Boomalli, one of Australia鈥檚 longest running Aboriginal artists鈥 co-operatives, is threatened with closure. Based in Sydney鈥檚 inner-city suburb of Leichhardt, Boomalli was set up in 1987 by Aboriginal artists to get their art recognised.
Boomalli means 鈥渢o strike, to make a mark, to fight back, to light up,鈥 in the languages of the Kamilaroi, Wiradjuri and Bundjalung peoples of New South Wales.