These artists were winning some of the country's most prestigious art prizes, but had no professional space to hone their craft — until now.
The Umoona Art Centre , established this year, is the first permanent facility of its kind in the isolated area.
It was at one of these workshops that the former opal miner tried painting, which kickstarted his art career. With funding from the federal government's Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation and the state government, the Umoona Art Centre finally became reality this year — the first permanent art centre in the isolated area.
Artists hold hopes more Aboriginal community members will use art as an independent income stream in a town where there is not a lot of job opportunities."You can now get an extra income out of this project here, and it's not only a project, it's a business," Mr Cooley said. with the panel referring their evidence to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations.A decade of determination sees Coober Pedy art gallery vision become a $400k realityAn episode or a condition? Joe Biden addresses his disastrous debate as his future hangs in the balance
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