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Michael Whalebone, one of Ngarda's recent trainee graduates, continues to lead the way. Jim Cornwell, Ngarda Operations Manager reports: "Michael was passed out on the Kom 630E last Sunday. Reports are that he is very excited about achieving this qualification, and he is enjoying the work and the environment as well". Above Michael and the KOM 630E
More on Ngarda.
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| ISX Spotlights and Features |
Nganampa is an outstanding Indigenous Health Council. Link via web-links in our resources area
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Patrick Dodson, one of Australia's foremost Indigenous leaders, and winner of the 2008 Sydney Peace Prize says this about the ISX:
"I want to commend the ISX to Indigenous communities and corporate Australia." Click to hear and see Patrick Dodson on video webcast
The Indigenous Stock Exchange (ISX) website is a free market for listing Indigenous business ideas, products, investment opportunities and people. The website gets between 200,000 and 500,000 hits per month. It is a self-directed feast of Australian Indigenous creativity and development. We make no promises or assurances to those who use the site, nor to those who chose to invest in Indigenous businesses or buy Indigenous business products. What we do promise is an open, pre-eminent showcase of Australian Indigenous business, products and opportunities and a strong public stage for introducing ideas and opportunities to an Australian and international audience that includes investors, ethical investors and ordinary people willing to make contributions to support Indigenous initiatives. Follow these links to become involved: List an Investment Opportunity or Enterprise; Market Yourself and Your Services; List an Indigenous Product or Service; Post an Indigenous Job or Opportunity Link to Important Indigenous Resources & Organisations.
Our Online Art Market Place focuses on the works of up and coming Indigenous Painters and Artists. We advise all Indigenous artisans to work closely with aboriginal owned and operated galleries and to seek out professionals who really understand how the mainstream art market works. However Indigenous art is a life enhancing cultural activity and many 'occasional artisans' create artworks and derive an important casual income source from this activity. Many Indigenous 'occasional artisans' have a knowledge of land and sea that is unique. Moreover their paintings are wonderful economical acquisitions for family homes, corporate board rooms and public organisations. We at the ISX provide a digital image of paintings for sale for occasional artisans; we provide a contact point for enquiry and from that point it is up to the seller and the buyer to clinch a sale. Coinciding with this years GARMA Festival in August-September we will be uploading a large number of 'backroom' artworks from the multi-award winning and internationally acclaimed Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Gallery at Yirrkala. Buying these works is a unique way of supporting up and coming Indigenous painters and artists as well as the people and communities that support them so we hope you will support this initiative. In Buku-Larrnggay Mulka you have an assured way of purchasing and receiving these artworks. Artworks for Sale
Download a Photographic Tribute to those who "came home" to Bomaderry on the 24th May, 2008.
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Shot by Our Own Mob 01 May 2008 - 01 August 2008
Opposed to being documented by outsiders; these photographs portray a sense of innate spirit and truth. [Read more]
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 14 July 2008
Organised by Maningrida Arts § Culture, the Fair only presents Indigenous art produced through Community based Arts Centres. [Read more]
GARMA 2008 08 August 2008 - 12 August 2008
“A garma is a sort of place – of rich resources for many people, this garma thing. For all yolngu [people]. Like this, all yolngu always used to come to this thing garma, coming together, all different groups.” Gunygulu Yunupingu [Read more]
Art at the Heart 03 October 2008
Regional Arts Australia Conference 2008 [Read more]
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