SALON des Refusés - NATSIAA

14/08/2025

SALON des Refuses
Official opening at 5pm Wednesday 6th August
On exhibition until Saturday 16th August
Outstation Gallery, Shop 6002, 7 Anchorage Court - end of Wharf 2, Darwin Waterfront
Also on exhibition at E4A - beside the Oyster Bar, near the lagoon, Darwin Waterfront
Tuesday - Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm

Now in its 13th year, this standout event is returning to the Darwin Waterfront to celebrate the talent of First Nations artists from across the country, whose work was submitted, …

14/08/2025

This year’s SALON des Refusés has some extraordinary barks like this stunning Buku-Larrnggay Mulka ochre painting by Djalinda Yunupiŋu.

Floating on the ocean’s surface like tiny blue stars, Yathiny (porpita porpita), anemone-like sea creatures feed the turtles that swim through the sacred waters of the Rirratjiŋu sea country at Yirrkala. These waters, shared with the Djambarrpuyŋu clan, hold deep ancestral meaning.

🌟 Djalinda captures this living history intertwined with ancient hunting stories through her signature star motifs. A powerful tribute to sea country and creation.

Come and see it in all its exquisite detail before SALON des Refusés closes for another year

SALON des Refuses
On exhibition until Saturday 16th August
Outstation Gallery, Shop 6002, 7 Anchorage Court - end of Wharf 2, Darwin Waterfront
Also on exhibition at E4A - beside the Oyster Bar, near the lagoon, Darwin Waterfront
Tuesday - Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm

Djalinda Yunupiŋu
‘Yathiny’
43 x 28.5cm, earth pigments on stringybark

12/08/2025

Love having the strong, minimalist style of Marcus ‘Double O’ Camphoo Kemarre in the SALON des Refusés.

Deceptively simple, his artwork of grids and bands are always compelling - like warning symbols or flags.

You’ll find his bold work this year in the window of the new Outstation Gallery at the end of Wharf 2.

Marcus Camphoo
‘Untitled’
112 x 183cm, acrylic on canvas

https://outstationgallery.com.au/ag-exhibitions/2025-salon-des-refuses/

10/08/2025

There is so much to see in this year’s SALON des Refusés - like the two powerful water dreaming paintings from Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation. In Tasha Nampijinpa Collins work we see interconnected soakages and wells while Sabrina Nangala Robertson’s unleashes a giant storm - both incredibly evocative and sharing important story, place and ceremony.

Drop by our pop-up at the Waterfront - near the Oyster Bar - to see these beauties first hand, or take a look online at the link below.

https://outstationgallery.com.au/ag-exhibitions/2025-salon-des-refuses/

07/08/2025

“I dance, I sing, I paint - this is my culture. It is in the land, in my hands, in my life. It is everything” - Betty Campbell.

Betty is a senior cultural leader in Mimili Community and this stunning work is ‘Minymaku Inma (Women’s Song).’ ‘Inma’ like ‘tjukurpa’ is a word with cultural depth that can be hard to fathom. Inma is dance, but it is also song. It is ceremony. It is then, but it is also now. Like moving water or clouds, like dance or song, like sand shifting over the ancient bones of story - this is ‘Minymaku Inma’.

SALON des Refuses
On exhibition until Saturday 16th August
Outstation Gallery, Shop 6002, 7 Anchorage Court - end of Wharf 2, Darwin Waterfront
Also on exhibition at E4A - beside the Oyster Bar, near the lagoon, Darwin Waterfront
Tuesday - Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm

https://outstationgallery.com.au/ag-exhibitions/2025-salon-des-refuses/

Betty Campbell
‘Minymaku Inma (Women's Song)
152cm x 168cm, Synthetic polymer paint
on linen

05/08/2025

Well hello! Are you ready for the 13th year of SALON des Refusés?

Join us at 5pm TOMORROW Wednesday 6th August when SALON des Refusés launches as part of the grand opening of Outstation Gallery at the end of Wharf 2.

And the 2025 SALON des Refusés is too much for just one space, so it will also be showing at E4A (next to the Oyster Bar lagoon-side).

With special thanks to Martumili Artists for this wonderful portrait of Ngamaru Bidu - and come see her stunning work in all its glory down by the water.

Ngamaru Bidu
‘Wantili’
76 x 152, acrylic on linen

03/08/2025

Hope you’re sitting down for this - SALON des Refusés this year is in two parts!

Please join us by the edge of the water for our launch at 5pm Wednesday 6th August - where not only SALON des Refusés will open but so will the amazing new Outstation Gallery space.

And then enjoy a short walk to the nearby Pop-Up
Gallery at E4A (beside Oyster Bar, near the Lagoon) to experience the second part of this year’s glorious exhibition.

Amongst the works on show is this gorgeous painting by Wilson Mandijalu-Jadai and his work ‘Kirriwirri’

You definitely want to see it on the wall 💕

Wilson Mandijalu-Jadai
‘Kirriwirri’
122 x 152cm, acrylic on canvas

SALON des Refuses
Official opening at 5pm Wednesday 6th August
On exhibition until Saturday 16th August
Outstation Gallery, Shop 6002, 7 Anchorage Court - end of Wharf 2, Darwin Waterfront
Also on exhibition at E4A - beside the Oyster Bar, near the lagoon, Darwin Waterfront
Tuesday - Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm

31/07/2025

✨You’re invited! ✨

We are so thrilled to announce the launch of SALON des Refusés as part of the grand opening of - an exquisite new space dedicated to creativity, culture and connection.

Please come and join us by the edge of the water for the launch 5pm Wednesday 6th August.

And then enjoy a short walk to the nearby Pop-Up
Gallery at E4A (beside Oyster Bar, near the Lagoon) to experience the second part of this year’s glorious exhibition.

SALON des Refuses
Official opening at 5pm Wednesday 6th August
On exhibition until Saturday 16th August
Outstation Gallery, Shop 6002, 7 Anchorage Court - end of Wharf 2, Darwin Waterfront
Also on exhibition at E4A - beside the Oyster Bar, near the lagoon, Darwin Waterfront
Tuesday - Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm

Bring your friends and be part of something really beautiful

29/08/2024

And we have a winner!

Our heartfelt congratulations to Betty Mula on winning the SALON des Refusés People’s Choice Award 2024.

Hundreds of people voted and it was a very close competition but Betty’s exquisitely coloured depiction of the trees on her country took out the $2000 prize.

“My painting is about the many different trees I have grown up with. Each tree has its own story. The trees tell us many things: they tell us about the weather that’s coming, the weather that’s been, they show us where soakages and river beds are, they point us towards food. It's like my country's own language that I'm sharing in my painting.” - Betty Mula

Congratulations Betty ✨

Betty Mula
‘Punu Tjuta (Many Trees)’
200 x 200cm, acrylic on linen

With special thanks to Betty and mimili_maku_arts for the lovely portrait 📸

21/08/2024

This year the SALON des Refusés is at the Darwin Waterfront - but if you can't make it down to the beautiful new gallery space, then be sure to take a look at the catalogue online at the link below.

An incredible 49 artists are sharing work with us this year, so the exhibition is really something to see.

SALON des Refusés
On exhibition until Saturday 24th August
6002, 7 Anchorage Court, Darwin Waterfront Precinct
Wednesday to Saturday 10am-5pm

https://www.salonartprojects.com.au/whats-on-exhibitions-blog-list/2024/exhibition-salon-des-refuses

Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM
‘Kungkarangkalpa / Seven Sisters’
51 x 25 x 17cm, stoneware