34TH TELSTRA NATSIAA PROGRAMS
Enjoy free festivities and immerse yourself in amazing Indigenous art, workshops and artists talks, brought together from regional areas and urban centres.
A free shuttle will operate between the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair and MAGNT between 10am and 4pm over the weekend.
All events are FREE
ART TALK
With the 34th Telstra NATSIAA Winners
Saturday 12 August, 2pm
Winning artists from the 34th Telstra NATSIAA speak with Luke Scholes, Curator of Aboriginal Art.
ART WORKSHOP
Wooden island combs with Gab Titui Artists
Saturday 12 August, 11am–3pm
Learn about the cultural traditions of wood carving with Gab Titui artists from the Kaiwalagal nation
(Inner Islands) of the Torres Strait Islands. In this workshop participants will learn how to make wooden island combs.
ART WORKSHOP
Emu feather flowers with Baluk artists
Saturday 12 August, 11am–3pm
Join artists from Baluk Arts, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria for an insight into the traditional practice
of using emu feathers for body decoration. In this workshop, participants will make their own emu
feather flowers.
ART WORKSHOP
Silkscreen printing with Tiwi Design
Saturday 12 August, 11am–3pm
Artists from Tiwi Design, Nguiu, Bathurst Island, will demonstrate their screen printing process. Try your hand at producing a print.
ART TALK
With the 34th Telstra NATSIAA Winners
Sunday 13 August, 2pm
Winning artists from the 34th Telstra NATSIAA speak with Luke Scholes, Curator of Aboriginal Art.
ART WORKSHOP
Canvas painting with Warlukurangu artists
Sunday 13 August, 11am–3pm
Join artists from Warlukurangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation, who are known for their colourful acrylic paintings in this workshop.
ART WORKSHOP
Boab nut carving with Waringarri Aboriginal Arts
Sunday 13 August, 11am–3pm
Join Waringarri artists from Miriwoong Country, Kimberley region of Northern Australia, and learn about the iconic boab nut as a food source and its use as a percussion instrument for ceremony. Participants will make their own carving.
ART WORKSHOP
Watercolour painting with Ngurratjuta Iltja Ntjarra artists
Sunday 13 August, 11am–3pm
Join artists from the Central Desert in this hand-on workshop as they share their unique Hermannsburg style watercolour techniques.
OPENING HOURS
10:00am - 5:00pm
Daily
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and Good Friday
CONTACT
19 Conacher Street, The Gardens, Darwin NT 0820
GPO Box 4646, Darwin NT 0801
Email: info@magnt.net.au
Tel: +61 8 8999 8264
Bookings essential
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