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Northern Territory art galleries and their OCTOBER 2024 exhibition schedules are listed below, grouped by region. For listings in other Australian states please use the What’s On menu above.
Darwin
Artback NT
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Level 2, Harbour View Plaza, 8 McMinn Street, Darwin 0801.
(08) 8941-1444.
artbacknt.com.au
Connecting people and place through arts development and touring. Artback NT works with Northern Territory artists to develop, produce, curate and present ambitious, professional and energetic work to and from some of Australia’s most remote locations.
Additional offices in Alice Springs NT 0871 and Borroloola NT 0854.
Charles Darwin University Art Gallery
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Ground Floor, Chancellery, Orange Building 12, University Drive South, Casuarina Campus, Brinkin 0810.
(08) 8946-6621.
artgallery@cdu.edu.au
cdu.edu.au/artgallery
Gallery closed to the public for renovations, re-opening at the Danala campus of Charles Darwin University, in Darwin’s CBD, in 2024. For updates, visit website.
CDU Art Collection viewing is by appointment.
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)
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19 Conacher Street, The Gardens, Darwin 0820.
(08) 8999-8264.
info@magnt.net.au
www.magnt.net.au
Instagram: @mag_nt
Free entry.
Daily 10.00 to 4.00.
Visit the website for visitor information and full exhibition program.
On now, Gumurr’manydji Manapanmirr Djäma (Making successful business together) – a photographic exhibition from the Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) celebrating 50 years of Yolŋu economic independence, enterprise, self-determination, culture and ingenuity. Gumurr’manydji Manapanmirr Djäma is proudly produced by an all-Indigenous Community Curatorial team from Galiwin’ku, Gapuwiyak, Ramingining, Milingimbi and Minjilang – where ALPA operates today.
To Jan 27, 2025, 2024 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards Telstra (NATSIAA). Now in its 41st year, the Telstra NATSIAA features 72 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across the nation, sharing incredible works reflecting the strength of cultures, responses to current affairs and unerring connections to Country.
Northern Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA)
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Vimy Lane, Parap 0820.
(08) 8981-5368.
info@nccart.com.au
nccart.com.au
Free entry.
Wed–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 8.00 to 2.00.
The Northern Centre for Contemporary Art is an independent arts organisation that connects audiences with local, national and international artists through contemporary art exhibitions and programs.
Visit website for full exhibition program.
To Oct 5 Taripang/Dharripa/Trepang – celebrates the contemporary cultural legacies shared between First Nations people and visiting Makassan seafarers. Featuring barks, paintings, prints, ceramics, weavings, installations, and multimedia pieces, the exhibition offers a unique exploration of the enduring artistic traditions that continue to draw inspiration from these important historical connections.
Oct 17 to Nov 16 Andrew Belletty: Noctambulation.
Outstation Gallery
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8 Parap Place, Parap, Darwin 0820.
(08) 8981-4822.
www.outstation.com.au
Instagram: @outstation_gallery
Tues 10.00 to 1.00, Wed–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 2.00. Closed Sun–Mon.
Outstation Gallery works directly with Aboriginal art centres in the presentation and promotion of art from the Tiwi Islands, Arnhem Land, the Western Desert, the Kimberley, and Central and South Australia.
Sept 28 to Oct 19 Steve Gough – solo exhibition.
Oct 26 to Nov 12 David Wickens and Hannah van der Wal.
Tactile Arts
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19 Conacher Street, The Gardens, Darwin 0810.
(08) 8981-6616.
admin@tactilearts.org.au
tactilearts.org.au
Gallery: Tues–Sat 10.00 to 2.00. Closed public holidays and during exhibition changeover.
Tactile Arts is a member-based, not-for-profit organisation showcasing and promoting makers of contemporary art and craft in the top end of the Northern Territory since 1973.
Alice Springs
Araluen Arts Centre
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61 Larapinta Drive, Mparntwe/Alice Springs 0870.
(08) 8951–1122.
araluen@nt.gov.au
www.araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au
Daily 10.00 to 4.00.
See our website for current exhibitions and information.
Artback NT
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67 Bath Street, Alice Springs 0871.
(08) 8953-5941.
artbacknt.com.au
Connecting people and place through arts development and touring. Artback NT works with Northern Territory artists to develop, produce, curate and present ambitious, professional and energetic work to and from some of Australia’s most remote locations.
Additional offices in Darwin NT 0801 and Borroloola NT 0854.
Boomerang Art
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14 Brumby Road, Ilparpa 0873.
0401-039-931.
werner@boomerangart.com.au
www.boomerangart.com.au
Call or email prior to your visit.
Watch This Space
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8 Gap Road, Alice Springs 0870.
(08) 8952-1949.
wts@wts.org.au
www.wts.org.au
Instagram: @watchthisspace_ari
Wed–Fri 12.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 2.00, during exhibitions.
As an artist-led organisation in Central Australia, Watch This Space provides a constructive and supportive environment for artists to develop, collaborate and experiment through exhibitions, residencies, performances, offsite projects, and an onsite studio community.
Regional
Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts & Culture Centre
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Lot 3238, Stuart Highway, Katherine East 0850.
(08) 8972-3751.
info@gyracc.org.au
www.gyracc.org.au
Facebook + Instagram: @gyracc
Mon–Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 9.00 to 2.00. Closed Sun and public holidays.
Mimi Aboriginal Art & Craft
6 Pearce Street, Katherine 0850.
Mon–Fri 8.30 to 4.30, or by appointment.