Crackdown on fake art
THE peak body for Aboriginal art centres across Western Australia has called for laws to make it illegal to sell fake indigenous art.
In a submission to a federal parliamentary committee hearing in Perth, the Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of WA says fake and often imported indigenous art causes “significant damage” to indigenous culture and communities and is exploitative.
“There needs to be a legislative regime dedicated to protecting cultural products and expressions,” AACHAWA chair Charmaine Green said.