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Parrtjima 2023. Photo: Lisa Hatz. People gathering at the Parrtjima festival with kids and an adult at the centre of a vibrnat light project, surrounded by trees and the natural landscape.
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Parrtjima 2024 builds on generosity and embraces new chapter

Apart from signature light installations and curated artworks, Parrtjima will drive its future with a sense of interconnected and cultural…

arts strategy. Bare-chested dancer leans to the right with his right arm up and out from his body. Behind him there is a distinct two halves to the backdrop, pitch black on the left and an outback sunset scene on the right.
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New NT arts strategy seeks sector consultation

The development of a 10-year Northern Territory Arts Strategy will inform future government investment in the arts.

First Nations. Image is of a garden lit in yellow and solo tree lit up in pink.
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First Nations-led festival channels interconnectedness for 2024

Parrtjima – A Festival in Light returns to connect visitors with Country and Culture from 12-21 April 2024.

circus. Image is gleeful young girl throwing arms up in the air, in front of palm tree lit up by coloured lights against a dark sky. Other performers in the same t-shirt can be seen behind and to the side of her.
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This primary school’s a circus … and its results are no joke

This clever partnership shows how circus classes are not about clowning around, but a model with important skills outcomes for…

Uplands. Aboriginal man wearing hat and sitting on ground in an art centre with painting around him
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UPLANDS revolutionises how we engage with Aboriginal Art Centres

UPLANDS is a new digital portal that allows you to visit Aboriginal art centres, virtually, and sit and listen to…

Light show at Uluru as shape of a dog.
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Wintjiri Wiṟu tells ancient stories in the sky

The world’s largest daily drone show offers deep spiritual connection in the heart of Australia – Uluṟu.

Marawili. Bark paintings hanging in gallery space
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Vale Aboriginal artists and Elders, Mrs Marawili and Mrs Timbery

Two innovators, who changed the landscape of contemporary Aboriginal art, have died.

Short Shelf Life. Suzanne Knight. Image depicts green tapestry with a white butterfly in the centre.
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Exhibition review: Short Shelf Life, Tactile Arts

In the beginning of the wet season, Tactile Arts is exhibiting an absorbing exhibition of tapestries by its artist-in-residence Suzanne…

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Desert Mob returns, stronger than ever

Desert Mob 2023 returns, more self-determined than ever.

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Exhibition review: Our Land. Our Future, Tangentyere Artists Gallery

A collaborative series of screenprints by Thea Perkins and Mparntwe Town Campers is a timely reminder of what’s at risk…

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