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Q&A with NCCA Director Maurice O'Riordan
Nestled in Parap, The Northern Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA) is a shining light in the Australian Contemporary Art Scene. NCCA's Director Maurice O’Riordan took some time to chat to...
Collecting the Territory
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is the custodian of a significant collection of artworks reflecting our distinctive part of the world. MAGNT are hoping to...
Q&A with Angus & Rose Cameron
ESTABLISHED IN 2005 BY ANGUS AND ROSE CAMERON, NOMAD ART PRODUCTIONS AND GALLERY HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIMITED EDITION PRINTS AND CROSS-CULTURAL PROJECTS FROM REMOTE NORTHERN AND...
From the Street
Graffiti is dubbed by some as the biggest art movement happening around the globe right now, and Darwin is home to its fair share of talent. This Wet season, the...
Q&A with artist Benji Steane
Talented Darwin artist Benji Steane is the winner of our November Cover Art Competition. Currently studying a Bachelor of Creative Arts and Industries (New Media Design) at Charles Darwin University...
Artists at Fogg Dam
Fogg Dam was built for a rice-growing project that failed, but today the dam wall provides easy access to experience the ecology and landscape of our monsoonal wetlands. Christian Clare...
Our feathered friends… the art of birds
With the NT boasting almost half of all bird species found in Australia, the connection is especially fertile. Our feathered friends… the art of birds, presented by Charles Darwin University...
Salon des Refusés
SALON16 returns in 2016! By Roslyn Perry French for “exhibition of rejects”, the Salon des Refusés is generally defined as an exhibition of works rejected by the jury of an...
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) marks its 10th year with a huge celebration – and this year it’s not just about art. By Roslyn Perry DAAF is doubling in...
2016 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
It’s right here on your doorstep Darwin, Australia’s most prestigious and long-running award dedicated to Indigenous art. And in it’s 33rd year, the 2016 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
The Wealth of the Land
La ricchizza di la terra / La ricchezza della terra The Wealth of the Land by Chips Mackinolty The road from Agrigento to Palermo winds across the heart of Sicily...
The 10th Offcuts show
Celebrating its 10th year, this annual charity fundraising art ruckus, presented by the infamous Don Whyte is an arts calendar highlight. As the name suggests, the show was born from...
Winsome Jobling – The Nature of Paper
Since 1985, Winsome Jobling has been creating art to reflect the beauty and nature of the Northern Territory. Jobling’s earthy and organic work has earned the Darwin artist a well-deserved...
Towers of Tomorrow
From a 5.1 metre croc to the world’s tallest buildings made of colourful blocks of LEGO®, there’s more than meets the eye to the Museum and Art Gallery of the...
Secret World - Carnivorous Plants of the Howard Sand Sheets
This unique exhibition focuses on the Bladderworts that thrive in an area near Darwin known as the Howard sand sheets. The sand sheets host rare and threatened species including carnivorous...
New Territory
Building upon an impressive collection with a loyal focus on Northern Territory art, Charles Darwin University Art Gallery and Collection is set to traverse brave new territory in the coming...
LIGHT MOVES – Contemporary Australian Video Art
"Bodies of all kinds moving in space." This phenomenon has been explored in a myriad of ways by artists ever since video art took off as an exciting new development...
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
The Portrait of a Senior Territorian Art Award and Exhibition shares stories of senior members of the community, through the beauty and simplicity of portraiture painting. By Claire Eltringham This...
Monster Pop!
From inflatable dolls to startling shadow puppets and sculptures made of coloured pencils, this daring exhibition marries contemporary art from Australia with one of our closest neighbours, Indonesia. By Claire...
Salon des Refusés
FRENCH FOR 'EXHIBITION OF REJECTS', the Salon des Refusés is defined as 'an exhibition of works rejected by the jury of the official Paris Salon'. Although this does not sound...