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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Over the coming weeks artist Jonathan Jones will be writing a series of guest posts on all things native Australian birds, touching on their importance, the issues they face and what we
can learn from them. Jones' upcoming artwork for the 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art requires thousands of native Australian bird
feathers, which he needs your help to find. Read More
Recent Posts
- Jonathan Jones: Mandaang guwu (thank you)
- Jonathan Jones: Extraordinary Finches
- Jonathan Jones: Birds of a Feather Flock Together
- Jonathan Jones: The Land of Parrots
- Jonathan Jones: Birds that Steal Fire
- Jonathan Jones: The Australian Budgie
- Jonathan Jones: Birds that Adapt
- Experience The Last Resort in VR
- How can we support visual arts education?
- Jonathan Jones: Birds and Aboriginal Languages
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MANDAANG GUWU (thank you) to everyone who has contributed gawuraa (feathers)
to the giran gulbanha (wind philosophy) project. 
Finches are small birds, about 10cm long, that feed on grasses and seeds. They
are found all around Australia, with many being endemic.