November 2018
Punuku Tjukurpa – touring exhibition of works from Maruku Arts archive
Presented by Artback NT Opening Friday 9 November Ka punu nganampa tjuta palya ananyi tjana nyakuntjaku. Wiru nyangatja. Tjana nyakula kulilpai alatji palyalpai munu memory tjuta ngananana Kanyilpai. “It is good that our carvings should go out to the world for all to see. This is a good thing. People can see and understand how things are made and that we have a lot of memories .” Niningka Lewis, Artist Punuku Tjukurpa is an exhibition of Anangu story, Law and…
Find out more »Fecund: Fertile Worlds
Presented by Artback NT Opening Friday 16 November Announced as the inaugural SPARK NT Curator, Katherine based Clare Armitage presents Fecund: Fertile Worlds. Bringing together works by contemporary artists from across the NT and Australia, Fecund explores life, death and desire in the natural world. Fecund celebrates the intrinsically optimistic nature of growth. It acknowledges the resilience of life, the interconnectedness of living systems and the will to exist. Presenting a diverse array of art forms, Fecund conjures a rich…
Find out more »December 2018
My Alice Springs Photo Project
In April 2018, through some local connections, the Café Art Australia team from Sydney visited Alice Springs for the first time and connected with Territory Families, Catholic Care and St Joseph’s School. Fifty cameras were distributed to Aboriginal youth and adults as well as privately within the wider Alice Springs area, Santa Teresa, and Ntaria. Participants used the cameras for 2 weeks and were invited to take pictures of their daily lives. In October 2018, the cameras were collected. Over…
Find out more »January 2019
Events & Fundraising Officer
The Events and Fundraising Officer will be a key part of the peak body team with a focus on event coordination. The role also involves preparing and acquitting funding submissions for First Nations Media Australia projects and activities, and providing fundraising advice to the sector. The person will report to the General Manager and work closely with senior management and other staff on these activities. This is an Indigenous identified position. Download more information here.
Find out more »Australia Day @ Gap View Hotel
Where's the place to be this Australia Day I hear you ask? The Gap View Hotel of course!! This year we will be throwing a pool party so that means the POOL BAR will be open! They'll be lamingtons, a pie eating contest, face painting from the amazingly talented 'Face Painting for Fun' and even some prizes for the best dressed Aussie!
Find out more »February 2019
Gym Junkie
Want to become a gym junkie all from the comfort of your seat? This new and improved 6 step formula will have you burning those calories in no time with 'fitspirational' tips and your favourite gym anthems. Lisa-Marie invites you to become a gym junkie with her observational humour and big voice, breaking down how to wear neon, why cauliflower will never substitute for rice and the reason you should never skip squats. Friday 22 February, 7.00pm Saturday 23 February,…
Find out more »POPKORN- The Ultimate 80’s Party!
Get out the fluro leg warmers and velvet scrunchies, cause we're taking you back in time with "POPKORN"- the ultimate 80's Party- packed full of the biggest and best hits from the 80's! So get dressed in your best 80's leotards and safari suits and head down to The Gap View Hotel, Friday, February 22nd at 8pm and join the POPKORN party! Tickets $10
Find out more »March 2019
Wearable Arts Parade – Todd Mall
The Grande Finale of this event is the showcase of Wearable Arts, a performance of extraordinary couture that turns the mundane into Haute Couture and the discarded into gob-smacking beautiful creations. Months of creativity, dance, music and choreography come together. Representing a journey of precious memories, inspiration and escapism the showcase lets us wash away the desert dust of our daily reality and enter the world of fantasy and fiction that is Wearable Art.
Find out more »