Darwin Visual Arts

Darwin Visual Arts Darwin Visual Arts Inc. is a not-for-profit ARI with charitable status incorporated 2 August 1983.
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DVA is committed to supporting local artists at all stages of their careers by building capacity for creative practice and fostering critical dialogue through the provision of studios, exhibition spaces, resources, and a contemporary arts program that is relevant in the local, national and international context. DVA's goals are focused on effectively supporting the development of professional prac

tice and skills for local artists through creating comprehensive, hands-on opportunities, to support the realization of quality outcomes and maturation of artistic practice, particularly in terms of curatorial refinement and professional presentation. DVA, now in its 39th year, has six galleries and two studios all at the Harbour View Plaza, in the heart of Darwin city: find us on the Ground Floor of the Harbour View Plaza, 1/8 McMinn Street, Darwin NT 0800. DVA Inc., is proudly supported by the Northern Territory Government, through Arts N.T.

Alex Clunies-Ross – Joymixed hardwood sculpture (including Darwin stringybark, Northern flame tree, mahogany), Kunos oil...
06/06/2026

Alex Clunies-Ross – Joy
mixed hardwood sculpture (including Darwin stringybark, Northern flame tree, mahogany), Kunos oil

Joy is an invitation to pause, touch, and remember what lifts the human spirit. Blending organic curves with deliberate linearity, the sculpture creates a quiet choreography: slender stalks sway with a gentle spring, while the finely finished native‑timber spheres can be lifted from their cradles and held in the hand. This tactile exchange is central to the work’s intention — a moment of presence, warmth, and play.

As viewers encounter the piece, their imagination completes it. Some see a lollipop, a cocoon, a balloon, a family — even something whimsical enough for Dr Seuss. Each interpretation becomes a mirror of what brings you joy.
In a world where heaviness often dominates, Joy stands as a small but deliberate act of resistance. It reminds us that choosing joy — noticing it, reaching for it, embodying it — is a sacred, defiant gesture that keeps the light alive.



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Exhibition open: 29 May – 11 July 2026
Wednesday – Friday 10am–4pm
Saturday 10am–1pm
Midpul Art Gallery at CDU
54 Cavenagh St, Darwin City

Sales via: northern-territory-art-award.square.site

Abigail Gurawiliwili Namundja – Freshwater Spirit Manburrba (cloth)lino print on 100% silk dupionThis design represents ...
06/06/2026

Abigail Gurawiliwili Namundja – Freshwater Spirit Manburrba (cloth)

lino print on 100% silk dupion

This design represents my mother's dreaming. She was from Mumeka* and started printing at Babbarra Women's Centre in 2007. Her designs shared the ancestor beings and the ceremonial sites of her homeland, Mumeka. This Manburrba (cloth) has the Yawkyawk (young women mermaid) and Ngalyod (rainbow serpent) design by my mother. It has Buluwana (Kuninjku Spirit Woman) with a dilly bag on her head, holding a yam and digging stick. She is beside Ngalyod (rainbow serpent). Buluwana is a story from the Dhuwa moiety. The Manburrba (cloth) is also covered in Wayuk (waterlily) which are found in the billabongs. We eat the stem and seed.

*Mumeka is the name of a Kuninjku Outstation in West Arnhem Land.

Babbarra Women's Centre

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Exhibition open: 29 May – 11 July 2026
Wednesday – Friday 10am–4pm
Saturday 10am–1pm
Midpul Art Gallery at CDU
54 Cavenagh St, Darwin City

Sales via: northern-territory-art-award.square.site

05/06/2026

Darwin Visual Arts, with the support of GleNTi, is proud to present Ανάμεσα as part of the 2026 GleNTi celebrations. Ανάμεσα marks the first curated contemporary visual arts exhibition to be presented within GleNTi’s Esplanade festival site, with an entire pavilion dedicated to showcasing contemporary
Greek-Territorian art

Curators: Ioanna Thymianidis & Koulla E. Roussos

Artists: Stelios Ginis, Georgia Politis, Leigh Zarimis, Manoli Lafanzanis, Roxanne Voulanas, IΩANNA

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Looking for something to do this weekend? Pop by Midpul Art Gallery at CDU on Saturday, 10am-1pm, to check out the 2026 ...
05/06/2026

Looking for something to do this weekend? Pop by Midpul Art Gallery at CDU on Saturday, 10am-1pm, to check out the 2026 Northern Territory Art Awards!

The exhibition features diverse works from 70 Territorian artists.

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Exhibition open: 29 May – 11 July 2026
Wednesday – Friday 10am–4pm
Saturday 10am–1pm
Midpul Art Gallery, Charles Darwin University
54 Cavenagh St, Darwin City

Sales via: northern-territory-art-award.square.siteterritoryartists

A massive thank you to everyone who came along to last week's opening and award ceremony for the 2026 Northern Territory...
05/06/2026

A massive thank you to everyone who came along to last week's opening and award ceremony for the 2026 Northern Territory Art Award.

What a crowd! What a night! We couldn't have done it without our presenting partner ; our sponsors Arts NT, , and Genexa Advisory; and most of all, the 70 exhibiting artists!

The finalists exhibition is an incredibly diverse collection from artists all across the Territory.

The exhibition runs until Saturday 11 July at Midpul Art Gallery, 54 Cavenagh St, Darwin City.
Gallery hours: Wed – Fri 10am–4pm, Sat 10am–1pm.

Artworks can be purchased online,northern-territory-art-award.square.site

June exhibition announcement! Cathy Hilder | Under the SeaJoin us for the opening night on Friday 12 June, 6–8pm, at Dar...
04/06/2026

June exhibition announcement! Cathy Hilder | Under the Sea

Join us for the opening night on Friday 12 June, 6–8pm, at Darwin Visual Arts, Ground floor, Harbour View Plaza, 1/8 McMinn St.

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Under the Sea explores the colour, movement, and presence of marine life beneath the ocean surface. Working on black canvas, Cathy Hilder builds layers of luminous colour to capture the way light emerges in underwater environments. Each painting focuses on a different subject, from octopus and clownfish to coral formations and sea turtles, observing both detail and atmosphere.

The series moves between realism and imagination, including references to myth through the mermaid and traces of human history in the shipwreck. Together, the works present an immersive view of the underwater world, highlighting both its visual richness and quiet intensity.

June exhibition announcement! Sticker Boy | Sticker 100Join us for the opening night on Friday 12 June, 6–8pm, at Darwin...
04/06/2026

June exhibition announcement! Sticker Boy | Sticker 100

Join us for the opening night on Friday 12 June, 6–8pm, at Darwin Visual Arts, Ground floor, Harbour View Plaza, 1/8 McMinn St.

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Come down to Sticker City, a metropolis of art and cultures exploding out of stickers and canvas!

Sticker 100 is a densely packed exhibition containing intense architecture, cartoonish characters and a movement of openness and self-realisation. Containing 100 stickers, 10 large scale art pieces and 1 multimedia piece, this gallery will catapult the new and exciting character Sticker Boy into the art world. Cooked up, curated and cultivated by the boy himself, created for the sake of creating.

June exhibition announcement! Jess Del Rosario | RejuveNatureJoin us for the opening night on Friday 12 June, 6–8pm, at ...
03/06/2026

June exhibition announcement! Jess Del Rosario | RejuveNature

Join us for the opening night on Friday 12 June, 6–8pm, at Darwin Visual Arts, Ground floor, Harbour View Plaza, 1/8 McMinn St.

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RejuveNature captures the raw, informal healing power of nature. For the artist, this space became a sanctuary to slow down, trading the hustle and bustle of a busy life for a more positive and fulfilling path. By opening his eyes to simple wonders of nature, he found a deeper connection to his environment.

Nature does not demand perfection; it invites us to simply be, reminding us that we are just one part of a vast creation.

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Ground Floor, Harbour View Plaza, 1/8 McMinn Street
Darwin, NT
0800

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Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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