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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 exhibi...
Phoebe Blogg 10 Jul 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 kn...
Nicole Brown 7 Jul 2026
Wiradjuri soprano to lead First Nations Artist Residency
Wiradjuri soprano Shauntai Abdul-Rahman has been selected to lead the 2026/27 Fi...
Joseph Guenzler 2 Jul 2026
British Museum maps become paper dillybags / danala for NATSIAA finalist
Gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman and KarraJarri artist Jenna Mayilema Lee has...
Joseph Guenzler 1 Jul 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...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 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...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 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.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 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...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 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.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 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.

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Liz Hobday (AAP) Jun 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...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 19, 2026
Artback NT to lead First Nations delegation strengthening Northern Territory ties with Taiwan

Artback NT will lead a First Nations International Partnerships Bi-lateral Delegation to Taiwan this June, bringing together arts and cultural leaders from the Northern Territory and Taiwan to strengt...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 18, 2026
Garrmalang Festival brings music, art and culture to life on Larrakia Country

The countdown is on for the 2026 Garrmalang Festival, with organisers unveiling an expanded program which celebrates the strength, diversity and creativity of First Nations cultures through music, vis...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 10, 2026
Stephen Pigram honoured for lifetime contribution to First Nations music

The Pigram Brothers have helped shape the sound of modern Broome. Their music has captured the saltwater, humour and tough spirit of the town in a way which reached far beyond the Kimberley.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 2, 2026
Creative Australia announces First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recipients

Creative Australia has announced this year's recipients of the First Nations Arts and Culture Awards at a private ceremony held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 29, 2026
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