Indigenous visual art is an important example of how productive activity, founded on customary practice, has been modified for the market. It has recently been estimated that sales are valued at a minimum A100 m per annum Australia-wide, with most art produced at remote communities. The recently launched Northern Territory (NT) Indigenous Arts Strategy notes that this activity is a significant employer and source of cash income in regional and remote communities where opportunities for market engagement are rare. The Strategy also notes that the arts support a range of positive cultural and social outcomes. It is estimated that 5000–6000 arts practitioners engage in visual arts production, yet there is little recognition in official statistics of this high level of participation.
Source: Altman 2004, p523
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