Submitted by Paul Daley on
Artists who may not themselves use or have regular access to the internet may be producing work that is only sold online right now
Quarantining remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities has protected many vulnerable First Nations people from Covid-19. But it has been to the necessary detriment of local economies.
This is especially so when primary income sources are the national and international markets for Indigenous art. The floor has dropped out of sales to tourists visiting remote communities while important Indigenous art shows, such as Fremantle’s Revealed, have cancelled.
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