Description
SALON Art Projects is a collaboration. Begun when two Darwin gallerists, Matt Ward and Paul Johnstone joined forces in 2013 to host the first SALON des Refusés alongside the Nation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA), it reflects deep and abiding partnerships with Aboriginal-owned Art Centres and their artists. From that first exhibition, which is now a hotly anticipated annual event in the national art calendar, SALON Art Projects has gone from strength to strength, supporting and working with Art Centres to bring groundbreaking Aboriginal art to audiences across Australia and the United States through exhibitions, events and consultations.