Museum and Art Gallery News

WA Artist Wins Inaugural Telstra Art Award Online People’s Choice - 28 October

West Australian Indigenous artist Shane Pickett has won the inaugural online people’s choice in the 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for his painting To Stand in a run off fresh water stream. View media release (pdf 54Kb)

Telstra Art Award Exhibition and Online Vote Closes This Sunday - 22 October

The 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award exhibition at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) in Darwin is set to close this Sunday 25 October 2009 with the online vote for the People’s Choice Award also closing at 6pm Darwin time on Sunday. View media release (pdf 65Kb)

Indigenous Art Award Documentary – Second Screening - 14 October

Following its successful premiere on Southern Cross TV on Saturday, 3 October 2009 the Territory produced documentary From Dreamtime to Now: Telstra Art Award will have a repeat screening across the Northern Territory on Southern Cross TV at 5.30pm this Saturday, 17 October 2009. View media release (pdf 33Kb)

Indigenous Art Award to Light Up the Small Screen - 2 October

Australia’s most prestigious and longest-running Indigenous Art Award will feature in a Territory produced documentary From Dreamtime to Now: Telstra Art Award to be screened across the Northern Territory on Southern Cross TV at 5.30pm this Saturday, 3 October 2009. View media release (pdf 33Kb)

Historic WWII Papers Purchased - 29 September

Chief Minister Paul Henderson announced the Territory Government has acquired a significant piece of World War II history. View media release

Queensland Artist Wins People’s Choice Award - 17 September

This year’s 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award has attracted almost 25,000 visitors since the exhibition opened five weeks ago. View media release

MAGNT Farewells Geologist on Last Fossil Excavation - 4 September

The recent annual fossil excavation at the Alcoota Scientific Reserve, located 105 kilometres north east of Alice Springs, was the last excavation for the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) Curator of Geology, Dr Dirk Megirian. View media release (pdf 35Kb)

People’s Choice Award Voting Closing Soon - 1 September

The public still have a couple of weeks to vote for their favourite entry in this year’s 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) in Darwin with voting set to close next Sunday, 13 September 2009 and the People’s Choice Award winner to be announced the following week. View media release (pdf 55Kb)

Rock Art Fellowship Announced - 20 August

The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) has announced the recipient of the inaugural $25 000 George Chaloupka Fellowship, Victorian Aboriginal rock art expert Robert (Ben) Gunn. View media release (pdf 36Kb)

ACT Artist Danie Mellor Wins National Telstra Art Award - 14 August
Canberra based artist Danie Mellor has been awarded Australia’s prestigious Indigenous art prize – the national Telstra Art Award, at the 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for his work titled From Rite to Ritual. View media release (pdf 53Kb)

Telstra Art Award Opens Friday - 12 August
The 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award is set to open at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) in Darwin this Friday, 14 August 2009. View media release (pdf 53Kb)

Gallery Installation for Telstra Art Award - 11 August

The installation of 93 works for this year’s Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award is being finalised this week at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT), Darwin. View media release (pdf 54Kb)

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