20 Art Centres in 14 days – a life changing experience!

We have returned from our art buying mission in Australia. The trade tour was organized by the Australian government with the mission of promoting Aboriginal art to the US market. As one of nine delegates, Manuel discovered new art communities, met numerous of artists, forged new relationships with art centre managers, prominent art dealers and museum curators and enjoyed the spectacular backdrop of the Australian Central and Western Desert landscape.

The trade mission started in Uluru (Ayers Rock) on May 25 and 40 charter flights later ended in Darwin on June 6. Manuel also had the privilege of personalized tours of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory and the esteemed Darwin Supreme Court Art Collection. It was an unparalleled education of the Aboriginal art market, the Aboriginal culture and the challenges faced by all industry participants.

We now have some wonderful new additions to our collection, broadening the media of works we offer to include paintings on bark from the Top End, ochre paintings from the Kimberly and Mimi spirit carvings.

Click here to see images from the tour.