APS Bendi Lango Art Exhibition – Supporting Indigenous Psychology Education

On 11 July, the third Bendi Lango Indigenous Art Exhibition was launched. The exhibition featured investment quality works from Yuendume, Utopia, Peppimenarti, and Mangkaja. They are still for sale via the online catalogue.

The Bendi Lango - meaning "Cutting Edge" - Foundation is an initiative of the Australian Psychological Society. Proceeds from the sale of artworks, as well as other philanthropic endeavours, provide bursaries for Indigenous postgraduate psychology students so that they can concentrate on their studies without worrying about how to live. We believe that this will contribute to closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage in Australia, as the dissemination of psychological knowledge and practice in a culturally competent way will mean so much to so many.

In order to achieve parity with the non-Indigenous community, we need to support another 400 Indigenous psychology students through their studies so that they can take their place in the psychological world.

So far there have been three recipients of Bendi Lango bursaries, and there are many worthy candidates whom we have not yet been able to support. There are Indigenous students in undergraduate psychology courses, and already our Bendi Lango recipients are proving themselves to be excellent mentors and supports for those coming after them.

In addition to the large and more expensive works, there are affordable unstretched canvases. All works come with a certificate of provenance and all artists are paid properly for their works.

So browse the catalogue and explore the wonderful artworks whose purchase will help support Indigenous Australians through the support of an Indigenous psychology workforce.