Museum and Art Gallery News

Defence of Darwin Museum Public Consultation - 1 September
Arts Minister Gerry McCarthy today invited the public to provide comment on the Government’s plans to build a new World War II Defence of Darwin Museum at East Point. View media release | Map (4.1Mb)

Popular Behind The Wire Exhibition Opens Today - 20 August
Member for Fannie Bay Michael Gunner today urged the public to visit Fannie Bay Gaol over the next few weeks to view one of the Territory’s most popular art exhibitions. View media release

Central Australian Wildflowers on Kodachrome - 18 August
Historic photographs of Central Australian wildflowers taken between 1940 and 1958 will be exhibited at the Museum of Central Australia from this Friday, 20 August 2010. View media release (pdf 29Kb) | Image One (247Kb) | Image Two (173Kb) | Image Three (256Kb)

Mr Donegan Wins $40,000 Telstra Art Award - 13 August
Arts and Museums Minister Gerry McCarthy today congratulated Mr Donegan for winning this year’s $40,000 Telstra Award. View media release

SA Artist Mr Donegan Wins 2010 Telstra Art Award - 13 August
A striking painting depicting ancestral stories by SA artist Mr Donegan has been awarded Australia’s most prestigious Indigenous art prize at the 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA). View media release (pdf 54Kb)

Telstra Art Award Category Winners - 12 August
Arts and Museums Minister Gerry McCarthy today congratulated Nawurapu Wunungmurra for becoming the inaugural winner of this year’s Telstra New Media Award. View media release

Local Awarded $25,000 George Chaloupka Fellowship - 12 August
Arts and Museums Minister Gerry McCarthy today congratulated local rock art expert Daryl Guse for being awarded this year’s $25,000 George Chaloupka Research Fellowship. View media release

2010 Telstra Art Award Category Winners - 12 August
Works that have displayed aesthetic power and technical mastery have taken out the five category awards at the 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA). View media release (pdf 59Kb)

Telstra Art Award Exhibition Opens this Friday - 10 August
The highlight of the national Indigenous art calendar is almost upon us with the 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award opening celebration set to take place at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) in Darwin this Friday,13 August 2010. View media release (pdf 49Kb)

Gallery Installation Underway for 2010 Telstra Art Award - 6 August
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) in Darwin is a hive of activity as installation of the 96 works pre-selected for this year’s 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award is well underway. View media release (pdf 49Kb) | Image (299Kb)

Galiwinku artist shortlisted in 2010 Telstra Art Award - 3 August
Mavis Warrngilna Ganambarr, from Galiwinku Community, Arnhem Land is one of 96 artists announced as a finalist in this year’s 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 28 of which hail from Arnhem Land. View media release (pdf 48Kb)

Local Kiwirrkura artist shortlisted in 2010 Telstra Art Award - 30 July
Yukultji Napangati, from the Kiwirrkura community in Western Australia is one of only 96 artists announced as a finalist in this year’s27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for her untitled painting. View media release (pdf 48Kb)

Central Desert Region artist shortlisted in 2010 Telstra Art Award - 21 July
Tiger Palpatja from Nyapari community, located 100kms south of Uluru is one of only 96 artists announced as a finalist in this year’s 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for his painting, Piltati Tjukurpa, which depicts the creation story for Piltati, the country where Tiger lived as a boy. View media release (pdf 28Kb)

Ancestors represented in Arnhem Land artists New Media work - 19 July
Arnhem Land artist, Nawurapu Wunungmurra is one of only 96 artists announced as a finalist in this year’s 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for his new media work, Mokuy.  View media release (pdf 49Kb)

Larrakia artist Gary Lee shortlisted in 2010 Telstra Art Award - 15 July
Larrakia artist, writer, anthropologist and curator, Gary Lee is one of only 96 artists announced as a finalist in this year’s 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for his new media work, Robert, 20. View media release (pdf 48Kb) Image 1 (374Kb)

14 Bagu Firemakers Arrive for 27th Telstra Art Award - 30 June
A three-dimensional entry featuring 14 spirit figurines made from clay, timber and string are one of the 96 artworks that have arrived at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) for this year’s 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. View media release (pdf 49Kb)

Telstra Art Award Announces Australia’s finest - 31 May
Finalists for this year’s 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award have been announced today by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) and principal sponsor Telstra. View media release (pdf 48Kb)

Victoria Cross Medals In Darwin For The First Time - 7 May
Arts and Museums Minister Gerry McCarthy today viewed the complete set of Gallipoli Victoria Cross medals that are currently on display at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. View media release

Victoria Cross medals from Gallipoli - 7 May
A special touring exhibition of the Australian War Memorial’s collection of Victoria Cross medals from Gallipoli hasnow opened at the Museum and Art Gallery of the NorthernTerritory (MAGNT), commemorating the 95th anniversary of the landing. View media release (pdf 87Kb)

Pre-Selection Underway to Select Telstra Art Award Finalists - 29 April
Pre-selection for the 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award is underway at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) this week. View media release (pdf 47Kb)

Assessment of Strehlow Collection’s Past to Guide its Future - 14 April
The historical Strehlow Collection housed at the Strehlow Research Centre on the Araluen Cultural Precinct will undergo a significance assessment this week to determine its historical and cultural value and provide direction for its future management. View media release (24Kb)

Curator Announced for Telstra Art Award - 14 April
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) and Principal Sponsor Telstra are pleased to announce Kate Podger as the curator for the 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. View media release (24Kb)

Boost for Telstra Art Awards - 30 March
Minister for Arts and Museums Gerry McCarthy today welcomed the announcement by Telstra CEO David Thodey of a new 3-year sponsorship of the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA). View media release

Entries closing soon for 2010 Telstra Art Award - 22 March
Time is running out for Indigenous artists to submit works in the 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award with entries closing Friday, 2 April 2010. View media release (pdf 46kb)

Telstra Art Award now on Twitter - 9 March
The art world is twittering with anticipation as the countdown to Australia’s most prestigious Indigenous art award begins, and now the latest news and updates can be shared and discovered by people all across the world through social networking site Twitter. View media release (pdf 55Kb)

New Media Prize Announced for Telstra Art Award - 18 February
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) and Principal Sponsor Telstra are proud to announce the inaugural Telstra New Media Award to commence in the 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award with the theme of ‘connections’. View media release (pdf 56Kb)

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