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Burramatta NAIDOC Day to celebrate 50 Years of Deadly
Burramatta NAIDOC Day will light up The Crescent, Parramatta Park, this NAIDOC W...
Giovanni Torre 27 Jun 2026
First Nations sounds take to the rooftop for NAIDOC Week in Naarm
Multidisciplinary artist, DJ and nightlife scene favourite Soju Gang headlines a...
Jarred Cross 26 Jun 2026
Mitch Tambo celebrates language and identity on 'I Am Me'
Indigenous World Music star Mitch Tambo has released a children's album built ar...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Jun 2026
NATSIAA returns with major showcase of First Nations art
The 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATS...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Jun 2026
Darwin Street Art Festival delivers eight new artworks and two new Indigenous Art Precincts
Darwin's streets have become even more colourful following the completion of the...
Phoebe Blogg 26 Jun 2026

Latest News

Naarm artist's Yarrabah residency leads to Cairns Indigenous Art Fair debut
A six-week ceramics residency with Yarrabah Arts and Cultural Precinct has culmi...
Phoebe Blogg 26 Jun 2026
A full circle moment: Ben Graetz returns home to lead Darwin Festival
There is something powerful about our people coming home. For proud Aboriginal a...
Nicole Brown 26 Jun 2026
Dharug artist Billy Bain charts journey of cultural return in Art Gallery of New South Wales solo debut
Billy Bain: By the River, a new solo exhibition by Dharug multidisciplinary arti...
Phoebe Blogg 26 Jun 2026
NAISDA marks 50 Years of First Nations excellence at 2026 graduation
Twenty-five First Nations students from across Australia graduated from the Nati...
Phoebe Blogg 26 Jun 2026

Fashion

Rubibi / Broome jetty transforms into runway to showcase Kimberley Aboriginal fashion
"Fashion is a way for us to carry our culture back," KAFTA chairperson Agnes Pig...
Natasha Clark 3 Jun 2026
Pakana Dreaming launches first wearable art collection in celebration of culture, community and Country
Pakana Dreaming, a 100 per cent Aboriginal-owned business founded by Pakana arti...
Phoebe Blogg 27 May 2026
Pop-up wardrobe brings new clothing to Fitzroy Crossing girls
In a town where the nearest department store is a four-hour drive away, racks of...
Natasha Clark 27 May 2026
Country to Couture expands, NIFA finalists announced as DAAF Foundation celebrates 20 years
Indigenous Fashion Projects returns to Larrakia Country this August, with Austra...
Phoebe Blogg 26 May 2026

Art

Freshwater Saltwater exhibition to celebrate coming together of cultures, stories and creative voices
UMI Arts' flagship annual members exhibition, Freshwater Saltwater, will return...
Giovanni Torre 24 Jun 2026
Vincent Namatjira returns to Archibald shortlist with bowling self-portrait
Five years after becoming the first Aboriginal artist to win the Archibald Prize...
Natasha Clark 6 May 2026
Healing, identity and lived-experience: The Torch opens major exhibition 'Confined 17'
Among the hundreds of artworks on the walls at The Torch's major annual exhibiti...
Jarred Cross 5 May 2026
The Torch's 'To Be Returned' gives artworks by First Nations people with experiences of incarceration one more time to shine
For First Nations artists in prison and previously incarcerated, this exhibition...
Jarred Cross 31 Mar 2026

Music

First Sounds returns with new wave of First Nations music
First Nations artists from across Australia are being featured in a new national...
Joseph Guenzler 25 Jun 2026
NIMAs back and ready to rock the Darwin Amphitheatre in 2026
The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) will return to the Darwin Amphithea...
Joseph Guenzler 23 Jun 2026
'I'm just so happy' - New Darwin Festival artistic director Ben Graetz takes the reins
Arts leader Ben Graetz is returning home to take the helm at the Darwin Festival...
Liz Hobday (AAP) 22 Jun 2026
JJ Vacant makes his mark with new single 'Line Up'
Noongar, Wongi and Pitjantjatjara hip hop artist JJ Vacant is back with his new...
Joseph Guenzler 22 Jun 2026

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