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). Now in its twelfth year, this must-see exhibition is presented in an exciting new air-conditioned space at the Darwin Waterfront.

WHEN THU 8 – SAT 24 AUG | OPENING WED 7 AUG, 4PM

_{Emma Singer, 'Ngayuku Ngura' (detail), 2023, acrylic on linen, 200x240cm}

Wurrandan Marawili: Giḻiŋur djuḻuḻ’yun – Hidden in the ripples

LOOKING INTO WURRANDAN’S art is like looking into rippling water. Different levels emerge as you look more deeply. The brilliant etched surface of his discarded road signs and the intricate cross hatch of his work in natural ochres on bark and wood mask hidden layers.

WHEN SAT 3 – SAT 17 AUG | OPENING SAT 10 AUG, 11AM

_{Wurrandan Marawili, 'Djunuŋgayaŋu' (detail), etched aluminium, 90x60cm}

Pila: the space between the dunes

SPINIFEX – A DRY and scratchy word that evokes a wide barren landscape of windswept tumbleweed and dust. It may be one of the most inaccessible places on this arid continent, but Spinifex Country is rich, diverse and resourceful. Much like its inhabitants, people of the sun and shadow.

WHEN FRI 9 – SUN 18 AUG | OPENING THU 8 AUG, 12PM

_{Ned Grant, 'Palpatatjara' (detail), 2024, acrylic on linen, 200x137cm}

PUJIMAN WANTI

IN 2002, BUGAI Whyoulter welcomed the return of Nora Nungabar and Nora Wompi. They encouraged Bugai to join them and it was this union of Pujiman (bush or desert born) that sparked an extraordinary period of painting for Martumili artists. Pujiman Wanti is a celebration of these three incredible matriarchs.

WHEN TUE 8 – TUE 20 AUG | OPENING THU 8 AUG, 10AM

_{Nora Nungabar, Bugai Whyoulter and Nora Wompi. Image Tobias Titz, courtesy Martumili Artists}

Wendy Hubert: Ngurra Goonmardii

"I AM A Yindjibarndi Custodian, old now, but strong in my thinking and my life. My ngurra (country) is beautiful, its goonmardii (plenty of food, good country) and I paint it to show people how to appreciate it and to not rubbish it so ngurra can be there forever.” 
- Wendy Hubert

WHEN FRI 9 – SAT 17 AUG | OPENING THU 8 AUG, 2PM

_{Wendy Hubert, 'Baru Country' (detail), 2023, synthetic polymer paint, paint pens, metallic paint pens on canvas, 103x77cm}

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