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Is Aboriginal Art Ethical For Gifting?

Ethical Aboriginal art gifts are a wonderful and valid way for Aboriginal artists to earn a living from their artwork just as with any other style of art. By choosing to purchase only ethical art products, you're ensuring that Aboriginal artists are paid fairly allowing them to support themselves and their creative careers, their families, and communities. 

Aboriginal art is much loved for its use of colour, form and storytelling. As the popularity of Aboriginal art grew over the past decades, so too did the rise of fake products or even worse, unauthorised reproductions of artists paintings. If you choose authentic businesses to buy your Australian Aboriginal gifts from, then you're choosing to shop ethically, and everyone benefits.

How To Choose Ethical Aboriginal Art Gifts

Thankfully it's easier than ever to tell authentic Aboriginal art and art gifts from their nasty counterparts by choosing to shop with businesses like Koh Living who have signed on as members of the Indigenous Art Code. This ensures that art and artists are treated fairly, respectfully and that correct and fair remuneration is paid to artists.

When buying any product featuring Indigenous artwork, it's important to be sure that the seller is paying artists a fair and decent licensing fee to reproduce their artwork, and that the work is in fact created by an Aboriginal artist and not just a cheap counterfeit. 

Today's Aboriginal art is often a combination of traditional ways of artistic interpretation blended beautifully with contemporary expression of each artist's individuality and creativity. Supporting such inspiring emerging talent is one of our favourite business outcomes here at Koh Living, and we get excited to see every new design come to life.