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Indigenous Fashion Projects unveils Country to Couture 2026 designer line up
Presented in partnership with Indigenous Fashion Projects, the highly anticipate...
Phoebe Blogg 24 Mar 2026
Fundraising appeal aims to empower next generation of Indigenous art, fashion storytellers
This Christmas the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) Foundation is inviting Aust...
Phoebe Blogg 2 Dec 2025
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair opens expressions of interest for 2026 event program
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair has announced expressions of interest for next year's...
Phoebe Blogg 17 Nov 2025
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair celebrates a record-breaking year in sales for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Centres
The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) has already achieved a record breaking $5....
Phoebe Blogg 3 Nov 2025
Culture as Capital: Ikuntji Artists take Indigenous design to the world
In Haasts Bluff, a remote community in the Western Desert, art is transforming i...
Nicole Brown 2 Sep 2025
Mimmim x TATIA: Sunset Healing shines on Larrakia Country

Under the lights of the Darwin Convention Centre on Larrakia Country, something truly special unfolded this month. As part of the 10-year anniversary of Country to Couture, a dream eight months in the...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 26, 2025
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair opens to the public

Returning for its 19th year, the internationally recognised Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair has opened to the public. Commencing on Friday, the largest national event of its kind is free to attend and offe...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 8, 2025
Clair Helen Parker awarded top gong at National Indigenous Fashion Awards

Clair Helen Parker, an individual designer of original fashion apparel who has excelled both creatively and commercially, received the Fashion Designer Award at the National Indigenous Fashion Awards...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 8, 2025
National Indigenous Fashion Awards winners announced

Indigenous Fashion Projects announced the winners of this year's National Indigenous Fashion Awards as part of Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation's annual program of fashion, art and cultural event...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 7, 2025
Leading First Nations organisations bring strong NSW presence to Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

A significant contingent of NSW Aboriginal artists will be represented for the first time at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair this week, thanks to the efforts of the Aboriginal Culture, Heritage & A...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 6, 2025
Rowland takes head stylist reins at Country to Couture

Wiradjuri and Waiben Island man Lindyn Rowland has been appointed head stylist of Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair's 2025 Country to Couture runway.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 6, 2025
Fashioning the future: Cissy Gore-Birch and the rise of Kimberley Style

Fashion isn't just fabric; it's identity, power, and memory stitched into something you can wear. For Cissy Gore-Birch, OAM and a Jaru and Gija woman with strong ties to Balanggarra, Bunuba, and Nyiki...

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Molly Hunt Jul 10, 2025
"Our wildest dreams come true”: Over $50,000 raised to bring remote art centres to Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

More than $50,000 has been raised through the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation's urgent travel appeal, nearly triple their original goal.

High travel costs threaten remote Indigenous artists’ participation in 2025 DAAF

Every year, more than 75 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art centres undertake the long and often challenging journey to participate in the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair on Larrakia Country.

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Jun 18, 2025
Country to Couture runways to celebrate 10 year legacy

With a commitment to cultural integrity, artistic innovation, and community empowerment, Indigenous Fashion Projects' popular Country to Couture runways will return this August, profiling some of the...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 30, 2025
"A spectacle like no other": Country to Couture designers announced

Designers for Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair's 2025 Country to Couture showcase have been announced ahead of the event's 10th anniversary. They include returning favourites Cassie Leatham of Yanggurdi and...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Mar 24, 2025
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation partners with Balanced Effect for new internship program

This year the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation is joining forces with Balanced Effect - an organisation providing fundraising and customer relationship support to not-for-profits - for a new inte...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Feb 14, 2025
Applications open for Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair’s 2025 Cultural Keepers Program

In partnership with the University of Melbourne, this month The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation has announced the return of the Cultural Keepers Program in 2025.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Feb 13, 2025
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