Visual Arts

The Darwin Festival visual art program covers the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, outdoor visual art including Sculpture in the Park, Humanature, Tropicartography, Galuku Gallery, and a free art gallery openings tour. Visit the links below for more information on each event.

The 21st Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award - FREE
Regarded as one of the most significant annual events of the national Indigenous arts calendar, The 21st Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres...

Art Gallery Openings and Tour - FREE
Visit the numerous art gallery openings around Darwin during the Darwin Festival, and join the free bus tour of openings on Saturday 14th August...

Humanature and Tropicartography - FREE
Humanature by Craig Walsh, is a large scale video projection that transforms a tree into a monument, bust or portrait in the Darwin Botanic Gardens...

Sculpture in the Park - FREE
Stroll through Civic Park, the Town Hall Ruins, Old Reserve Bank Lawn and the City Mall and view the brilliant and diverse range of sculptures and...

Galuku Gallery - FREE
For three years in a row, the artists of Yirrkala (800kms East of Darwin) have hung their limited edition screenprints in a “bush gallery” with no ceiling or...