March 2021
Bitumen & Dirt – Wayne Eager: 30 Years in the Territory
Developed by Charles Darwin University Art Gallery Opening Friday 26 March Exhibition until Monday 14 June Bitumen & Dirt – Wayne Eager: 30 Years in the Territory is a survey exhibition of paintings and prints by prominent Alice Springs-based artist Wayne Eager. Featuring 78 works from public and private collections around Australia, including the Charles Darwin University Art Collection and the Araluen Art Collection, the exhibition charts Eager’s career since he first arrived in the Northern Territory in 1990. Early observations…
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Pop-Up Gallery: Life in the Centre
This Pop-up exhibition, initiated by the Alice Springs Town Council (ASTC) and developed by the Araluen Arts Centre concentrates on artworks owned by the ASTC within the Araluen Art Collection. This exhibition will focus on Central Australia. The artworks featured in this exhibition provide insights into the capacity of artists in their response to the Centre. Be it of country or the characters the Centre is renowned for, they all contribute to Life in the Centre. Artists include... Albert Namatjira…
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Yarrenyty Arltere Artists
Presented by Araluen Arts Centre Official Opening: 10:30am, Saturday 8 May Exhibition until Sunday 27 June “The art makes us think of our culture in another way and what we want people to know. It’s good for everyone to have a place like this it helps us be part of both worlds” - Dulcie Sharpe Yarrenyty Arltere Artists is a thriving creative hub that has nurtured the emergence of an entirely new form of art-making. The artists create contemporary soft sculptures…
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Advocate Art Award 2021
Presented by the Central Australian Art Society Official Opening: 6:00pm, Friday 30 July Exhibition until Sunday 15 August The Advocate Art Award returns for 2021. Coordinated and presented by the Central Australian Art Society (CAAS), a volunteer-run organisation in Alice Springs that has supported art and artists since 1963, the Advocate Art Award is their gala annual event, offering a number of significant prizes thanks to the generous sponsorship of local businesses, including the major non-acquisitive Chapman & Bailey Excellence Prize of $2500. With…
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