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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Embarking on a national tour with Artback NT, Some Like It Hot features the work of NT artists Franck Gohier and Therese Ritchie. First stop is Araluen Arts Centre in...
A touring exhibition from the Australian Museum, Capturing Nature, examines the important role museums play in society through the lens of gothic, and at times eerie, natural history images. Hosted...
There’s treasure on Tiwi. Thousands of years of Tiwi Islands history and culture is shared through traditional artworks created by artists of the region, using natural ochres in hues of...
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) has grown exponentially since it was founded in 1966. Originally housed in Darwin’s old Town Hall, destroyed in 1974 by...