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THE ART OF GROWING OLDER
Turn your gaze towards the elders, mentors, and everyday legends whose stories deserve to be seen. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE SARA MAIORINO EVERY PORTRAIT TELLS two stories. There’s the one...
ACCESS ALL ARTISTS
The Bindi Digital Art Prize wants to see your creativity. Entries are open to anyone in Australia, across all ages, abilities and experience levels. This month, it’s time to grab...
BEHIND THE WIRE
Hear stories from incarcerated prisoners across the Territory in an exhibition aimed at supporting rehabilitation and reducing reoffending. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS BEHIND THE WIRE returns to Darwin for the first...
STORIES THAT SPEAK TO COUNTRY
For a 43rd year, The Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards (NATSIAA) returns to bring artists together to celebrate the very best of First Nations art. WORDS BROOKE...
MARVEL AT MELVILLE
Two Art Centres from Melville Island on the Tiwis join forces to present their beautiful annual exhibition, Natinga Ratuwati Papurruluwi Putuwuripira Kapi Awirangkuwi. WORDS TIERNEY WHITE IMAGES WILL HEATHCOATE THIS...
NOSTALGIC FOR THE NT
There’s nothing quite like a sense of nostalgia, looking back on the past with fond, familiar memories. An exciting new exhibition at Library & Archives NT (LANT) is set to...
A TERRITORY OF TALENT
Step into a vibrant showcase of stories, cultures and creative perspectives. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE DAVID HANCOCK THE NORTHERN TERRITORY Art Award, led by Darwin Visual Arts (DVA), showcases the...
LIFE IN SQUARES
Life in Squares is a first-time collaboration between Territory artists Cecily Willis and Violet Bond at Qubit Gallery. WORDS TIERNEY WHITE CECILY WILLIS HAS worked with the medium of clay...
GAPU: THE STORY OF PRINTMAKING AT DJILPIN ARTS
A special exhibition almost 20 years in the making opens the 2026 program at Midpul Art Gallery. WORDS TIERNEY WHITE Gapu: The Story of Printmaking at Djilpin Arts features more...
FINE ART WITH HEART
The Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) is the longest running and most prestigious First Nations art award in the country, gracing the walls of the...
ECHOING BACK AND FORTH
One of most significant artistic movements to emerge from Australia in the twentieth century, the Western Desert Art Movement is a key part of our nation’s cultural history, garnering considerable...
SINGLE CHANNEL
A thought-provoking exhibition drawn from the National Gallery of Australia’s (NGA) collection hits the Top End, featuring some of the country’s most nationally and internationally significant artists exploring complex questions...
GOLDEN YEAR
Northern Territory’s longest-running art prize – The Katherine Prize – celebrates half a century of showcasing Territory talent with its largest ever prize pool. WORDS RITA HORANYI IN 1975, KATHERINE...
UNMATCHABLE & UNMISSABLE DESERT MOB
Truly a highlight of the Central Desert calendar, Desert Mob brings its month of magic to Mparntwe/ Alice Springs, starting with a flourish of events on its opening weekend. WORDS...
STARS UNDER THE STARS
The Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards (NATSIAA) are back, as a stellar line-up of Australian musicians take to the stage as the winners are announced. WORDS TIERNEY...
FROM WHERE THE CURLEW BARKS
The annual Tiwi art blockbuster presented by Munupi Arts & Crafts Association and Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association returns to Darwin. WORDS CADDIE BRAIN WHEN THE WAYAYI (curlew) cries at...
CULTURE EXCHANGE
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) returns to transform the Darwin Convention Centre on Larrakia country into a vibrant, bustling hub for connection, creativity, cultural exchange, and growth. WORDS RITA HORANYI...
PORTRAITS OF WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE
They say a picture tells a thousand words. So, what better way to capture the wealth of experience and fascinating personalities of our senior Territorians than through an exhibition of...
SALTWATER SPACE
Two of the Territory’s art scene heavyweights join forces to open an exciting new gallery space, sitting over the saltwater of Darwin Harbour. Matt Ward and Paul Johnstone extend a...
MONKEY MASK
The man, the myth, the legend that is Rob Brown presents his first solo exhibition in five years, Monkey Mask. WORDS TIERNEY WHITE RENOWNED FOR HIS quirky style, wry humour...
