Puṉuku Tjukurpa was the first exhibition from the Maṟuku Arts archive to tour nationally. The collection is housed at Muṯitjulu which is located in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park of the Northern Territory. The exhibition featured eighty-eight puṉu objects such as piti (wooden bowls), miru (spearthowers), tjaṟa (shields), kuḻaṯa (spears) and selected carvings of birds

Whilst taking a break from teaching earlier this year to pursue her next major piece of work that will contribute to a PhD, I caught up with SPARK NT Curator Sarah Pirrie in her studio. I can see how this space, which is also her home, is not only an incubator for ideas and discussion

Hot off the heels of their whirl wind journey on the night train from Alice Springs to Darwin aboard The Ghan. Constantina Bush with Eduardo and The Night Train played to adoring audiences in Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Katherine – finishing with a roaring crescendo at the Darwin Festival. Friday night what should I

Liz Rogers, Artback NT’s Performing Arts Manager, reflected upon the successful Q & A’s following the perception experiment. The show invited audiences to explore time and space in an innovative and experiential live dance performance, sound and sculptural installation. The following article provides an insight into the inception of ‘the perception experiment’ and offers a

Barb Allan reflects on her time as an Artback NT Aurora intern last September … An email confirming I’d been accepted into the Aurora Internship Program landed in my inbox the very same day I graduated with my double Bachelor degree from the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), and exactly one week after my 40th

On 3 March 2020, Asialink Arts held an international cross-sectoral conference in Melbourne as part of AsiaTOPA to debate cultural diplomacy, creative exchange and the power of artistic influence across the Asia Pacific. Louise Partos, Artback NT Executive Officer, was invited to contribute to this forum entitled Public Displays of Affection: How Can Artists Rebrand

Prior to the wet season settling in, Eve Pawlik, Indigenous Traditional Dance Coordinator attended the final bush camp for 2019 with Ngalmi and Manggurra clan groups at Andanangki (Walker River) outstation, 3 hours north of the Numbulwar township. ‘Numburindi: Strengthening Culture and Country’ is a program that supports the inter-generational learning and exchange for young

Bobby Bununngurr, songman and multi artform creative from Ramingining travelled to Rinari, Taiwan from October to November, 2019 as the Northern Territory Indigenous Artist in Resident. He caught up with Jocelyn Tribe, Program Coordinator about his cultural exchange experience and the importance of keeping culture strong. I’m in the Artback NT Hilux picking up Bobby

Connecting with people, building relationships, it’s not a unique thing, but it should be highlighted when it’s done well. It’s a difficult thing to define, it’s even harder to measure and trying to describe it can often plunge us into a world of clichés which is something that’s to be avoided at all cost if

Aulu Tjibulangan, Paiwanese dancer and choreographer with Aulu’s interpreter, Chris Chang, caught up with Jocelyn Tribe, project coordinator of the 2019 Taiwan-Australia Indigenous Artists in Residence Program. They spoke about what it was like for Aulu growing up as an Indigenous person in modern day Taiwan and how these experiences influenced his artistic career. Aulu