Art + Sources

Browse trusted art, education and image sources for teaching and research.

First Nations

Cultural authority + ICIP

Protocols for using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the ArtsCreative AustraliaThe national ICIP framework for the arts.Guide to evaluating and selecting education resourcesAIATSISWhose knowledge, told by whom, on what authority.AIATSIS EducationAIATSISArtists in the BlackArts Law Centre of AustraliaLegal support and ICIP guidance for artists.First Peoples engagement and cultural protocolCreative Victoria

Country + community / Victoria

Koorie Heritage TrustKoorie Heritage TrustSouth-east First Peoples culture, collections and programs.Birrarung Wilam walkKoorie Heritage TrustPlace-specific knowledge on Country, guided.Registered Aboriginal PartiesVictorian Aboriginal Heritage CouncilThe Traditional Owner organisation for a place.Koorie Education resourcesVAEAIVictoria's peak Koorie education body.Local Aboriginal Education Consultative GroupsVAEAIUseful when local relationships or consultation need to be developed.Koorie Education resourcesVictorian Department of EducationSchool guidance for Koorie cultural inclusion in Victorian education.

First Nations education resources

Aboriginal art symbols + meaningAboriginal Bark PaintingsTeaching supportSimple visual examples showing how a thing may be represented by a mark.Snake Dreaming at NaruingyaNational Museum of Australia / Yumpuluru TjungurrayiAuthoritative artwork sourceWinding lines representing snakes, read within the whole artwork.Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artACCA / Education resourceContinuity of culture, connection to Country, kinship and family, structured for teaching.First Nations education resource archiveACCA / EducationTalk, Think, Make lesson plans and education kits.Between Waves / YalingwaACCA / ExhibitionContemporary south-east Australian First Nations practice with curatorial and education material.

First Nations collections + art centres

Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural CentreMuseums VictoriaFirst Nations art collectionNational Gallery of AustraliaThe Living Archive of Aboriginal ArtUniversity of MelbourneBaluk ArtsArt centre / Mornington PeninsulaIwantja ArtsArt centre / APY LandsTjala ArtsArt centre / APY LandsAPY Art Centre CollectiveArtist-owned collectiveWarlukurlangu ArtistsArt centre / Yuendumu