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Kintyre artists - Robina Clause (left), Judith Anya Samson, and Corban Clause Williams at Martumili Artists, 2021. Photograph by Claire Martin Three women sit on the Kintyre painting as they work on it Facing off mining giants with art
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Facing off mining giants with art

17 August 2022

Unlikely weapons have enabled a group of Martu artists to create a powerful and plaintive appeal for the protection of their Country from the threat of uranium mining. Craig McKeough reports.

Reading time • 10 minutesVisual Art
Tracks We Share Contemporary Art of the Pilbara Exhibition, Ngundamurri (detail) by Juluwarlu Art Group.jpg A group of sticks, some topped with stylised masks, and all decorated with puffs of what look like dried flowers stands in front of a screen, on which is projected a view of the sky. There are silhouettes of trees and people; it looks like it's been captured between frames and the people look a little ghostly. Walking through Country together
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Walking through Country together

1 June 2022

“Tracks We Share” takes the viewer on a breathtaking journey through stories of the First Peoples of the Pilbara, discovers Craig McKeough.

Reading time • 8 minutesVisual Art
High Tide by Wendy Warrie, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 200 cm. An abstract painting in wavy lines of shades of blue. Road tripping and mapping Country and culture
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Road tripping and mapping Country and culture

26 August 2021

‘Ngardamarri’ – the latest exhibition at FORM’s Goods Shed – is a journey through the artistic and cultural heritage of Ieramugadu (Roebourne) that’s vibrant, varied and not to be missed, says Jaimi Wright.

Reading time • 4 minutesVisual Art