Frequently Asked Questions
We work directly with 100% Aboriginal-owned art centres, many in very remote communities. Every artwork is purchased ethically and comes with a certificate of authentication, ensuring artists are paid fairly and cultural protocols are respected.
Definitely. We can help ethically source works to specific sizes, colour palettes, from different regions, by senior or emerging artists and reflecting individual cultural themes. Not only paintings but artefacts, ceramics and weavings.
Some clients choose to work exclusively with local artists, but there is no cultural necessity to do so. Aboriginal artists paint to share their culture with everyone. All the artworks we source for our clients have been approved by their communities to be shown anywhere in the world.
Certainly. Our 30cm x 30cm original canvases are ideal corporate gifts. Each comes with its own Certificate of Authentication, and we can organise customised boxes for them. Other Indigenous art gift ideas include carved boab nuts and painted metal camp dogs.
Once we understand your needs, we put together a simple service agreement outlining the brief, scope, deliverables, timing and budget. Our fees are a combination of consultancy hours plus a commission on the artworks, which is set by the art centres.
We love helping organisations build their corporate collections over time. If you’re collecting around a specific theme, corporate values or artist, we can let you know when new work becomes available. Or you may prefer to buy the best available at the same time each year. We can also help put in place programs where staff participate in the selection.
One of the services we offer corporate clients is to build a bespoke virtual gallery online. Employees and stakeholders anywhere in the world can then view your collection in an interactive digital environment with background information on each artwork.
See an example.
Briefing an Aboriginal designer to create your RAP cover is a great start to engaging you staff with Aboriginal culture. But it needn’t stop there. Aboriginal art is incredibly diverse and artists, particularly those from remote communities, paint to share their culture as widely as possible.
While high quality Aboriginal art consistently appreciates in value over time (often significantly), we do not encourage buying Aboriginal art purely as an investment. The real ROI is connecting staff with First Nations perspectives, supporting Aboriginal communities and building a more alive and creative workplace.
Not at all. Aboriginal art is incredibly diverse - from the traditional to landscapes to the radically contemporary. There are also many forms of Aboriginal art that are not paintings at all, such as weavings, artefacts, carvings and ceramics. For a taste of some of the different styles view our online gallery.
In recent years, Aboriginal art has been growing in significance in the international art world. Archie Moore’s Kith and Kin won the Gold Lion at the Venice Biennale; a major Emily Kam Kngwarray retrospective recently opened at London’s Tate Modern; and high-profile collectors, such as actor Steve Martin, continue to grow interest and value overseas
Very much so. Whether it’s traditional styles or radical contemporary works. Curated for its surroundings – often working with your architect or interior designer - the rich cultural narratives and profound spiritual significance bring a unique sense of place to modern office environments.
You can. Buying from art centres or galleries that work with art centres is the best way to ensure ethical practices and good provenance.
What we bring to the process is our curatorial eye, 15 years’ experience and unique relationships with artists and art centres that can help you access works not otherwise available.
Provenance is your assurance that an artwork is properly attributed and ethically acquired. Well-documented provenance protects both the artist and the buyer by offering a verifiable lineage of the work’s creation, sales, exhibitions and publication history.
As well as helping First Nations people share their culture, your corporate investment in Aboriginal art provides sustainable income for remote communities where art centres are often the main source of earned income.
