WHITE HANDS, BLACK ART: APY art scandal investigation, in full (Watch)

The APY Arts Centre Collective faces investigation for possible criminal or civil charges after a six-month probe into the controversial organisation sparked by The Australian.
South Australian Arts Minister Andrea Michaels has referred the controversial Indigenous arts body to the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations and the Australian Consumer & Competition Commission for further investigation.
Both have the power to initiate criminal and civil proceedings.
The move to take action against the APYACC follows a long-running investigation by The Australian, in which artists, studio staff and others raised serious allegations about white studio staff painting on Indigenous canvases, serious allegations of fraud and claims of bullying of both staff and artists.
Sources close to the tri-­government review have told The Weekend Australian the panel found “substantial wrongdoing” in every area it was tasked to investigate after spending six months interviewing more than 200 people from the sector.
Here, we show how a 30-second video unravelled one of the biggest scandals to hit the art world.
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[@BabyFruitBat]

You can buy a lot of original Australian indigenous art in Cairns painted in Indonesia.

[@lat-roc9733]

Any chance the real issue is money?

[@kangaroonationalist877]

lmao

[@ozmarideon]

The true traditional art was with the likes of a true artist, Paddy Compass NAMADBARA.

[@Corey-pd3mi]

But of course the SA Govt had an ‘investigation’ and found there was nothing untoward happening

[@Martin-qm2jo]

Maybe it's time Aboriginal Australians take control of their self-determination, Stop employing non- Aboriginals, stop taking welfare money to prop up these business ventures as soon as they can. It's time the Aboriginal people demand to know where all the money is going that is supposed to help improve the living standards and education.

[@CM-jw3br]

Maybe if they had a voice, they could have. But that's why they're not given self determination and publicity denomised by the government (liberals) and stereotypes pushed in the media, so nobody believe or questions the money that's allocated to, but doesn't get to communities

[@mangeygypsynunya6451]

looks like a child done it. unimpressive.

[@kambrose1549]

Difficult for artists in remote areas to promote themselves. The problem is when the sales team takes over. Either the artists feel they are on a production line and not developing their work or if they break free they have to find a way to get their work sold which takes time from creative work. The admin guys pitching in shows that like most galleries they are only thinking commodity not art. is