Online art fairs changed the game for Indigenous art. Here’s how to buy it

Online fairs are ‘a remarkable model,’ according to Ruth McMillan from Tangentyere Artists. Pictured: Nora Abbott, who paints with Tangentyere in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Photograph: Tangentyere Artists

It’s been a tough three years for many of Australia’s Aboriginal arts centres. As the pandemic unfolded, and with the Northern Territory – where many are located – implementing strict border closures, things were looking grim for regional and remote art makers who are largely dependent on tourism.

But thanks to a swift pivot online, what could have been a crisis became something of a boom.