PRESENTED BY: Bundoora Homestead Art Centre in conjunction with Darebin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Council.


The 2010 GUMBRI WHITE DOVE AWARD WINNER:
Sharmane Maddigan for her digital photograph Fragmented.

The 2010 DATSICC Award for best work by an emerging Artist was won jointly by Gwen Garoni for her painting Regrowth after the fires and Adrian Austin for his painting untitled.

Exhibition: 11th June - 11th July 2010

VENUE: Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
ALL ENQUIRIES: 03 9496 1060 bundoorahomestead@darebin.vic.gov.au
www.bundoorahomestead.com

Three artists will share in $35,000 in prizes as the winners of the 2009 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards which were hosted by Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts, Rob Hudson.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts Rob Hudson tonight congratulated, Bindi Cole, Peter Waples-Crowe and Nicholas Boseley, who were chosen from a shortlist of 25 works.
"The Victorian Indigenous Art Awards celebrate and acknowledge the important role Indigenous art plays in both Victoria's heritage and our contemporary culture," Mr Hudson said.
"The winning and shortlisted works showcase a range of styles and mediums, from painting to photography, sculpture and digital mix media works. Together they paint a picture of a fertile and creative Indigenous arts sector right across the state."
The $25,000 Deadly Art Award was presented to Altona Park artist and photographer, Bindi Cole. The judges described her photographic portrait Ajay as a 'sophisticated' piece that 'makes an important contribution to contemporary Australian art'.
Mr Hudson said Ms Cole's Deadly Art Award win caps off a significant year for the emerging artist
"This year Bindi has held several exhibitions including solo and group shows as far a field as Japan and The Deadly Art Award provides a $20,000 cash prize, as well as $5,000 in professional development support, so I'm excited to see what the year ahead holds for Bindi and her work," he said.
Mr Hudson said an important aim for the awards is to foster commercial opportunities for Indigenous artists in Victoria and to develop a market for their work.

He acknowledged the support of Boscia Galleries, who partnered with the Brumby Labor Government to present the 2009 awards. The Galley also sponsored the $3,000 Boscia Galleries Award for Photography and Digital Media which went to Ocean Grove artist and filmmaker Nicholas Boseley for Shared Ancestry.
The $7,000 Koorie Heritage Trust Acquisition Award was awarded to Peter Waples-Crowe of West Melbourne. His work, The End of Innocence, which looks at Aboriginality from a global perspective and was inspired by a recent trip to Asia, will become a part of the collection at the Koorie Heritage Trust.
The 2009 judging panel included: Indigenous Artist Karen Casey and Shaune Lakin, Director of Monash Gallery of Art.


*ARTICLE COURTESY OF ARTS VICTORIA

BOSCIA AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY & DIGITAL MEDIA: Nicholas Boseley ' Shared Ancestry'
KOORIE HERITAGE TRUST ACQUISITION AWARD: Peter Waples-Crowe ' The End of Innocence'
DEADLY ART AWARD: Bindi Cole 'Ajay'
DEADLY ART AWARD - COMMENDED: Ben McKeown ' 44 Degrees I'll Have a Long Black"

Arts Minister Lynne Kosky today announced 18 Indigenous artists from across Victoria have been shortlisted in the 2009 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards.

Ms Kosky said the scope of the works showed the strength diversity of Indigenous arts in our state.
'The shortlisted works reflect a range of traditional and contemporary styles and mediums, including painting, photography, sculpture and digital mixed media works,'she said.
'It is an inspiring showcase of Victorian talent, with strong representation of both regional and urban artists.'
The Victorian Indigenous Art Awards shortlist was selected from 111 entries by an accomplished panel of judges including Shepparton Art Gallery Director Kirsten Paisley and Janina Harding the City of Melbourne's Indigenous Arts Program Manager.
Ms Kosky said the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards were created by the Brumby Labor Government to celebrate and promote the Victorian Indigenous art sector and to raise the profile of the state’s Indigenous artists.
'These awards are a vital platform for both established and emerging artists, helping them to connect to a wider audience and creating new professional opportunities,'she said.

An accompanying exhibition will be open to the public from 28 November to 23 December 2009 at Boscia Galleries

The Victorian Indigenous art Awards are one of Australia's Richest art awards and entries are now open to all victorian indigenous artists.

With a total prize pool of $35,000, the Awards celebrate and showcase the rich diversity of Victorian Indigenous art from traditional to contemporary works.


Application forms are available at art@bosciagalleries.com or call 03 9639 0399.
Entries must be received by no later than close of business 25th September 2009.

We are pleased to announce that Rajinder Singh one of Asia's 20 leading emerging artists has joined Boscia Galleries.

Rajinder is based in Singapore and has exhibited in Singapore, Malaysia, India, Korea, Shanghai, Argentina, Los Angeles, Paris, London and New York.