Public policies and strategies for the promotion of indigenous arts: the australian model

Authors

  • Ilana Seltzer Goldstein Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Unifesp, São Paulo/SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2357-9854.94294

Keywords:

Indigenous arts. Public policies. Australia. Arts and politics.

Abstract

This paper discusses some strategies developed in Australia to promote indigenous arts, including awards, codes of conduct for museums and traders, and support from the federal government to indigenous cooperatives. The Australian case is probably unique in the world in terms of the visibility, institutionalization and value that Aboriginal artists have achieved. In this sense, it offers an interesting contrast to reflect on the Latin American context. It also raises issues of ethical and political nature, in the case of a country with such a violent colonial past.

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Author Biography

Ilana Seltzer Goldstein, Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Unifesp, São Paulo/SP

Professora do Departamento de História da Arte e membro do Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da Arte na Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Unifesp. Doutora em Antropologia Social pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Mestre em Antropologia Social pela Universidade de São Paulo. Integrante do grupo do CNPq Todas as Artes | Todos os Nomes: Pesquisas sobre Arte na Contemporaneidade.  Desde 2016, é co-coordenadora da Cátedra Kaapora, voltada à valorização de conhecimentos e formas expressivas tradicionais e não-hegemônicos. Paralelamente à trajetória acadêmica, elaborou, coordenou e avaliou projetos artístico-culturais junto a diversas organizações. Participou das curadorias das exposições Terra Paulista: História, Arte e Costumes (Sesc Pompeia, 2005); Jorge, amado, universal? (Museu da Língua Portuguesa e Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, 2012); Tempo dos Sonhos: a arte aborígene contemporânea da Austrália (Caixa Cultural, 2016, 2017 e 2018; Casa Fiat de Cultura, 2017).

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Published

2019-07-05

How to Cite

GOLDSTEIN, Ilana Seltzer. Public policies and strategies for the promotion of indigenous arts: the australian model. Revista GEARTE, [S. l.], v. 6, n. 2, 2019. DOI: 10.22456/2357-9854.94294. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/gearte/article/view/94294. Acesso em: 9 aug. 2026.

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Ensino/Aprendizagem das Artes na América Latina: colonialismo e questões de gênero