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The group of 26 students and four teachers from Menindee Central School were taken to all of Sydney’s top attractions, including Taronga Zoo, Chinatown, the Opera House, and walked to Luna Park over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Menindee students had 31 artworks in the Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery at Bondi Beach, with half sold on …

From a tiny school in the outback to a gallery by the shores of Bondi, the students of Menindee Central School have made an impressive journey. For many of the 26 young visitors, the trip to Sydney is a collection of firsts: first train trip, first time to the city, first time to the beach, …

Fibre artist and bush sculptor Janine McAullay Bott makes incredible objects. For Metamorphosis (until November 24), Bott joins another indigenous and Telstra Award-winning artist Dennis Nona, for a show that celebrates the transformation of everyday materials into magical models.

‘Metamorphosis’ features works by Nyoongah bush sculptor Janine McAullay Bott, Torres Strait artist Ken Thaidy snr and Aurukun artist Joe Ngallametta.

The bloodwood tree is a recurring motif in the latest exhibition by Ian Waldron. Last year, Waldron became the first indigenous artist to win the Glover prize for landscape painting. Tomorrow,  Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, 31 Lamrock Avenue, Bondi Beach. On show until October 15.  Free. Gallery open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm.

Artist Ian Waldron explores the loss of indigenous language in striking totem paintings. Until October 15. Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery 31 Lamrock Avenue, Bondi Beach, Free, 9300 9233

Arone Raymond Meeks stands at the meeting point between gay and Aboriginal culture – and, he says, he’s loving it! In Arone’s case, identifying as a gay Aboriginal allows for a dual, inclusive identity, one that draws on the way both gay and Indigenous Australians have been ignored, rejected or subsumed by dominant forces of …

See the works of Ian Waldron as he explores the relationship between the physicality of the landscape; the cultural beliefs and traditions of Aboriginal Australians; and the loss of language from traditional culture. Exhibition runs until October 15.

Bondi: Award-winning Indigenous artist Ian Waldron, winner of the Glover Prize in 2010, is showcasing his new exhibition Bloodwood Totem at the Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery in Bondi from September 25 to October 15. For more information on Waldron and his exhibition, head to http://www.cooeeart.com.au/

Exhibition What do we see when we look at the Australian landscape and how does that differ between people? The theme is explored with indigenous ‘outsider art’ from a wide stretch going from the Kimberleys in the Top End to Alice Springs and Sydney.