal lands to visitors in response to COVID-19 means tourist visits stopped abruptly, along with the income from buying art they provided.

The Federal Court has handed down a $2.3 million fine to a company which sold fake indigenous art - but the bill is unlikely to be paid.