Indigenous art is big money in regional Australia, but so are fakes. Artists, retailers and industry figures have welcomed a proposed crackdown.
Merchandise featuring fake Indigenous styles and designs are currently sold at several shops and markets in Cairns.abc.net.au/news/artist-retail-fake-indigenous-art-crackdown/101923386Despite the growing global reputation of Australia's multimillion-dollar Indigenous art industry, souvenir shops in the nation's major tourist destinations are still littered with fake products.
However, it is estimated up to 75 per cent of Indigenous-style art on the market was not made by First Nations people. "Legislation is fine, but if you don't have anyone monitoring what's going on, you'll always have people selling these products out there," she said. However, she said the legislation's effectiveness would partly depend on artists having access to justice to be able to pursue complaints.
"We look forward to working with the government to develop and implement this new legislation," she said.The Productivity Commission recommended the introduction of a mandatory disclosure requirement for "Indigenous-style products" that are not made by a First Nations artist or that are reproduced under licence.
"If there's a very clear policy in place, we can show these [vendors] 'Hey, guys, what you're doing is wrong, you can be penalised — change or else,'" he said.Belinda Payne, a Yorta Yorta woman living on Gunditjmara country in south-west Victoria, recently organised Warrnambool's first Blak Market — a dedicated space for First Nations artists, creators and makers to sell their own crafted products.
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