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Visual ArtsAll venues wheelchair accessible (except Outstation Gallery)All exhibitions accessible for the deaf or hard of hearingWood and Water:New Prints from WaringarriAboriginal Arts3.Bush Medicine:An Exhibition by theArtists of Ampilatwatja4.Yuta (New):A Continuing Tradition ofYouth Art from Yirrkala5.Papunya TulaArtists SurveyExhibition6.1.9.7.10.An exhibition of Japanese-stylewoodblock prints from WaringarriAboriginal Arts in Kununurra,Western Australia, accompanied bya display of traditionally engravedand aluminum cast Boab nuts. Bothcollections are beautiful examplesof how sea and land influence theartists’ use of textures and colours.Where Nan Giese Gallery, CDUOfficial Opening Sat 9 Aug 3pmExhibition DatesSat 9 Aug–Fri 17 OctMon-Fri 9am-4pmor by appointmentSun 24 Aug 10am-3pmPresented by Waringarri Aboriginal Arts andNorthern Editions Printmaking Studio and Galleryin association with Darwin FestivalArtists of Ampilatwatja arean ever-growing, dynamiccorporation of more than70 artists in a small remotecommunity 330kms north-east ofAlice Springs. Fine dot-paintedlandscapes and bright coloursare the signature of Ampilatwatjaart. The community made aconscious decision not to painttheir ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories,instead painting their countrywhere those stories belong.Where Tactile ArtsOfficial Opening Fri 8 Aug 5.30pmExhibition DatesFri 8–Sun 24 AugTue-Sun 10am-4pmYuta is an exciting new exhibitionof prints editioned by youngYolgnu printmakers and artistsfrom Buku-Larrnggay Mulka inArnhem Land. The works reflectthe environment from which theartists come, a place of newness,laughter and learning grown fromthe foundations of culture andtradition.Where Nomad Art GalleryOfficial Opening Thu 7 Aug 3pmExhibition DatesThu 7–Sat 30 AugMon-Fri 10am-5pmSat 9am-2pmPresented by Nomad Art with Buku LarrnggayMulka in association with Darwin FestivalAn outstanding exhibition by thewomen of Kiwirrkurra, whoseevocative art is highly regardedboth here and internationally,with representation in mostpublic galleries, major museums,institutions and private collectionswithin Australia and in collectionsat The British Museum (London),Musée du quai Branly (Paris) andThe Metropolitan Museum of Artin New York.Where Paul Johnstone GalleryOfficial Opening Fri 8 Aug 11amExhibition DatesSat 9–Sat 30 AugTue-Fri 10am-5pmSat 10am-4pmPresented by Artists of Ampilatwatja with TactileArts in association with Darwin FestivalPresented by Paul Johnstone Gallery withPapaunya Tula Artists in association withDarwin Festival2.Group VD.evolution7.Bush Life8.Fiona FoleyVexed9.Behind the Wire10.1. MAWALAN MARIKA, MACASSAN SWORDS ANDLONG KNIVES 1947, LUMBER CRAYON & GRAPHITEON BUTCHERS PAPER. BERNDT MUSEUM, UWA.© ESTATE OF THE ARTIST2. ROY BURNYILA, GUMANG, BAPI GA YALMAN 20143. LOUISE MALARVIE, NYABLA NYABAL4. SUGARBAG DREAMING, © ROSIE NGWARRAYE ROSS5. YOUNG YIRRKALA PRINTMAKERS GODUTGANAMBARR, MUNUY’NGU MARIKA, BAWUGURRUWIWI WITH BUKU PRINTS6. YINARUPA NANGALA, 2011, COURTESY PAPUNYATULA ARTISTS7. JONATHON SAUNDERS, PASPALEY CONSTRUCTION20148. ANNE DIXON, TOYOTA © TJANPI DESERT WEAVERS9. FIONA FOLEY, BLACK VELVET 1996. IMAGECOURTESY THE ARTIST AND ANDREW BAKER FINEART, BRISBANE10. JEFFREY WILSON, OUT BUSH11. ROY UNDERWOOD, MULAYA (DETAIL), 2014.IMAGE COURTESY OF SPINIFEX ARTS PROJECT12. LUCKY, THE PATRON SAINT FOR ALL THINGSPROTECTED8.5.6.3.4.11.12.Group V is a collective of fiveDarwin artists drawn together bya shared love of contemporaryart, multimedia and film to createworks that challenge the statusquo. Their first show is a boldjourney into Darwin’s changingurban landscape and evolvingcosmopolitan identity, exploredthrough an explosion of popimages, cartoon illustrations,narrative paintings, collagedphotographs and film.Where Mayfair GalleryOfficial Opening Sat 9 Aug 6pmExhibition DatesSat 9 Aug–Sat 6 SepSat & Sun 11am-5pm or byappointmentThis exhibition by the TjanpiDesert Weavers explores life inthe Ngaanyatjarra PitjantjatjaraYankunytjatjara (APY) lands ofcentral Australia. These quirkygrass sculptural works depictdiverse subjects from motorcarsand helicopters to guitars, campdogs, feral and native animals.All of these sources of inspirationare an integral part of remotecommunity life.Where Nomad Art GalleryOfficial Opening Thu 7 Aug 3pmExhibition DatesThu 7–Sat 30 AugMon-Fri 10am-5pmSat 9am-2pmPresented by Nomad Art with Tjanpi DesertWeavers in association with Darwin FestivalBadtjala artist Fiona Foley isrecognised as a fearless advocatefor Indigenous political and socialequality. This solo exhibition ofnew and older work includes her2013 video installation Vexed,which was filmed in Alice Springsand concerns the disruption totraditional courting and betrothal/marriage customs wrought bycolonisation.Where Northern Centre forContemporary ArtOfficial OpeningSat 9 Aug 12noonExhibition DatesSat 9 Aug–Sat 6 SepWed-Fri 10am-4pmSat 10am-2pm or by appointmentThis annual exhibition byprisoners at Correctional Centresin the Northern Territory is eagerlyanticipated by art enthusiasts, withthe venue, Fannie Bay Gaol, addingparticular poignancy. The vibrantand expressive artworks are forthe most part created by completebeginner artists, though some artistsare traditional Indigenous painterscontinuing the legacy of theirfamily’s teaching.Where Fannie Bay GaolOfficial OpeningThu 7 Aug 10.30amExhibition DatesThu 7–Sun 31 AugMon-Sun 10am-3pmAn Art Education - Darwin Correctional Precinct projectYirrkala DrawingsRäl Gadung (Good Hunter/Good Hunting)1. 2.Pila – Spinifex LandsAly de Groot Underwater Basket Weaving11. 12.In 1947, 27 senior ceremonialleaders at Yirrkala in north-eastArnhem Land produced 365vibrant crayon drawings on paperfor anthropologists Ronald andCatherine Berndt. This exhibition of81 of these culturally and artisticallyimportant works is the first timethat a significant selection of theYirrkala drawings collection has beendisplayed in the Northern Territory.Where CDU Art GalleryExhibition DatesThu 7 Aug–Fri 3 OctMon-Fri 10am-4pm or byappointmentSat 9 & 16 Aug 10am-3pmCurator & Artist Floor TalksThu 7 Aug 12noonAn Art Gallery of NSW exhibition in partnershipwith Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala,and the Berndt Museum at the University of WA,Perth. Presented by Charles Darwin University ArtGallery, Darwin, in association with Darwin FestivalAn exhibition by artists fromBula’bula Arts AboriginalCorporation located in the TopEnd community of Ramingining.This stimulating and livelycollection of works, depicting avariety of bush tucker, includesJapanese-style woodblock printsand etchings, as well as weavingsby the same talented artists.WhereNorthern Editions Gallery, CDUOfficial Opening Sat 9 Aug 2pmExhibition DatesSat 9 Aug–Fri 17 OctMon-Fri 9am-4pmor by appointmentSun 24 Aug 10am-3pmPresented by Bula’bula Arts AboriginalCorporation and Northern Editions PrintmakingStudio and Gallery in association with DarwinFestivalAn exhibition of new work byartists from the small communityat Tjuntjuntjara, located in aremote and isolated pocket ofsouth-east Western Australia.The Spinifex Arts Projectartists are known for their largecollaborative paintings, a fusionof styles and stories that reflectthe rich, diverse and resourcefulSpinifex country.Where Outstation GalleryOfficial OpeningThu 7 Aug 4pmExhibition DatesFri 1–Sat 23 AugTue-Fri 10am-5pmSat 10am-2pmPresented by Outstation - art from art centresand the Spinifex Arts Project in associationwith Darwin FestivalThe underwater aquarium atthe Territory Wildlife Park istransformed into an impromptugallery space by Darwin artist Alyde Groot. Celebrate the openingof this exhibition of strange andwhimsical sea creatures wovenfrom marine debris, and stay fora Backyards Unplugged concertstarring Elana Stone (see p16 fordetails).Where Territory Wildlife ParkCox Peninsula Rd, Berry SpringsOfficial OpeningSat 9 Aug 3pmExhibition DatesSat 9–Sat 16 AugMon-Sun 8.30am-6pmWorkshopsSun 10–Fri 15 Aug 10am-2pmAttentionPark Entry Fees Apply43 40ALL EXHIBITIONS ARE FREE darwinfestival.org.au 08 8943 4222 darwinfestival.org.au 08 8943 4222 ALL EXHIBITIONS ARE FREE 41 44