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Northern Territory art galleries and their DECEMBER 2024 | JANUARY 2025 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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Education and Community Precinct | Danala, Level 1, 54 Cavenagh Street, Darwin 0800.
artgallery@cdu.edu.au
cdu.edu.au/artgallery
Free admission.
Wed–Fri 10.00 to 4.00.
Temporary closures occur during exhibition changeover periods and the annual December/January University closure.
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.

Yolŋu wäŋa roŋiyirra marrtji guyaŋura bunhaŋur (Returning home from hunting). People featured: Muwarra Ganambarr. Courtesy of Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation, Northern Territory and Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

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.

2024 Telstra Art Award winner: Noli Rictor, Kamanti, 2023, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 290 × 200cm. Photograph: Georgina Campbell. Courtesy the artist, Spinifex Arts Project, Western Australia and Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

Dhukumul Wanamb, Gurka’wuy

Highly Commended Telstra Multimedia Award: Dhukumul Wanamb, Gurka’wuy, 2024, rocks, earth pigment, digital projection, 01:20 minutes, 75 × 75 × 6cm. Photograph: Charlie Bliss. Courtesy the artist and Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

Josina Pumani, Maralinga, 2024

2024 Telstra Emerging Artist Award: Josina Pumani, Maralinga. Photograph: Georgina Campbell. Courtesy the artist, APY Studio Adelaide and Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

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.
Nov 28 to Dec 21 From Rubble to Resistance: the 2024 Members Exhibition.

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.
To Dec 7 Fire Drawings by Winsome Jobling.

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
Visit website for summer opening hours.
To Jan 27, 2025 Two Girls From Amoonguna – an exhibition featuring new work by Arrernte and Southern Luritja artist Sally M Nangala Mulda and Western Arrarnta artist Marlene Rubuntja. Encompassing video, bush-dyed, handsewn soft sculptures and observationalist paintings, it recounts their intertwining stories of friendship and resilience.
To Feb 9, 2025 Steel Life | Greenbush Art Group. The Greenbush Art Group is back at the Araluen Arts Centre for their sixth exhibition. All artists are working within the Alice Springs Correctional Centre creating sculptures using repurposed materials like metal off cuts, car parts, or wood. In this year’s exhibition the artists are focusing on representing native animals from memory or when they can be outdoor and encounter flying visitors.

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
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.

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