Tim Acker, an independent arts consultant working with Aboriginal artists in remote and regional Australia, writes about the current situation. Questions of ethics in the sale, and making, of Aboriginal art are under review and an Australian Indigenous Art Commercial Code of Conduct has been developed though the 2008 Federal budget failed to fund its roll-out. Acker suggests that consumers become more educated about the art and about the provenance of the works they buy.

Tim Acker, an independent arts consultant working with Aboriginal artists in remote and regional Australia, writes about the current situation. Questions of ethics in the sale, and making, of Aboriginal art are under review and an Australian Indigenous Art Commercial Code of Conduct has been developed though the 2008 Federal budget failed to fund its roll-out. Acker suggests that consumers become more educated about the art and about the provenance of the works they buy.

Janie Ward Nakamarra is an aboriginal artist represented by Presston Gallery, Sydney Australia. www.presstongallery.com.

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West Coast native art in native art gallery in Port McNeill on Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Aboriginal Snake

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Aboriginal Silhouettes

Traditional Aboriginal face painting, Northern Territory, Australia

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