The Local in Darwin, Northern Territory | Arts and crafts shop

The Local

Locality: Darwin, Northern Territory

Address: 6/36 Parap Place, Parap 0820 Darwin, NT, Australia

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25.01.2022 Want to win a $100 gift voucher to spend at The Local? Get on down to the Green Ant Craft Fair this weekend at the Darwin Showgrounds and vote for your favourite decoration on the Christmas tree to be in the running to win! Stallhholders are decorating the tree with a decoration they've made and there will be two free stalls awarded to the winning entries - one to be judged by Kate Gosling and the other to be judged by you - our wonderful customers.... You can also roll your Christmas shopping list while you're there and support local creatives at the same time. And if that wasn't enough, there's a variety of great food, coffee, cold drinks and icecream. Two air conditioned pavilions, loads of fantastic choices. Saturday & Sunday, 9am - 4pm $2 entry, kids get in free

22.01.2022 Meet the Local Nicole Boucher Blue Mallee Nicole makes beads, rings, earrings, journals, picture frames, wizarding wands and more in her Darwin studio. Check out her website to find out more about Nicole.... www.bluemallee.com Blue Mallee In Darwin, you can find Nicole at The Local @thelocalnt at Parap Village Shops. Nicole has been our inaugural artist of the week in the Meet the Local series. Check back in to meet more of our talented Top End artists.

21.01.2022 Kate Gosling popped in to the Green Ant Christmas Craft Fair on Sunday to judge the Christmas decoration making competition. I don't envy her having to choose! I'll let her tell you who won and will receive a free stall at next year's craft fair! We also had a people's choice award, which we'll be announcing soon and a draw from the voters... Congratulations Helen, who won a $100 gift voucher to spend at The Local!

20.01.2022 We want to introduce you to the territory talent who make the artful objects at The Local. . We’ll be kicking off tomorrow with Nicole Boucher of Blue Mallee and every week you’ll get to meet a different local. Follow us to get to know some of the incredible artists of the Top End.

18.01.2022 In the interests of community safety, we have decided to shut up shop for a little while. It's been a hard call to make but these are truly exceptional circumstances. We hope to open our doors again as soon as it is safe. If you've got credit on a gift card please get in touch and we'll do our very best to connect you with the artist of your choice or help you find something wonderful. We'll get busy and post some of our artist's lovely work for you while we're closed. So folks, stay at home. Stay safe. We look forward to seeing you again. Hopefully soon. Parap Village Shops & Saturday Market

16.01.2022 The Local turns one this week! It's gone from a twinkle in the eyes of a couple of artists, exhausted after a long hot day at a market, to a thriving little hub of creativity at the heart of Parap. We return 100% of money from sales to our participating artists. In our first 12 months that has totalled just over $380,000.... Thanks Darwin, for supporting our little business and especially for supporting all the artists within our walls. They're a pretty amazing bunch and make sure that The Local is always filled with amazing things. Here's to another year!

14.01.2022 The very talented Ingrid Gersmanis has been busy ... because everyone needs a canine pal during lockdown! These puppies all need new homes. You can find them and more at The Local - trading again from this Saturday 9 May.

14.01.2022 It seems that creativity is flourishing as we look for new ways to connect in the crazy new landscape of our lives at home. While some of us find the long days at home tedious or lonely, others are finding time for old or new projects or hobbies that there just hadn’t been a space for. We reckon laughter, long phone calls, connection with nature and creativity are some of the biggest things that are going to get us all through this. We’d love to hear what’s sustaining you rig...ht now. The Local might be closed for now, but we have no intention of going away! We are as keen as ever to keep supporting our wonderful artists and connecting people who need beautiful things with the beautiful people who make them. We’ve asked our artists to send us photos showing us the creative things they’re doing at home and we look forward to sharing them here with you. We’re also updating our website so it’s easy for you to find specific artists while we are closed. Stay safe. Stay home. Keep calm and carry on creating. See more

12.01.2022 Meet the Local Nicole Boucher Blue Mallee Every bead and tile Nicole uses in her unique polymer clay creations is made by hand in her Darwin studio. ... www.bluemallee.com Blue Mallee In Darwin, you can find Nicole at The Local @thelocalnt at Parap Village Shops.

12.01.2022 Meet the Local Nicole Boucher Blue Mallee My creations are inspired by the natural world and times gone by. For each handcrafted piece, I aim to capture nature’s endless bountiesshapes, forms, textures, colours, landscapes and seascapes. I also find an abundance of beauty and inspiration in ancient patterns and carvings of long ago and this is reflected in my work. ... These one of a kind pieces are handmade using polymer clay in my Darwin studio. www.bluemallee.com Blue Mallee In Darwin, you can find Nicole at The Local @thelocalnt at Parap Village. #meetthelocalnt #meetthelocal #artfulobjects #territorytalent #darwincreative #darwinartist #darwinnt #territoryartist

11.01.2022 Meet the Local Nicole Boucher Blue Mallee These one of a kind earrings are handmade using polymer clay in Nicole's Darwin studio.... www.bluemallee.com Blue Mallee In Darwin, you can find Nicole at The Local @thelocalnt at Parap Village Shops.

11.01.2022 Just in time for Mother's Day! We are opening from this Saturday, May 9 8am-2pm Usual business trading hours from next Tuesday.... Please note that social distancing rules are in place so if the shop looks busy come back in ten minutes, or after your laksa. We're only allowed to have around six customers in the shop at any one time and the last thing we want is to have to close the doors again. But at least we're back...! And we can't wait to see you all soon :D

09.01.2022 Our artists have been in lockdown but have still been busy making art. Here's some pics Elizabeth Martin sent from her time before we started easing restrictions. Check out each photo for a bit more info :) Stayed tuned for some exciting news later today....

05.01.2022 Meet The Local Nicole Boucher Blue Mallee Nicole's creations are inspired by the natural world and times gone by. Every piece is unique and beautiful. Check out her website to see more of Nicole's work. ... These one of a kind pieces are handmade using polymer clay in my Darwin studio. www.bluemallee.com Blue Mallee In Darwin, you can find Nicole at The Local @thelocalnt at Parap Village Shops

02.01.2022 Pretty hard to be anything but happy in such fabulous socks! We've got these in all sizes for young and old at The Local, thanks to Territory Tie-Dye. Thanks for sharing the awesome photo Amy!