Nomad Art Gallery has been a stalwart of the Parap arts community for the past 13 years but this month that journey draws to a close as owners Rose and...
Lisa Waup looks back on her time in Darwin during her residency at Accomplice. I first met Weniki Hensch three years ago through a dear mutual friend. We shared several...
Being an artist is all fun and games until the bills come in. But how do you make a living as an artist? A program of events organised by Darwin...
Filmmaker and animator Huni Bolliger has brought to life stories of historic prisoners during a six-month residency at the NT Archives. By Tamara Howie “I set myself the goal of...
Unpeeling Perception The story of adoption is a personal journey. It can take many years to unfold and many more to be told. Adopted, virtually at birth, from one culture...
An initiative of Arts NT, the Creative in Residence Program was launched in 2016 as a professional development opportunity for Northern Territory artists and creative practitioners. Produced in partnership with...
a thousand miles from everywhere. Franck Gohier’s bold artwork has made him a stalwart of the Darwin art scene, and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)...
Meaning ‘beautiful’, Mukulubena Baskets using ghost nets and bush dyed fabric by the Groote Eylandt Ghost Net Weavers will be displayed in Darwin for the first time this December. Every...
Colin Holt has become known for his abstract expressionist paintings, but the maverick artist refuses to be pigeonholed. Charles Darwin University (CDU) Art Gallery explores the diversity of Holt’s work...
After 33 years of operation, Darwin’s Framed Gallery is set to close its doors at the end of this year. Off The Leash had a chat with gallery owner Anne...
As an outsider from Tasmania, visiting Darwin was a strange mix of experiences, a cocktail of familiarity and otherness. By Anna van Stralen . The attitude of most Darwinites seems...
Imagine art on a grand scale – colourful botanical and animal inspired installations twining themselves over shop fronts, walkways and trees. Not your usual canvas and gallery experience, this is...
Sister, mother and daughter team Felicity, Elizabeth and Sarah Martin hold their third family show this month. Off The Leash caught up with Sarah ahead of their exhibition. Where do...
In July 2007 Off The Leash was launched onto the Darwin arts scene, a timely what’s-on-guide to the Top End full of art, music, theatre, film and community events, all...
Australians do love a cheeky renegade – so when the idea for an exhibition of works rejected from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards (NATSIAA) was born, it...
Get your finger directly on the pulse of Indigenous arts at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF). Now in its 11th year, this three-day bonanza of visual arts, workshops, film...
With two brand new award categories, Australia's most prestigious and long running Indigenous art award is a star on the country’s cultural calendar that just keeps burning brighter. Since its...
Situated to the north of Darwin, the Tiwi Islands are home to a myriad of artists. Every August three island art centres hold a collaborative exhibition in the Darwin Festival,...
In celebration of Off The Leash’s 10-year anniversary we put the call out for a fab, fun cover that celebrated our vibrant Top End home. We could have designed our...
A successful portrait, it's generally agreed – from the Archibald to The Portrait of a Senior Territorian – needs to embody more than just a likeness. But beyond careers, strong...