Upcoming Exhibitions
The dry season is always a busy time in Darwin and over the next few months many interesting events take place in the Darwin art scene. The Darwin Festival runs from the 13th - 30th August and the 2009 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards opens on the 14th of August . Outstation Gallery has some exciting exhibitions in July and August with works from emerging artists from Warlayirti Artists in Balgo, Western Australia and from Ninuku Arts, Tjungu Palya and Tjala in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara/Yankunyjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia.
Please come along to visit the gallery and have a look. Our opening hours are Monday - Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 9am - 2pm.
Outstation's current exhibition is viewable on our website. Alternatively, you may wish to visit the collection of artworks from the APY Lands in the Outstation Gallery Stockroom.
Alwarawara - Side By Side
10th July - 7th August
Opening at 6pm Friday 10th August
The north-west corner of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara/Yankunyjatjara Lands (APY) are home to three dynamic Aboriginal art centres: Ninuku Arts, Tjungu Palya and Tjala Arts. This exhibition is titled Alwarawara which is a Pitjantjatjara word, meaning side by side. It also refers to the line of dancers in ceremonial business. The art centres in this exhibition are located in the communities of Amata, Nyapari and Kalka which are next to each other, and cermonial activity is the inspiration for each of the paintings.
Rene Tiger, Ngintaka Tjukurrpa, acrylic on linen, 1220x1015mm, Tjala Arts
Tjampawa Katie Kawiny, Seven Sisters, acrylic on linen, 102x102cm, Tjala Arts
Wawiriya Burton, Ngayaku Ngura - My Country, acrylic on linen, 102x102cm, Tjala Arts
Teresa Baker, Kanpi, acrylic on canvas, 140x101cm, Tjungu Palya
David Miller, Wamala, acrylic on canvas, 122x99cm, Tjungu Palya
Samuel Miller, Ngayaku Ngura, acrylic on canvas, 113x62cm, Ninuku Arts
Molly Nampitjin Miller, Nginktaka and the Porcupine, acrylic on canvas, 92x96cm, Ninuku Arts
Yukan – New Moon
13th August - 10th September
Located in Balgo, in North-west Western Australia, Waralyirti Artists is one of Australia’s leading Indigenous Art and Culture Centres. Yukan – New Moon, is an exhibition featuring new works by emerging and established artists from the Balgo region, showing at Outstation gallery in Parap.
