Epic battle over Epic Country as NGA exhibition opens As the exhibition at the centre of "white hands on black art" allegations opens, the damage wrought on an Aboriginal-run art collective becomes clear. AAP · Apr 10
After three years, investigations and now a $4.4m lawsuit, Australia’s most controversial art exhibition finally opens Ngura Puḻka at the National Gallery of Australia is a landmark exhibition of 30 paintings by Indigenous artists in the APY Arts Centre Collective, which was investigated over claims white workers had interfered with First Nations art The Guardian - AU · Apr 10
Investigation finds no ‘improper interference’ in paintings made by APY Art Centre Collective Acclaimed Indigenous art group says attack on their integrity has been ‘thrown into the rubbish bin’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 2, 2023
APY Aboriginal art centre denies any wrongdoing over claims white staff interfere with Indigenous paintings Respected authorities on Indigenous art are dismayed by allegations that white staff at a major art centre are touching up Aboriginal artists' paintings, saying "it's not right" for them to interfere. ABC News · Apr 21, 2023
Coober Pedy gets $433k for permanent gallery showcasing Indigenous art An Aboriginal community in SA's outback has received funding to establish a permanent art centre after calling for support for more than 10 years. ABC News · Sep 14, 2022