Grant Award View - GA230010
National tour of OCCURRENT AFFAIR
- GA230010-V1 - Variation due to end date extension (7-May-2024 )
OCCURRENT AFFAIR is an exhibition by influential Brisbane-based Aboriginal artist collective proppaNOW touring nationally in partnership with UQ Art Museum and Museums & Galleries of NSW. Touring to eight venues across 4 states and territories OCCURRENT AFFAIR addresses current socio-political, economic and environmental issues, while celebrating the strength, resilience and continuity of Aboriginal culture. Established in 2003, proppaNOW is one of Australia’s leading intergenerational collectives –members Vernon Ah Kee, Tony Albert, Richard Bell, Megan Cope, Jennifer Herd, Gordon Hookey and Laurie Nilsen explore the politics of Aboriginal art and culture, re-thinking what it means to be a ‘contemporary Aboriginal artist’.