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First Nations artistry showcased at Chau Chak Wing Museum
The artistry of First Nations women working with natural materials including wov...
Phoebe Blogg 5 Aug 2026
New exhibition showcases work of Tiwi artist Michelle Pulatuwayu Woody Minnapinni
Ngiya Murrakupupuniamintiya Jilamara (My Country and Art) by Michelle Pulatuwayu...
Giovanni Torre 31 Jul 2026
Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition to tour Australia
Generously supported by First Nations Arts Partner Wesfarmers Arts, the National...
Phoebe Blogg 30 Jul 2026
First Nations artist Desirai Saunders continuing to grow her community-focused work
Proud Gunggari woman and artist Desirai Saunders is a digital illustrator known...
Phoebe Blogg 20 Jul 2026
Monash unveils program for Kindred People - a global Indigenous‑led festival coming this September
Monash University's campuses on Boonwurrung Country will be transformed into spa...
Sponsored Content 10 Jul 2026
Potter Museum of Art opens major exhibition exploring the enduring significance of Australia's iconic gum tree

The University of Melbourne's Potter Museum of Art has opened a major new exhibition: Ngarn Wa'ngal: Art of the gum tree. Running until November 21, the exhibition explores this tree as a source of cr...

July 10, 2026
Artback NT delegation strengthens First Nations cultural connections with Taiwan

Art has always been one of the oldest ways First Nations peoples have carried knowledge across generations. It holds language, culture, history and identity, connecting people long before borders were...

July 7, 2026
Wiradjuri soprano to lead First Nations Artist Residency

Wiradjuri soprano Shauntai Abdul-Rahman has been selected to lead the 2026/27 First Nations Artist Residency program delivered by Melbourne International Jazz Festival, the Australian Art Orchestra an...

July 2, 2026
British Museum maps become paper dillybags / danala for NATSIAA finalist

Gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman and KarraJarri artist Jenna Mayilema Lee has turned maps from the British Museum into paper danala for the Telstra Work on Paper Award at the 2026 Telstra National A...

July 1, 2026
NATSIAA finalist brings together dreamscape, history and resistance

Marri Ngarr artist Ryan Presley has brought oil painting, politics and the Western canon together in his finalist work for the Telstra General Painting Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal an...

July 1, 2026
NATSIAA returns with major showcase of First Nations art

The 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) will open in Darwin this weekend, with three First Nations artists, curators and cultural leaders named to judge th...

June 26, 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 2026 Darwin Street Art Festival (DSAF), marking a decade of transforming the city through public art.

June 26, 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 and Torres Strait Islander man Ben Graetz, being appointed the next Artistic Director of Darwin Festival is more than ano...

June 26, 2026
Freshwater Saltwater exhibition to celebrate coming together of cultures, stories and creative voices

UMI Arts' flagship annual members exhibition, Freshwater Saltwater, will return on Friday 3 July, bringing together 15 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across Far North Queensland in...

June 24, 2026
A Breath Before Dawn: Dean Cross’ powerful fourth solo exhibition at STATION

STATION is pleased to present A Breath Before Dawn, Worimi artist Dean Cross' fourth solo exhibition with the gallery, open now until July 4.

June 23, 2026
Tony Briggs launches new work 'Address to the Nations' tonight in Canberra

Acclaimed Yorta Yorta and Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung) writer, actor and producer Tony Briggs presents 'Address to the Nations', a new work developed with artist and producer David Pledger, this Tuesday ni...

June 23, 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, making him the only First Nations artistic director of a major arts festival.

June 22, 2026
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair places connection, accessibility and intergenerational exchange at the heart of 2026 public program

The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) invites audiences of all ages and abilities to experience a vibrant program of immersive cultural activities, performances, and participatory experiences as part...

June 19, 2026
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