Benefits of Indigenous Art Flashcards
What sector provides significant economic, social, and cultural benefits to Indigenous individuals and communities?
The Indigenous visual arts and craft sector
What are some of the benefits of the Indigenous visual arts and craft sector?
Pride, self esteem, maintenance of culture, transmission of culture, inter-generational learning, meaningful activity, purposeful life, creative achievement, recognition from peers, recognition from national and international art media, provision of much of our nation’s ‘corporate identity’
What is the nature of the benefits provided by the Indigenous visual arts and craft sector?
The benefits are multi-faceted and often unquantifiable
What are the economic benefits of the Indigenous visual arts and craft sector?
The economic benefits are substantial but difficult to quantify due to the lack of comprehensive data
To whom do the economic benefits of the Indigenous visual arts and craft sector accrue?
The economic benefits accrue to the nation, the individual artists and their communities, the arts industry, and related business sectors
What are the unrecognised benefits associated with contemporary arts practice by Indigenous people in remote areas?
The use of natural resources by artists is positive as it provides incentive for Indigenous people to use their ecological knowledge to manage these resources sustainably. There are also environmental spin-offs generated by people residing on their country.
How does the success of Indigenous art translate into economic benefits for Indigenous artists?
The success of Indigenous art does not necessarily translate into major economic benefits or better living standards for many Indigenous artists. Aboriginal artists and craftspeople on the ground earn a small part of the overall ‘take’, despite being the obvious lynchpin of the industry.
How do other community members benefit from the income derived by individual artists through selling their art?
Artists share their cash income with family members, as well as consumer goods they have purchased with their arts income, such as motor vehicles. In this way, the money derived from the arts is distributed within the community.
What is the significance of the concept of sharing in remote areas?
In remote areas, the concept of sharing is significant. Income derived from art sales is often the only source of non-government income and this money supports communities economically.
