Backlash over non-awarding of Indigenous art prize

Perpetua Durack Clancy refuses to award Indigenous artists prize stating no entries were worthy.

10 Sep 2014

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Stock Photo: news.aboriginalartdirectory.com; courtesy Western Desert Mob Artist from Papulankutja Artists paints (not included in 2014 Shinju Matsuri Art Award)

Broome locals and the Indigenous community are incensed by Judge Perpetua Durack Clancy’s decision to not award the 2014 Shinju Matsuri Art Award.

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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