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Aboriginal artists doing it for themselves

APY Art Collective opens a gallery in the heart of Sydney as part of a vision for best representation and best practice.

26 Mar 2018

Gina Fairley

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Installation details of inaugural exhibition at the APY Art Centre Collective in Darlinghurst; photo ArtsHub

This past weekend (23 March), the APY Art Centre Collective opened a dedicated gallery in the heart of Sydney’s gallery precinct of Darlinghurst.

It represents a major milestone for the 10 art centres in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY Lands) in South Australia, which are owned and managed by a collective of Indigenous communities and artists.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina