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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...
Sirens & Shipwrecks
If evolution had taken a different turn the world might look a little bit like one of Bryan Bulley’s paintings. By Tamara Howie The urban and scenic landscapes hide lots...
Astro photography
Ever stared up at the stars in wonder at the vastness of the universe? Then lifted your camera to capture the moment only to find a blur of lights or...
Between the Moon and the Stars
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory’s (MAGNT) next exhibition, Between The Moon and The Stars, explores the relationship between our closest interstellar neighbour, the Moon, and the...
Troppo Noir
A revivial of film photography has been felt in many areas around the world, but for tropical photographer Mark Roy, the lack of a dark room in Darwin took him...
Exit Art
The next crop of top young aritsts are venturing out into the world after high school, but not before showing their prized work from their final schooling year in the...
Art & About – Air Raid Arcade
Artist Anna Reynolds has a long history in the Top End – from working on fishing boats to studying art, it’s also where she first met fellow artist and soon...
Cocoon of Prayers
Imagine living in a transparent dome for a month, with only one meal a day, in full view of gallery visitors. It’s a task artist Levin A. Diatschenko will undertake...
Offcuts 2018
Pet peeves, petro chemicals, or just ya pooch – Don Whyte’s annual Offcuts exhibition will have hundreds of works on show around the theme ‘pets’. When asked to describe the...
Art and About - DVAA
After 35 years at Frog Hollow Centre for the Arts, Darwin Visual Arts Association (DVAA) is slowly turning over a new leaf and moving to Harbour View Plaza, after being...
Still In My Mind
The Wave Hill Walk-Off has gone down in history as one of the defining moments for Indigenous land rights. By Tamara Howie In August 1966 more than 200 Aboriginal pastoral...
Still in my mind
“That land... I've still got it in my mind." The immortal words of revered Indigenous leader Vincent Lingiari is the inspiration for the touring exhibition, Still in my mind. The...
Portrait of a Senior Territorian
Gary Single has been involved with the Portrait of a Senior Territorian competition for a number of years hanging the paintings, and this year he’ll see his face staring back...
Art and About - Outstation Gallery
Outstation Gallery is celebrating a decade in Darwin this year. To mark the occasion in May, the gallery held a collaborative exhibition with Maningrida Arts and Culture, where the idea...
Provenance Arts
An artistic icon on the Stuart Highway has been given new life. By Tamara Howie The former Framed Gallery has been transformed into Provenance Arts, offering a space that goes...
The Conservatory & Co
Art and About with creative director Isabel Lopes. By Tamara Howie The Darwin Botanic Gardens has become a haven for artists with a new creative studio and retail space opening...
35th Telstra NATSIAA winners announced
A renowned Territory artist and veteran finalist of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) has won the top prize at this year’s competition. Gunybi Ganambarr has...
