Features
Climate at the Heart of Art
Climate change is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. From politicians, farmers, climate scientists and young people. Opinions differ but everyone has one. Darwin Visual Arts (DVA) invites its members...
Art & About: Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series
Some of the most iconic paintings in Australian art history are presented in Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series. Now, it’s the Top End’s turn to see the works up close...
Therese Ritchie: Burning Hearts
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) shines a light on the provocative career of Therese Ritchie with Burning Hearts, the fourth in a series of solo...
Off Cuts for New Cuts
Art and About with framing mogul Don Whyte. IT’S NOT OFTEN YOU GET FREE licence for a bit of fraudulent behaviour, but if Don Whyte says it’s okay, who are...
Painting Wisdom
The Portrait of a Senior Territorian exhibition is an important part of artist Dr Al Strangeways’ calendar. “The competition has a really special place in my heart,” the multi-first place...
Taksu: The Art of Bali
Darwin has always had a strong relationship with Bali. The Indonesian island is one of our closest international neighbours and a popular holiday destination for Top Enders. If you look...
outside inside
WHEN ARTISTS HANNAH VAN DER WAL AND DAVID WICKENS first met at an exhibition opening at Outstation Gallery, they didn’t anticipate they would have their first joint exhibition on those...
The Janama Collection: New Works by Eddie Kitching
GOOGLE EARTH PROVIDES INSIGHT and inspiration for new works by Darwin artist Eddie Janama Kitching. Kitching comes from a large family of eight sisters and two brothers, with extended family...
Symbiosis
HUMANS AREN’T TOO DIFFERENT from our floral friends. Artist Dawn Beasley has taken a subtle and delicate look at one of the main similarities between plant and human in her...
Kaff-eine’s Infinite Thanks
IT’S PRETTY RARE for national artistic projects to start in Darwin. Which is precisely why artist Kaff-eine is so keen to see her travelling project, Infinite Thanks, come to life...
From Mangkaja to the Masses
One of the most exciting collaborations in the Australian fashion world will sashay down the catwalk at the From Country to Couture show in Darwin. MANGKAJA ARTS IN Fitzroy Crossing...
What's on at Salon
Returning for a second year, complementing the Salon des Refusés, Salon Indigenous Art Projects presents seven exhibitions by both emerging and established artists representing art centres across Australia. We caught...
Pupuni Jilamara Nginingwula (Our Beautiful Paintings)
TIWI ISLAND ART CENTRES Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association, Munupi Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Association, and Ngaruwanajirri Incorporated have joined forces to present Pupuni Jilamara Nginingwula (Our Beautiful Paintings). This...
A new direction for Paul Arnold
PAUL ARNOLD IS A MAN WHO is constantly reinventing himself. Back in the day, he spent almost a decade in the defence force, then found himself working in the mines...
Plane
Artist and arts worker Andrew Blake has ventured in to new territory, expanding his repertoire from sculpture to drawing and painting. More than 50 works will be on show together...
stillnessflow
Art and About with artists Jocelyn Tribe and Amelia Luscombe JOCELYN TRIBE AND AMELIA LUSCOMBE will set up camp at UNTiTLED Gallery + Studio for a one-month collaborative studio residency...
Art & About with Bonnie Hislop
IF YOU’RE GOING TO CREATE SOMETHING NEW, it should be useful or beautiful, according to ceramicist Bonnie Hislop. The Brisbane-based artist approaches her creative practice with a sustainable focus. “Ceramics...
The Plum Spanky Motel
From rock stars to naked giraffes, princes to perverts, The Plum Spanky Motel has a sordid history of debauchery and indulgence. By Tamara Howie What’s The Plum Spanky Motel? It’s...
Darwin Visual Arts
It’s been a long journey, but Darwin Visual Arts is ready to throw open its doors after a big move and re-brand. After several months of relocating and construction, the...
Untitled Gallery and Studio
The Untitled Gallery And Studio is Darwin Community Art’s brand new accessible community visual arts space in Coconut Grove. Amina McConvell had a yarn with Off The Leash about what...
