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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...
Where Lakes Once had Water
Art meets science meets ancient culture in this thought-provoking video exhibition by Australian artists Sonia Leber and David Chesworth. Where Lakes Once Had Water opened at CDU Art Gallery last...
Twice as Big as Texas
Hold on to your [cowboy] hats, as a Top End favourite makes a very welcome return. By Tierney Seccull Don Whyte Framing’s Off Cuts is back for its 10th anniversary...
Archie 100
In 1921, thanks to a bequest left by journalist JF Archibald after his passing in 1919, Australia's most esteemed portrait prize was established in an effort to foster the craft...
The Sweet Tweet of Katie's Birds
Nyangulya Katie Nalgood is an artist and Walmajarri elder who has spent her days in Western Australia between Looma in the Kimberley and South Hedland in the Pilbara. Throughout her...
Riverland Riches
Nestled in the lush, picturesque Nauiyu Community in the Douglas-Daly Region is Merrepen Arts, a world-renowned Art Centre bursting with colour and culture. By Kate Conway Founded in 1986, primarily...
A Nod to Resilience
The much loved and always anticipated Portrait of a Senior Territorian Award returns this month, showcasing Territory artists and senior characters of the Northern Territory through the art of portraiture...
