Ethical Trade.
Eastern Desert Art is a member of the Indigenous Art Code of Conductand the Aboriginal Art Association of Australia and sells directly to collectors and galleries nationally and internationally.
The Indigenous Art Code is a system to preserve and promote ethical trading in Indigenous art. The purpose of the Code is to establish standards for dealings between Dealers and Artists to ensure:
Fair and ethical trade in Artwork.
Transparency in the process of promotion and sale of Artwork.
That disputes arising under the Code are dealt with efficiently and fairly.
To demonstrate provenance, artworks are sold with an Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct Certificate. These Certificates provide the purchaser with information on the artist, the story of their painting (when permitted by the artist under cultural law) and photographs of the artists with their paintings. The artworks are painted on prepared Belgian linen using polymer acrylics.
The local Alyawarre and Anmattyerre artists prepare and work on their paintings at the Eastern Desert art shed located on our property adjacent to Utopia.
