July 2020
Australian Poetry Slam – Alice Springs Heat
Could you be Australia's next poetry slam champion? Give us your best two minutes for a chance to duke it out with some of Australia's best. We're running slam a bit differently this year, so if you want to sign up to compete you have to register in advance. Rules and registration are available on the site.
Find out more »Open Mic Night with D-Day
The iconic LANEWAY OPEN MIC NIGHT Your host this week is D-Day🎙 Come and catch up with the local music scene at the NT Music Meet and Greet from 6.30 pm! Listen to local talent or jump on the stage yourself 🎸 PA, guitars and drumkit are provided, feel free to bring any instruments! Pizza Special 🍕 $10 ALL NIGHT! See you there!
Find out more »NT Create and Release Grant
To celebrate Northern Territory artists and creators in 2020, Spotify Australia & New Zealand has announced a $10,000 contribution to MusicNT. The Create & Release Grant will be awarded by MusicNT to NT artists (at $2,000AUD each) to put towards recording, promoting or distributing upcoming music. Applications for the grant program open July 31, 2020, and close at midnight ACST on August 21, 2020. Anyone wanting to apply for the grant program is encouraged to contact their local MusicNT office for…
Find out more »HIP HOP NIGHT Presented by Red Dirt Poetry Festival
Starting with Rap Club (freestly/hip-hop open mic) and featuring performances by Dan the Underdog, Hugh Winterflood & Flim Flam, Karnage N Darknis and D-Day & Junior. Don't miss out on this premiere event as part of the Red Dirt Poetry Festival! FREE ENTRY!
Find out more »August 2020
WTS Mini Market
Welcome to the WTS 2020 Mini Market. Every year WTS holds a Mini Market, but this year we’re preferencing those of you in town who are MAKERS. AKA ceramicists, jewellers, illustrators, sewers, bakers, home-cooks, musicians wanting to sell their records or merch, zine-makers, craft fanatics, artists and makers of all kinds. This market is for you! We will still have a number of stalls for second-hand things, but these will be limited so get in quick. 8CCC Radio broadcasting live.…
Find out more »Book Launch! Peace Crimes by Kieran Finnane
Please join us on Untyeyetwelye / Anzac Hill on Saturday 1 August, 10.30 for 11am start to celebrate the release of 'Peace Crimes' by Kieran Finnane. Speakers will include Benedict Kngwarraye Stevens, Peter Coco Wallace Peltharre, Russell Goldflam Jennifer Taylor and singer Ruth Apelt. Book sales at the event by Red Kangaroo Books. About the book: "An engrossing and illuminating portrayal of six activists, a political trial and the secret machinations of the Five Eyes on Australian soil. Compelling to…
Find out more »Rooftop sessions with DILDZ_NICK
Get ready Alice Springs for some DEEP BEATS! 6 hours of the finest house and techno selections from 2 veteran tastemakers. DILDZ_NICK will make the most out of your Saturday Night! 💥 Get down early to save your spot on the dancefloor!
Find out more »The Hero’s Journey poster prize
aMBUSH Gallery, in partnership with Kambri at ANU, is seeking works from Australian-based visual artists, graphic designers, and digital agencies for their upcoming poster prize and exhibition, The Hero’s Journey. The exhibition calls on artists to capture their experiences during the turbulent times of 2020 in the form of a poster. Fifty finalists will be featured in an online exhibition, and physical exhibition in November at aMBUSH’s Kambri at ANU, Canberra and a $3,000 cash prize for the winning submission.…
Find out more »Sales Assistant – Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Full Time, Fixed Term for 6 months
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are strongly encouraged to apply. Tjanpi Desert Weavers (Tjanpi) was initiated by NPY Women’s Council in 1995 in response to an expressed need by Anangu women for meaningful and culturally appropriate employment. Since 1995, Tjanpi (meaning ‘dry grass’) has evolved into a vital and dynamic Indigenous social enterprise of NPY Women’s Council and enables women on the lands to earn a regular income from selling their fibre art. We are now recruiting…
Find out more »Space Between
An exhibition of new work by Ilse Pickle. You can learn a lot from a camel. Especially about space. Camels can teach you to increase the moments of consciousness you experience per second, so you can see in slow motion. Then you can see the space between here and there, now, and then, closeness and remoteness. The space between you and a large animal, the space between the desert and town, the space between you and your loved ones. The space…
Find out more »Open Mic Night!
The iconic LANEWAY OPEN MIC NIGHT Your host this week is ROB 🎙 Listen to local talent or jump on the stage yourself 🎸 PA, guitars and drumkit are provided, feel free to bring any instruments! Pizza Special 🍕 $10 ALL NIGHT! See you there!
Find out more »desertSMART EcoFair
The EcoFair is back for 2020! Join us over three days showcasing local innovation, stimulating ideas and action in the fields of science and sustainability in central Australia. See the full program of events: www.ecofair.org.au Enjoy talks, films, mini-markets, garden workshops, music, kids entertainment, a science tour and more! Hear from leaders and innovators driving local and national science and sustainability Learn about local climate solutions, the emerging hemp industry, bush medicine, arid zone gardening and renewable energy Connect with…
Find out more »Abstract Australia
A joint exhibition between local artists Kim Donald and Jillian Singleton at June Marriott Gallery. This exhibition celebrates a love of the Australian landscape and the ways in which artists are influenced and inspired by one another's work. The paintings showcase extraordinary scenery from around the country, with a special emphasis on the Outback. Opening: 6pm, Friday 7th August 2020 Exhibition: 7th – 30th August 2020 June Marriott Gallery *** Kim Donald currently lives and works in Alice Springs, N.T. Kim is a country…
Find out more »Travels on a Distant Star by Suzi Lyon
OPENING 6pm, Friday 7 August EXHIBITION 5—23 August We are 'survivors of immeasurable events', 'small wet miracles'. So writes poet and astronomer, Rebecca Elson. And so we travel, immeasurably distant, immeasurably mysterious. But there is a sensation that holds like iron, that we are the stars. So in this I am, my own brief minuscule miracle of magical gritty self, this is how I can be, of the stars, of this distant star. This work is made within this sensation,…
Find out more »DA Drop Top with Karnage
🔥 DA DROP TOP 🔥 KARNAGE brings you a massive Mix of Oldschool Hiphop & RnB!
Find out more »Deep Space with Igadi
Palladium Circus is returning to one of your favourite Alice Springs venues to launch a new series of events, Deep Space. The rooftop at Epilogue Lounge & Rooftop Bar is known to host some of the most exciting nights in Alice Springs. On the 8th of August, Palladium Circus will bring to you the inaugural edition of Deep Space, an electronic music exploration, with an extended 7-hour set from Igadi. Igadi will take you on a whirlwind journey through house,…
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Apply now – The Desert Sessions
The Desert Sessions will explore the art of songwriting and the various uses of a song and composition from 7-10 September at Ooraminna Homestead just outside Alice Springs. Presented by MusicNT, Tourism NT, Sing Hum and Gaga Music, the 4-day retreat will bring together 8 NT songwriters in one location, with industry mentors. While the retreat is invitation only, two positions are open for application with travel, accommodation and meal costs covered. Applications are open to any songwriters aged over…
Find out more »Deerskin
France | French with English subtitles | 2019 Directed by Quentin Dupieux Starring Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel, Albert Delpy "Deerskin is funny, weird and original; it features two charismatic stars, and it does everything it needs to do in only 77 minutes." - San Francisco Chronicle In this black comedy of middle-aged masculinity gone awry, Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist) is a recent divorcee who becomes obsessed with a vintage fringed deerskin jacket that begins to exert an uncanny hold on…
Find out more »Program Consultant, Bindi Enterprises
Bindi Enterprises are seeking Expressions of Interest from experienced research consultants to explore the potential of expanding our creative programs to our Bindi customers and wider community. To further increase the capacity and profile of artists with disability we would like to introduce a Digital Arts Program (DAP). This will provide an opportunity to develop a new skill and educational opportunity for our community participation customers. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be actively…
Find out more »Administration & Gallery Support, Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists
Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists and Lifestyle Solutions are seeking a passionate, energetic and organised Administrator and Gallery Support. A 12 month, Full-Time Contract is offered, applicants must apply on line at: https://lifestylesolutions-nt.applynow.net.au/jobs/LS3063-administrator-and-gallery-support
Find out more »‘Texas’ by Charlene Carrington & Hector Jandany
RAFT artspace and Warmun Art Centre present Texas Charlene Carrington & Hector Jandany 14 August - 5 September Click here to view artworks Coming soon Solo exhibition of works on paper by Trudy Inkamala See website for more details
Find out more »Gathering Ground Workshop Series: Walking, Talking & Writing with Place
Walking and writing have a long history together. Join Kelly-Lee Hickey for a leisurely stroll along the winding path of walking and writing practice, encountering the theories and thinkers who have shaped the way we read, write and walk in the world, from the vantage point of your own back yard. Each workshop will include an introduction to the theoretical concepts behind each weeks theme, a short walking practice undertaken in each participants local area or backyard, practical writing exercises,…
Find out more »Sorry We Missed You
UK | France | Belgium | 2019 Directed by Ken Loach Starring Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone "In their domestic gut-punch of a story, they've exposed our new feudalism in a way that feels honest and blisteringly human." Los Angeles Time Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new van and the chance to run a franchise as a self-employed…
Find out more »Artist talk with Ilse Pickle – Space Between
For Ilse, literally and metaphorically, 2020 marks a decade of journeys into the 'interior', with camels as a life line. Ilse is a cameleer and ecologist for Australian Desert Expeditions, walking in Wangkangurru Yarluyandi country / the Simpson Desert annually. During a global pandemic, where a physical journey hasn’t been possible, she navigates her way through memory, dreams, and retraces old expedition journals to return to the space between. Join Ilse as she speaks of her experiences walking Wangkangurru Yarluyandi…
Find out more »Desert Festival 2020 volunteer call out
Are you interested in helping put on this year’s Desert Festival? We’re looking for a team of dedicated volunteers and staff to help us run this year’s festival, which will be held from Thursday 24 September – Sunday 4 October 2020. Spaces are limited, so get in quick! All volunteers are required to work 6 – 8 hours and complete a Site Induction and COVID-19 Event Safety Induction prior to commencing their first shift. In return, Volunteers will be given…
Find out more »True Romance
USA | France | 1993 Directed by Director: Tony Scott Written by Quentin Tarantino Starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt "Quentin Tarantino's dirty, funny and unpredictably violent genius powers True Romance, directed by Tony Scott." Empire Magazine Clarence meets, beds, falls in love with, and the next day marries Alabama, who has been a call girl for exactly 4 days. Attempting to retrieve a bag of her belongings from her pimp, they accidentally end up with a suitcase full of the…
Find out more »2021 Night Markets – Expression of Interest
Expression of Interest open for 2021 Night Markets: Council supports local event by coordinating its Night Markets to coincide. If you have an event in 2021 that you would like to join with Council’s Thursday Night Markets in the Todd Mall, please complete and submit the Expression of Interest by 5pm, 14 September 2020. Form can be found here: https://alicesprings.nt.gov.au/about-alice-springs/council-events/night-markets For further information please contact the ASTC Community Projects Officer, on 8950 0505 or [email protected]astc.nt.gov.au
Find out more »2020 August Night Market
Come prepared to be spoiled with a diversity of stalls that clearly reflects this town's inclusive spirit.
Find out more »Music at the Museum
Come and join us for an afternoon of music on the lawns! Enjoy Devonshire-style tea, (available for purchase), and revel in the musical offerings of the innovative Alice Springs World Chamber Orchestra. We are grateful to Bendigo Bank and the Alice Springs Town Council for their support in holding this event.
Find out more »Ooraminna Murder Mystery Night
Murder in Tinsel Town ! Walk down them red carpet and experience this hilarious who dun it in the iconic Ooraminna Station Homestead Filmset. You can play or you can enjoy the show. The show will go on as Hollywood bares all...... About The Event A night of mystery and mayhem on the Hollywood filmset at Ooraminna........ This Murder Mystery game will have you on the edge of your seat and ... perhaps... in deathly stitches LIGHTS... CAMERA...…
Find out more »1000 x 1000 Crisis Cash for Artists
"The hard time is now" A group of Champion Companies in the performing arts led by Theatre Network Australia and facilitated by Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund has been actively fundraising to provide emergency financial relief to artists in need. Our goal is for 1000 donors to each contribute $1000, allowing us to support 1000 artists! If you are interested in donating please click here If you are an eligible artist, you may submit a request for…
Find out more »La Belle Époque
France | Belgium | French with English subtitles | 2019 Directed by Nicolas Bedos Starring Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Doria Tillier "Everything clicks here, all the time" - Hollywood Reporter A senior technophobe and his wife are married by law but very little binds them together in romance. The wife is openly unfaithful and obvious with her mockery of her husband. After they split, the husband takes the opportunity to go back in time by using the latest technology for the experience, but…
Find out more »September 2020
sustainable Couture 2020 Online collection launch
Online launch of Sustainable Couture's 2020 collection of fab fashion made from recycled materials by 12 local, intrastate and interstate designers.
Find out more »Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour 2020
Presented by Adventure Reels Born out of a desire to showcase the strong, inspirational, adventurous women of the outdoor world, the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour presents a carefully curated selection of short films that will entertain, enthrall and enlighten. Showcasing a 2 1/2 hours program of the most heartfelt, inspiring and entertaining films celebrating adventurous women from independent film makers around the globe. Featuring a unique selection of films of varying lengths and styles, covering topics relevant to women in the…
Find out more »Purple Patch EP Launch
Presented by Purple Patch and Friends of Araluen Hailing from the centre of Australia, Purple Patch are a four piece ‘Blues-Rock’ band from Alice Springs; blending dirty organ riffs with burning electric guitar, snappy bass and pounding drums to create a refreshing new sound. The ‘Patch’ have a ‘sundried-psych’ sound that draws influence from classic rock and funk, conjuring feelings reminiscent of a bird-of-prey soaring over desert landscapes in slow motion. The band are ecstatic to have produced and recorded…
Find out more »Top Dog Film Festival 2020
Presented by Adventure Reels Celebrate the canine connection through this carefully curated collection of heartwarming stories about dogs and their people. The Top Dog Film Festival, touring Australia from August to November. After the sell-out success of the Top Dog Film Festival in 2019 the cunningly canine filled program of heart-warming and inspiring dog films is back for a 2020 tour. Meet dogs from all walks of life on the big screen at the 2020 Top Dog Film Festival. From the Australian adventure duo…
Find out more »On The Wing Theatre Co. Auditions
On The Wing Theatre Co. is a newly-founded dynamic and disruptive professional performing arts organisation nestled in the beating red heart of Australia. We are storytellers with a passion for theatre that engages, evokes and entertains, with a focus on challenging the traditional "theatre-going" experience. We’re currently looking for performing artists, aged 18 years or older and who are based in Mparntwe/Alice Springs or surrounds, to come fly with us... What: General Company Auditions When: Saturday & Sunday, September 5th…
Find out more »Painting and Drawing Au Plein Air
Sketching outdoors Sunday 6th September 2pm to 4.30pm at The Telegraph Station
Find out more »Babyteeth
Australia | 2020 Directed by Shannon Murphy Starring Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Essie Davis, Ben Mendelsohn "Brave, funny, heart-wrenching ... Babyteeth is an utterly committed piece of filmmaking." Daily Telegraph When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it's her parents' worst nightmare. But as Milla's first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go out the window. Milla soon shows everyone in her orbit -…
Find out more »Launch! Borderlands Magazine 1/2020
Borderlands, where ideas and identities meet. The editors of Borderlands Magazine "are both proud and humbled to release a historic first print edition into the wild. Humbled, because such fine writers as are to be found in its pages agreed to trust us with their work. Proud, because what we have come up with is, we think, pretty bloody good. We hope you agree." Borderlands 1/2020 magazine: Writers: Margaret Kemarre Turner, Maureen Jipyiliya Nampijimpa O'Keefe, Marie Munkara, Johanna Bell, Sally…
Find out more »Mapping Your Story with Christian White
Before you sit down to write your bestselling novel or award-winning screenplay, it’s good to have a road map to follow. In this workshop, Christian will reveal how he maps his novels and screenplays. He’ll cover: How to map your novel or screenplay from start to end How to write a beat sheet The three, four and eight act structure Using your protagonist to inform the story
Find out more »Event Management 101 Workshop – Free Event
Red Hot Arts are excited to present the third workshop series in the 2020 Workshop Program - Event Management 101 Join event management veterans MJ Warfield & Anders Pfeiffer for a low down on the basics of event management. Topics covered will include vision, planning, resources (both physical and financial), marketing, production, delivery and evaluation. Suitable for all levels. Those with experience are most welcome and might learn something new. Those new to event management will get an overview of all the…
Find out more »Bindi Magic 2020
We are pleased to announce that the Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artist inaugural exhibition, Bindi Magic, will go ahead in 2020! Opening Sunday 13 Sept at 11am, the event will follow strict COVID-19 protocols to bring the magic of Kukula's Cockies, Billy Kenda’s motorcars, Adrian & Charles' ranges, Lance's Brumbies and Conway’s characters within safe and responsible parameters (subject to the conditions at the time). To be opened by Stephen Williamson, curator at Araluen Art Centre, the exhibition will showcase the…
Find out more »The Copyright Agency – Create Grants
CREATE GRANTS The Copyright Agency’s Create Grants offer opportunities for mid-career and established creative writers and visual artists to create and develop new work. The grants provide a living allowance to a writer or a visual artist to write or create a new work for publication or exhibition. Projects should span up to twelve months. Applications are assessed by a panel of independent peers from the writing, publishing and visual arts sectors. These grants will support projects that start after…
Find out more »Rams
Iceland | 2015 Directed by Grímur Hákonarson Starring Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson, Charlotte Bøving WINNER: Best Film, Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard, 2015 "The remote rural setting plays a key part in the success of Rams, as do the rustically endearing lead performances of Sigurjonsson, Juliusson and their ovine co-stars." The Herald Sun A charming, stunningly shot drama follows two Icelandic sheep farmers whose decades-long feud comes to a head when disaster strikes their flocks. In a secluded valley, estranged…
Find out more »Baby Rhyme Time @ Home with the Library
Just like our regular sessions but online and in the comfort of your home. About: For 0 – 2 year olds. Songs, rhymes, stories and play are a wonderful way to develop a love of language. This interactive session is designed to support pre-literacy education in a fun and social way. Join us on Fridays at 10.15 am! Simply follow us on Facebook @ASPLibrary (www.facebook.com/ASPLibrary) to sing along! Want to read along? You can view and download our digital edition…
Find out more »All That Jazz
AnglicareNT is sponsoring a public outdoor concert from 3 pm to 4.30 pm on Sunday afternoon the 20th of September. It is planned for the event to be held on the north side of St Mary’s Chapel in the bush between the circular road and St Mary’s Chapel. The music provided will be by local jazz musicians Peter and Nicola Gilham, Paul Box, Callum Kruske with Nick Boffa and Chelsea Pomfret who are student musicians from St Philip’s…
Find out more »They Shall Not Grow Old
Documentary | New Zealand, UK | 2019 Directed by Peter Jackson Rated MA15+ "This is as close as we can get to a full immersion into one of the most horrifying and ultimately pointless wars in modern history." Chicago Reader Peter Jackson directs this homage to the British troops of the First World War with never-before-seen-footage of soldiers as they faced the fear and uncertainty of frontline battle in Belgium. Digitally remastered and now in color, the footage has been…
Find out more »Water Safety Awareness Week: Story Reading with Boof- a special edition of Preschool Storytime @ Home with the Alice Springs Public Library
Join Boof the Barramundi the Water Safety Mascot for Water Safety Week with Alice Springs Library @ Home! TWO ONLINE SESSIONS: 1. Story Reading @ Home- Wednesday 23rd September from 10.15 am Story Reading, Singing and dancing plus all things Water Safety! 2. Baby Rhyme Time with Boof - Friday 25th September from 10.15 am Songs, dancing and rhymes with Boof and Booka! Join us from the comfort of your home for these two exclusive online only events at: www.facebook.com/ASPLibrary…
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