Selling Yarns

Australian Indigenous textiles and good business in the 21st century

 

Speakers

Acker, Tim
Senior Project Officer, Aboriginal Economic Development, Department of Industry and Resources
Paper: It's all art, but still we have a fibre problem: Economic reality, contested value, and Indigenous Art
Session: Australian context 10:20 - 11:00 am, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Allen, Lindy
Senior Curator, Indigenous Cultures Department, Museum Victoria
Paper: Patterns of practice - Indigenous fibre art and museums
Session: Museum 1:30 - 3:15 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Altman, Jon
Director, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, The Australian National University
Paper: It's all art, but still we have a fibre problem: Economic reality, contested value, and Indigenous Art
Session: Australian context 10:20 - 11:00 am, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Baker, Marita Emily
Gallery Assistant, Kaltjiti Arts
Paper: Cross cultural project
Session: Collaborations 3:35 - 4:55 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Benson, Kantjupayi
Artist, Blackstone
Paper: Tjanpi Aboriginal baskets: A (very big) family business
Session: Business stories 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Coutts, Lorraine
Roving Curator, Indigenous Cultures Department, Museum Victoria
Paper: Reclaiming culture (in south-eastern Australia)
Session: Engaging communities 11:20 - 12:30 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Couzens, Vicki
Artist,
Paper: Possum Skin Cloaks: Reviving and reclaiming cultural practices of South Eastern Australia
Session: Success stories 2:30 - 3:45 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Cumpston, Nici
Lecturer, South Australia School of Art, University of South Australia
Paper: A story is like a River: Intercultural collaboration in Weaving the Murray
Session: Collaborations 3:35 - 4:55 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Davenport Acker, Carly
Cultural Relations Manager, FORM Contemporary Craft and Design
Paper: Cultural strands / Woven visions: Imagining the future
Session: Success stories 2:30 - 3:45 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Delian, Lyndy
Arts, writer and musician,
Paper: Marketing and exhibiting concepts
contemporary urban Indigenous texctiles in the ACT
Session: Makers Forum 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Saturday, 12 August 2006
Duff, Kerrie
Assistant Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Paper: Corporate partnerships with Indigenous artists
Session: Arts business 10:00 - 11:30 am, Monday, 14 August 2006
Foster, Joanna
Manager, Tjanpi Aboriginal Baskets
Paper: Tjanpi Aboriginal baskets: A (very big) family business
Session: Business stories 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Furlong, Hilary
Coordinator, Ernabella Arts Inc.
Paper: From Batik to designer rugs for the State Library of South Australia
Session: Collaborations 3:35 - 4:55 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Greeno, Lola
Program Officer, Aboriginal Arts, Arts Tasmania
Paper: Raising the Profile of Indigenous artists
Session: Engaging communities 11:20 - 12:30 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Hamby, Louise
ARC Fellow, Centre for Cross Cultural Research, The Australian National University
Paper: Buying with insight: the value of research
Session: Museum 1:30 - 3:15 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Hamm, Treahna
Artist,
Paper: Possum Skin Cloaks: Reviving and reclaiming cultural practices of South Eastern Australia
Session: Success stories 2:30 - 3:45 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Hanlon, Carol
Manager, Belmont Business Enterprise Centre
Paper: Establishing a national Indigenous textile, clothing and fashion industry
Session: Arts business 10:00 - 11:30 am, Monday, 14 August 2006
Hawkins, Stephanie
Manager, ANKAAA
Paper: Indigenous art export developments
Session: Export markets and s 4:00 - 4:45 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Hill, Tim
Manager, Tiwi Design
Paper: Tiwi Design - an overview of an Indigenous textile business
Session: Top End arts 11:50 am - 12:30 am, Monday, 14 August 2006
Hilliard MBE OAM, Winifred Margaret
Craftswoman and writer,
Paper: Historical perspective: the economic benefits of introducing a craft textile business to Ernabella
Session: Collaborations 3:35 - 4:55 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Humphries, Bronwyn
Manager, Euraba Paper Aboriginal Corporation
Paper: Euraba Paper Company
Session: Business stories 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Knox, Deborah
Indigenous artist,
Paper: Euraba Paper Company
Session: Business stories 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Kohen, Apolline
Arts Director, Maningrida Arts and Culture
Paper: How Maningrida fibre artists market their work
Session: Engaging communities 11:20 - 12:30 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Lane, Elaine Warnatjura
Artist, Blackstone
Paper: Tjanpi Aboriginal baskets: A (very big) family business
Session: Business stories 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Lawrence, Kay
Head, South Australian School of Art
Paper: A story is like a River: Intercultural collaboration in Weaving the Murray
Session: Collaborations 3:35 - 4:55 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Lee, Gary
Artist, PhD candidate
Paper: Welcome to Larrakia country
Session: Welcome 9:00 - 9:20, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Martiniello, Jennifer
Writer, artist and academic,
Paper: Marketing and exhibiting concepts:
contemporary urban Indigenous texctiles in the ACT
Session: Makers Forum 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Saturday, 12 August 2006
Morony, Ron
General Manager, Indigenous Business Australia
Paper: To be advised
Keynote address 9:00 - 10:00 am, Monday, 14 August 2006
Murphy, Anthony
Manager, Injalak Arts and Crafts
Paper: Twined Together: Issues, outcomes and the the Monica factor
Session: Success stories 2:30 - 3:45 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Nganjmirra, Jill
Artist, Injalak Arts and Crafts
Paper: Twined Together: Issues, outcomes and the the Monica factor
Session: Success stories 2:30 - 3:45 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Partos, Louise
Manager, Bula'bula Arts Aboriginal Corporation
Paper: "Gunga Dhawu" (Pandanas Story)
Session: Makers Forum 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Saturday, 12 August 2006
Purich, Thisbe
Artist and Cultural Interpreter,
Paper: Tjanpi Aboriginal baskets: A (very big) family business
Session: Business stories 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Quiggin, Robynne
Consultant, Vincent-Quiggin Consulting
Paper: Intellectual property for Australian Indigenous artists
Session: Export markets and s 4:00 - 4:45 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Ruben, Bobbie
Fabric screen-printer and technical assistant, Charles Darwin University
Paper: Hugging the cloth
Session: Makers Forum 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Saturday, 12 August 2006
Scott, Liz
Coordinator, The Alice Springs Beanie Festival
Paper: The Alice Springs Beanie Festival
Session: Engaging communities 11:20 - 12:30 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Searles, Nalda
Artist,
Paper: Collaborations
Session: Collaborations 3:35 - 4:55 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Simpson, Philippa
Manager, National Museum of Australia Shop
Paper: National Museum of Australia - Indigenous merchandising
Session: Arts business 10:00 - 11:30 am, Monday, 14 August 2006
Tjiyangu McKenzie, Pantjiti (Kathy)
Artist, Ernabella Arts Inc.
Paper: From Batik to designer rugs for the State Library of South Australia
Session: Collaborations 3:35 - 4:55 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
West Jr., W. Richard
Director, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institute
Paper: Native Weaving: Enduring Traditions of Life and Commerce
Keynote address 9:20 - 10:20 am, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Whish, Alice
Artist,
Paper: Neclaces: from tourist boats to online retail
Session: Business stories 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Wilson, Carolyn
Director, Better World Trading Pty Ltd
Paper: Cross cultural project
Session: Collaborations 3:35 - 4:55 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006

Session convenors

Hamby, Louise
ARC Fellow, Centre for Cross Cultural Research, The Australian National University
Convening session: Business stories 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
Kirk, Valerie
Artist, Head of Textile, School of Art, The Australian National University
Convening session: Collaborations 3:35 - 4:55 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Malgorzewicz, Anna
Director, Museum and Gallery of the Northern Territory
Convening session: Australian context 10:20 - 11:00 am, Sunday, 13 August 2006
Victoria, Jo
Senior Research Project Officer, ANU National Centre for Indigenous Studies
Convening session: Arts business 10:00 - 11:30 am, Monday, 14 August 2006
Vignando, Catrina
General Manager, Craft Australia
Convening session: Export markets and s 4:00 - 4:45 pm, Monday, 14 August 2006
West, Margie
Curatorial consultant and Emeritus Curator of Aboriginal Art, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Convening session: Engaging communities 11:20 - 12:30 pm, Sunday, 13 August 2006