Features
A Stroke of Genius
If you’ve attended any of Tactile Arts’ Makers Markets or exhibitions over the years, you’d know Territory locals are positively brimming with artistic talent. So, an award to recognise said...
Cultivate Connection at Desert Mob
Artists and art lovers pour into Mparntwe/Alice Springs for Desert Mob this month, set to experience a colour-popping program, exhibition and marketplace. Experience the gathering of over 30 Art Centres...
Ngini Ngawula Pikaryingini (Our Stories)
Munupi Arts & Crafts Association and Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association return to Larrakia Country with their annual art and culture showcase, Ngini Ngawula Pikaryingini (Our Stories). By Tierney White...
Culture Country
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) celebrates First Nations art spanning our vast island home, drawing art lovers and collectors from across the globe to Larrakia Country since 2007. This month...
SALON Art Projects
SALON des Refusés SALON ART PROJECTS presents the SALON des Refusés, an exhibition of works submitted but not accepted into the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA)...
52 ACTIONS
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is currently home to Artspace’s acclaimed touring exhibition, 52 Actions. This incredible display of work features 52 artists and collectives...
DAAF Goes Global
2023 was huge for the incredible Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) team, which saw record art sales for the Art Fair in August, some well-deserved accolades and a whirlwind trip...
High Visibility
In 1984, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) held the first National Aboriginal Art Award to celebrate the artistic practice and culture of First Nations Peoples...
Christmas Canvas
If you’re on the hunt for gifts that are original, beautiful and sure to score you some major brownie points this Christmas, head along to the Munupi Art Christmas Art...
Priceless Portraits
A spotlight is shone on senior members of the Northern Territory this month, as the Portrait of a Senior Territorian Award returns to celebrate our older generation, Territory artists, and...
Women's Business
The bright, bold and beautiful textiles of Bábbarra Women’s Centre are on show this month as CDU Art Gallery presents colourful exhibition Manburrba – Our Story of Printed Cloth. By...
mirragma gunugurr-wa Bamboo Raft
Take a stroll on Larrakia Country, along Darwin’s Esplanade to Bicentennial Park, and you’ll come across the most impressive sight – a four-metre-high mermaid tail, beside it, a raft. The...
Dip into Desert Mob
Experience Central Australia in all its glory at Desert Mob, the unmissable art event of the year. By Betty Sweetlove Back for its 32nd year, Desert Mob is a monumental...
Salon, 10 Years On
If you'd have told Matt Ward and Paul Johnstone that a little spin-off art exhibition they started in 2013 would still be going strong a decade later, they probably wouldn’t...
How it all Began: Tiwi Textiles and Print
Delve into the rich history of Tiwi art and design this month, as Library and Archives of the Northern Territory (LANT) presents How it all Began: Tiwi Textiles and Print...
Kurrujupnyi (Ochre Colours)
The artists of Melville Island on the Tiwis create their works using a simple palette of red, yellow, black and white. Even with this limited selection, they’ve been able to...
Culture on the Catwalk
Art, fashion and culture collide on the catwalk, as Indigenous Fashion Projects’ (IFP) Country to Couture and National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA) return to showcase First Nation’s fashion. By Kate...
Creative Culture
Since 2007, Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) has drawn locals and visitors, both online and in person, from across the country and around the world to celebrate First Nations art...
From the Darkness into the Light
In 1966, Vincent Lingiari led Gurindji, Mudbura, Bilnarra, Ngariyman and Warlpiri peoples on a strike from Wave Hill Station. The industrial dispute over appalling work conditions became a demand by...
Injalak Arts
A strong pulse beats in the small Aboriginal community of Gunbalanya in West Arnhem Land. Since 1989, Injalak Arts has been a thriving hub for art, craft and community, growing...
