EVENTS & FUNDRAISING

ABORIGINAL BENEFITS FOUNDATION FUNDRAISING ART AUCTION 2011

MABEL JULI, GARNKINY NGARRANGGARNI 120 x 90 cm, Natural ochre and pigments on canvas	RAMMEY RAMSEY, BULL HOLE (WARLAWOON COUNTRY) 80 x 100 cm, charcoal and synthetic polymer on plyboard

Sunday 13 November
2.00 - 4.00pm

STILLS GALLERY
36 Gosbell Street, Paddington, Sydney

On Sunday 13 November, the Aboriginal Benefits Foundation is holding an auction of works by major artists from the Warmun Art Centre, WA, as well as by other Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists. Proceeds will be used to restore the flood-damaged Warmun Art Centre and for the ABF to continue to provide support to Aboriginal communities across Australia

View the auction catalogue here

Tax deductible donations at the door

Flood damage - Warmun Art Centre; Lena Nyadbi at work, Warmun, 2010; Flood damage - Warmun Art Centre

Warmun Art Centre Flood Damage

The Art Centre at Warmun became an internationally known hub for the beginnings of the east Kimberley painting movement.  Paddy Jaminji, Rover Thomas, Jack Britten, Henry Wambini, Hector Jandany, George Mung and Queenie McKenzie all painted at Warmun (Turkey Creek). A new facility was built alongside the old historic art centre after 2000. Following devastating rains in March 2011, Turkey Creek rose rapidly inundating the community nestled on its banks. All of the houses and building were flooded and destroyed. The community was declared a natural disaster zone and nearly everyone was airlifted from their homes to Kununurra 200 km away. The Warmun Art Centre also accommodated a Keeping Place for its Historic Art Collection. The waters indiscriminately washed away paintings and did irreparable damage to the buildings. Currently a conservation program is being developed for the Historic collection through the University of Melbourne, but the community and Art Centre remains in dire need of further financial assistance to purchase equipment and materials and provide painters with.

Cape York Educational /Training Bursary

The renowned Queensland Indigenous Artist  Dr “Tapich” Gloria Fletcher left a legacy to set up a bursary fund allowing for Western Cape York Indigenous students to receive further education or training outside their communities. The ABF is supporting this aim. The Queensland Minister for the Arts has promised $ for $ backing for the funds raised for this initiative this year. Several artists have donated work to assist and these will be offered for sale, including Ray Crooke, Arone Meeks, and the Torres Strait Islands printers. Sculptures by the late great artist Gloria Fletcher will also be offered. (Tribal Name of deceased is not spoken at present but referred to as Tapich.)

Please support this important cause through the Art Auction or by direct donation to the ABF.

Art Auction Entertainment by

NAISDA Dance College

E-mail: info@aboriginal.org.au

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The ABF is a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) organisation.

All monetary gifts over $2 are tax deductible.