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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' fo...
Giovanni Torre 23 Jun 2026
Tony Briggs launches new work 'Address to the Nations' tonight in Canberra
Acclaimed Yorta Yorta and Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung) writer, actor and producer Ton...
Giovanni Torre 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
Phoebe Blogg 19 Jun 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 Deleg...
Phoebe Blogg 18 Jun 2026
Wadjan artist Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty to present a major solo exhibition at Kate Owen Gallery

Following the success of her recent Alice Art Prize win, acclaimed Wadjan artist Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty will present a major solo exhibition, Grounded + Growing in Country, at Kate Owen Gallery this...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 27, 2026
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair to launch Mark Makers Talks and Masterclasses Program in 2026

The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair is inviting audiences to move beyond observation and into participation with the launch of its 2026 Mark Makers Talks and Masterclasses Program.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 27, 2026
Torres Strait Islander artist Brian Robinson's largest ever solo exhibition opens at Newcastle Art Gallery

The reimagined Newcastle Art Gallery is opening three new exhibitions this month including the largest ever solo exhibition by renowned Torres Strait Islander artist Brian Robinson.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 26, 2026
Indigenous authors, illustrators and publishers star at Australian Book Industry Awards

Indigenous authors and publishers are prominent among those who were honoured on Thursday night at the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards. The Awards were presented by Books+Publishing (B+P), in par...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 22, 2026
Tarnanthi Festival celebrates a deadly decade with national touring exhibition

The Art Gallery of South Australia's renowned Tarnanthi program will embark on a nationwide tour from 2026-28, stretching from Boorloo to Rockhampton, through a showcase of ground-breaking works by co...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 13, 2026
Vincent Namatjira returns to Archibald shortlist with bowling self-portrait

Five years after becoming the first Aboriginal artist to win the Archibald Prize, Western Aranda artist Vincent Namatjirahas returned as a finalist with a self-portrait centred on ten-pin bowling and...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 6, 2026
Saltbush Country arrives in Broken Hill

Audiences in Broken Hill will experience the works and insights of a group of South Australian Aboriginal women artists when visual arts exhibition Saltbush Country continues its tour this month.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 6, 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 exhibition are stories of healing, journey and lives truly changed. They're also stories brought forward within a stark reality...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 5, 2026
First Nations artists among finalists in prestigious Hadley's Art Prize

Several First Nations artists are among the finalists in the Hadley's Art Prize announced on Tuesday. Works of the 27 finalists in the esteemed $100,000 acquisitive landscape prize will be presented i...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 5, 2026
Indigenous artworks adorn new university campus in Boorloo / Perth

Edith Cowan University recently unveiled two significant public artworks by Indigenous artists at its new ECU City Campus in Boorloo / Perth.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 28, 2026
BARKAA to headline BLAK NITE 2026

One of Australia's most influential First Nations artists, BARKAA, will headline BLAK NITE 2026 at Carclew on Friday night, anchoring a one-night festival that brings together music, culture and commu...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 27, 2026
Queensland's Regional Artist of the Year, Djawarray, to headline CIAF 2026 Opening Night

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair has congratulated Djabugay and Western Yalanji songman Djawarray (Bertie Riley) on being named 2026 Regional Artist of the Year at the QMusic Awards, ahead of his headline p...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 27, 2026
Garma 2026 theme - Bukmak (Everyone) - an 'expression of unity and a celebration of diversity'

The Yothu Yindi Foundation has announced the theme for the 26th annual Garma Festival: 'Bukmak' (Everyone), "an expression of unity and a celebration of the diversity of modern Australia".

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 27, 2026
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