Darwin Visual Arts in Darwin, Northern Territory | Art gallery

Darwin Visual Arts

Locality: Darwin, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8981 9351

Address: 1/8 McMinn St 0800 Darwin, NT, Australia

Website: https://www.darwinvisualarts.com.au/

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25.01.2022 We love a good opening night here at Darwin Visual Arts Fortunately, if you were unable to join us last night you still have two weeks to see our current exhibitions by Jenny Shepherd and Peter Percy. We are open today until 2PM, then Thursday & Friday 10AM-5PM and Saturday 10AM-2PM next week ... Thanks to all who joined us at our Harbour View Plaza last night! See more

25.01.2022 Missed last night’s openings? You are in luck! The DVA gallery is OPEN TODAY 10AM until 2PM so you can pop into the aircon and enjoy not one, but two truly outstanding exhibitions. Today Peter Percy is in the gallery and you can experience his exhibition ‘Sculpture Out of the Ordinary’ in Gallery One and Jenny Shepherd’s ‘Waterology’ in the Main Gallery.... Our new visitor parking of open at Harbour View Plaza making it easier than ever to pay us a visit! See more

23.01.2022 A sneak peak of Rehash by Mandy Rains from Bush Chook Designs opening this Friday at Darwin Visual Arts We have two exhibitions opening on September 18 from 6PM, join us on the ground floor of Harbour View Plaza to experience them for yourself!

23.01.2022 IN BREAKING NEWS: We did it!!! Creative Partnerships Australia today advised that Darwin Visual Arts will receive $15,000 as successful participants in their Plus1 Campaign, "designed to boost the fundraising efforts of small to medium not-for-profit arts organisations". Thank you to everyone who contributed to DVA from late 2019 and throughout 2020; together, we exceeded our target of raising $15,000 which CPA will match, dollar for dollar.... Hooray, to a $30K injection for DVA to better support visual artists and art in 2021!! Watch this space!

23.01.2022 Love visual arts? Want to support your local Artist Run Initiative? DVA are fortunate to have the opportunity to DOUBLE YOUR DOLLARS donated in 2020, thanks to Creative Partnership Australia's Plus1 Program The catch? We have to hit our fundraising target of $15,000 in order to get the doubled amount! ... Want to throw your support by the campaign? Join us NEXT FRIDAY for the opening of our final exhibition of the year, 50:50 A DVA Member Show! There will be opportunities aplenty to donate and 50% of every artwork sold will support our final run to hit our fundraising target. Can't make it to the opening but still want to support DVA? Donate now via darwinvisualarts.com.au/donations. Every dollar counts!!!

22.01.2022 All the textures on display with this sneak peak of ‘Sculpture Out of the Ordinary’ by Peter Percy, opening TONIGHT from 6PM in Gallery One! Peter uses rubbish and scrap material to create his piece, which encourage the viewer to stop and engage in discussion about the makeup of the piece, and to search for the familiar. Join us tonight between 6-8PM at Darwin Visual Arts to immerse yourself in his work.... See more

22.01.2022 Did you submit a proposal to exhibit with Darwin Visual Arts in 2021? GREAT NEWS, offers to exhibit have just landed in inboxes Missed the proposal deadline? Never fear, openings pop up from time to time throughout the year, or you can get involved in all the fun via one of our Member Shows!

22.01.2022 Celebrating the City of Darwin CITYLIFE Lightbox CLIMATE display, featuring works from DVA's March member exhibition, with a public talk on the importance of Darwin's mangrove system by Dr Kristin Metcalfe from Ecoscience NT. Photos RachelRachel Photography

18.01.2022 Yes we are OPEN today until 5PM, so come on down and check out My Blue, Blue Heart by Marie Oliveira and Rehash by Mandy Rains. Works are selling quickly, but we still have some amazing pieces available for purchase! Can't make it down today? Don't forget you can take a look and purchase online via darwinvisualarts.com.au.... Photos RachelRachel Photography

17.01.2022 We in the Territory were very fortunate to avoid the brutality of last summer's bushfire season. However, for our friends in the eastern and southern parts of the country it was a nightmare that lasted months and devastated many. This tragedy inspired Peter Percy's piece 'The Bush Fires of 19-20', created using molten aluminium, glass, stone, charcoal, steel, rusted tin plate and acrylic paint on a metal backing board.... Of the work he said, "The towns mentioned on the frame of this piece are only some of the places that were brutally effected by the bush fires of 2020. Lake Conjola for example, a small village on the South Coast of NSW was overtaken by flames on New Years Eve of 2019 resulting in at least ninety homes being lost and many many more severely damaged. After touring some of these places and seeing the destruction up close I wanted to produce a substantial and brutal piece of work that shows what the landscape looked like in these communities after the fires rolled in." View this piece online (https://bit.ly/3kN0LKm), or in DVA's Gallery One next week Thursday-Friday 10AM until 5PM, or Saturday 10AM until 2PM.

15.01.2022 A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the DVA staff and board! See you all in 2021.

14.01.2022 We are so very glad you made the move Anna! A very welcome addition at DVA Did you manage to catch her haunting and thoughtful projection piece ‘Slippage’ in the Darwin Visual Arts multimedia room a few weeks ago?

14.01.2022 Two extremely talent artists with two vastly different styles and you only have a few more days to catch their exhibitions! Both My Blue, Blue Heart by Marie Oliveira and Rehash by Mandy Rains close THIS SATURDAY at 2PM. The DVA gallery will be open tomorrow and Friday 10AM until 5PM, with Marie also opening the gallery for the final day on Saturday from 10AM until 2PM.... If you won't have a chance to join us at our Harbour View Plaza gallery space, don't forget you can check out both exhibition and purchase pieces via darwinvisualarts.com.au.

13.01.2022 More stunning art work in the Darwin CBD, brought to you by the Darwin Street Art Festival 2020 and Blue Selwyn!!! #DSAF2020

11.01.2022 UPDATED GALLERY HOURS Due to unforeseen circumstances the gallery will be open 11AM until 2PM today. If you can't make it during that time, never fear! Our online exhibition and gallery store is now live over at https://www.darwinvisualarts.com.au/exhibitions

11.01.2022 Elizabeth and David's story is so beautiful: it's never too late to follow your passion, be it creating art, or whiskey!!

10.01.2022 Pisces friends, water lovers and fisherfolk this one is for you... Waterology by Jenny Shepherd opens this evening from 6PM! These snippets reveal the blue hues, refreshing landscapes and fluid details in this Main Gallery exhibition. Join us on the Ground Floor of Harbour View Plaza to experience it for yourself

10.01.2022 We are back in action We hope you all enjoyed a relaxing break over the festive season and found some time to get creating! The DVA team are back in the office this week so if you have any queries or would like to collect a 50:50 artwork please make contact between 10AM and 5PM tomorrow or Friday :D

09.01.2022 Get ready, Darwin. The build up is over and Wall Season is upon us! The Darwin Street Art Festival is back as you know it with a 7-day event featuring 10 incre...dible local artists set to bring colour and beauty to our streets. We will announce our line up in the coming days so be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to keep up with the latest Wall Season announcements and content. Who's excited? Tag your friends to tell them it's Wall Season! 14 - 20 September.

09.01.2022 Last chance to revel in these breathtaking works!!!

06.01.2022 How beautiful are these two photographs from Jenny Shepherd's 'Waterology'? Both 'Slushy Ice Antarctica' (https://bit.ly/38YbeQP) and 'Berg 1' (https://bit.ly/3lPl6jg) are available to purchase through our online store. Or better yet, drop past the gallery today between 10AM and 2PM to view the complete exhibition and meet the artist!... You'll find us on the ground floor of Harbour View Plaza on the corner of Tiger Brennan and McMinn St.

06.01.2022 It's T minus 60 minutes until we fling the doors open on My Blue, Blue Heart by Marie Oliveira and Rehash by Mandy Rains!!! Come down and join us to witness these two extraordinary local exhibitions for yourself. You will find us on the ground floor of Harbour View Plaza until 8PM.

06.01.2022 You recognise this piece, I'm sure. It's "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper. Here's a lovely, long read, "unravelling the emotional depth" of the man for your pleasure! You're welcome!

04.01.2022 Not sure you'll make it to the DVA Gallery for the final week of 'Waterology' and 'Sculpture Out of the Ordinary'? Fortunately, you can view both of these exhibitions online via darwinvisualarts.com.au Need some help navigating the online space? Check out this short clip below!... You can even purchase works through our online store. Happy shopping

03.01.2022 Want to get out of this heat and see some amazing local art while you’re at it? Darwin Visual Arts’ gallery is OPEN TODAY until 2PM! Head down to Harbour View Plaza to see ‘My Blue, Blue Heart’ by Marie Oliveira and ‘Re-Hash’ by Mandy Rains.... While you’re there have a chat to exhibiting artist Mandy, she has some great stories about the inspiration behind her work. These two emotive, vulnerable screen prints (edition of 5), were inspired by sketches completed when the artist was just 18, which you can see to the right of the new works! See more

03.01.2022 We have another sneak peak for you, this time from ‘My Blue, Blue Heart’ by Marie Oliveira featured in our Main Gallery Will you be joining us this Friday? Doors open at 6PM!

02.01.2022 Let's hope, by 2022, we'll all be able to travel by plane again. If not, this post is just a tease! Here's to the Beinnale of Sydney, 2022! "The next Biennale of Sydney will focus on the local and sustainable, says its newly appointed artistic director, Colombian curator José Roca. Roca, who co-founded and is artistic director of the arts space FLORA ars+natura in Bogota, will bring long-standing interests in the environment, community, and sustainability to the 23rd edition of the Biennale, Australia's largest international art exhibition."

02.01.2022 Missed last night's opening of 'My Blue, Blue Heart' by Marie Oliveira? Head down to Darwin Visual Arts today between 10am and 2pm to check it out and meet the artist! We also have Rehash by Mandy Rains in Gallery One so there is plenty of art to view on this rainy Saturday.

01.01.2022 FANTASTIC! Congratulations to all the artists!!

01.01.2022 Congratulations to the Winners of the 45th Katherine Art Prize. Katie Bradley took out the overall winner with her entry titled 'Out of Darkness - Bush Cockroac...h' Awarded the $5,000 Lambert prize. Aly de Groot taking out The Katherine Town Council prize of $2,000 for Oceans Ghosts. Jasmine Glass took out the Children / Youth Art prize with her piece titled Wild flowers. Come in and have a look. The Katherine Art Prize will be up in our newly titled Lambert Gallery until the 24th December 2020.

01.01.2022 Celebrating the Darwin Visual Arts/City of Darwin CLIMATE Lightbox Exhibition with a public talk on the importance of Darwin's mangroves with Dr Kristin Metcalfe of Ecoscience NT. It was an honour to receive a Welcome to Country from Duwun and Trent Lee. Video: By Brooke... Featured artwork by: Ella Barrett, David Dalzell - The Wandering Artist, Kate Bussey (Studio Elevenlee), Alison Worsnop, Alicia Scobie Art, Anne-Marie Cullinan and Fernanda Dupal. See more

01.01.2022 RachelRachel Photography