Darwin Community Arts

28/05/2026

Secret Art is your opportunity to exhibit unreleased work to brand new audiences in July.

You'll get to build exhibition confidence and experience whilst meeting other creatives.

THE DETAILS
Applications due: Sunday, 7 June midnight
Exhibition dates: Friday, 3rd July to Thursday, 23 July
Location: untitled gallery+studio

Supported by the Office of Youth Affairs, Darwin Emerging Creatives, LAUNCH Darwin and Darwin Community Arts

Apply now online or by reaching out to the Darwin Fringe team.
PS. Your artwork does not need to be ready in order for you to submit your application.

https://darwinfringe.org.au/get-involved/artists/secret-art-registration/

Secret Art is your opportunity to exhibit unreleased work to brand new audiences in July.

You'll get to build exhibition confidence and experience whilst meeting other creatives.

THE DETAILS
Applications due: Sunday, 7 June midnight
Exhibition dates: Friday, 3rd July to Thursday, 23 July
Location: untitled gallery+studio

Supported by the Office of Youth Affairs, Darwin Emerging Creatives, LAUNCH Darwin and Darwin Community Arts

Apply now online (link below) or by reaching out to the Darwin Fringe team.

PS. Your artwork does not need to be ready in order for you to submit your application.

28/05/2026

We have such a talented team here at DCA
Join our EO, Alyson Evans, as she guides you on a Journey around the world.

The Journey
A writers festival fills us with stories and ideas to point us on our way. But to embark on the journey to bring these ideas into the world, we need to take the first step together. In this fun, interactive session, we’ll come together across roundtables for a facilitated session to find our fellow travellers and map out where we want to go. Facilitated by Alyson Evans

Where
MAGNT Marquee,
9 Conacher St,
The Gardens

When
Saturday 30 May 2026
1:00pm - 4:30pm

22/05/2026

Our old printer died and we have left over ink cartridges that we would like to pass on to someone who can use them. They are HP Laserjet Pro CF503X, CF502A and CF501A. Compatible with printers M254, MFP M280, MFP M281. Send me an email: [email protected] if you can use them. No postage, just local pick up.

21/05/2026

Red Dirt Poetry Festival is coming to Darwin Community Arts - we can't wait!

If you’re counting down the seconds until the darwin comes to life with poetry, here’s your 2-month notice.

And a couple of other notices:

🎟️ Full festival tickets will be available June 1
📅 The full 2026 program goes live on July 15

Keep your eye on our social media and website for event teases and artist drops

21/05/2026

is collecting a small amount of money to buy art packs for children and adults from the Nauiyu community currently housed at the Bachelor temporary accommodation facility. This is being done at the request of Mamulbak, a Daly-River based First Nations Mental Health organisation who is working at the facility.

You can read more and donate via the Australian Cultural Fund - link in bio.
$35 donation buys 1 x children's art pack
$55 donation buys 1 x adult's art pack
DCA will compile and transport packs with Mamulbak distributing to the women's group with priority.

Please donate and share! We will collect for two months with dispatch trips occurring as soon as enough funds are collected.

19/05/2026

Darwin Community Arts is collecting a small amount of money to buy art packs for children and adults from the Nauiyu community currently housed at the Bachelor temporary accommodation facility. This is being done at the request of Mamulbak, a Daly-River based First Nations Mental Health organisation who is working at the facility.
You can read more and donate via the Australian Cultural Fund in the link below.
$35 donation buys 1 x children's art pack
$55 donation buys 1 x adult's art pack
DCA will compile and transport packs with Mamulbak distributing to the women's group with priority.
Please donate and share! We will collect for two months with dispatch trips occurring as soon as enough funds are collected to justify the trip.

https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000gS7hVMAS/art-packs-for-nauiyu-community-evacuees?fbclid=IwY2xjawR4zGpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF1TjM0RVdqQ00xYTNZNHlic3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjBS0zMgTpoEC5uAz7f1KH-0gVT2e3IE1lnuqxHUoczgiFk-E80-AKb5Z-8v_aem_d_D8603SnUrcp6LOKefUtg

15/05/2026

Get your voice ON THE RECORD!📣✍️
The Australian Government is updating their National Cultural Policy, a five-year plan to revive the arts in Australia, and they’re calling for submissions from everyone to contribute to this next version.
At the heart of this policy is the goal to ensure there is a place for every story, and a story for every place.
That’s where we come in.
We’re hosting a dedicated submission-writing party where young people and artists can come together to think, talk, and write what they want the future of arts and culture to look like, we want to get your voice ON THE RECORD!
🗓 Monday 18 May
⏰ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
📍 Corrugated Iron
What to bring:
✅ Your own laptop, or iPad
✅ Pens, paper and pizza provided
Thank you to Sienna, an emerging artist based in Darwin, for designing our ON THE RECORD visuals.
To find out more and register your interest, click the link below ⬇️
https://corrugatediron.org.au/whatson -the-record

Get your voice ON THE RECORD!📣✍️

The Australian Government is updating their National Cultural Policy, a five-year plan to revive the arts in Australia, and they’re calling for submissions from everyone to contribute to this next version.

At the heart of this policy is the goal to ensure there is a place for every story, and a story for every place.

That’s where we come in.

We’re hosting a dedicated submission-writing party where young people and artists can come together to think, talk, and write what they want the future of arts and culture to look like, we want to get your voice ON THE RECORD!

🗓 Monday 18 May
⏰ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
📍 Corrugated Iron

What to bring:
✅ Your own laptop, or iPad
✅ Pens, paper and pizza provided

Thank you to Sienna, an emerging artist based in Darwin, for designing our ON THE RECORD visuals.

To find out more and register your interest, click the link below ⬇️
https://corrugatediron.org.au/whatson -the-record

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15/05/2026

Fusion Is Expression
20 May, 27 May, 3 June
6 - 8pm
FREE - registration required - [email protected]
Travers Street Theatre - Darwin Community Arts

Fusion Is Expression is a three-part workshop series created by acclaimed Choreographer Balla Neba for DCA. Over three weeks, participants are invited into an energetic and collaborative space where movement becomes a form of storytelling and cultural connection. The program blends contemporary dance, hip-hop and cultural fusion, offering a window into Balla Neba's distinctive approach and the deeper meanings behind his work. Each session is carefully crafted to foster both individual growth and group connection. Participants will not only learn new techniques and choreography, but will also explore the roots and philosophies that inspire Balla's practice. Whether you come with years of dance experience or simply a curiosity for creative expression, Fusion Is Expression welcomes you as you are.

This workshop series is developed for adult participants at any stage of experience.

Balla Neba is a Wakka Wakka and Gungulu man from Central Queensland, now calling Larrakia home; and is one of the country's most sought-after choreographers and performing artists. Neba completed his training at both ACPA and NAISDA over fifteen years ago; and he is a protocol-driven creative whose work is rooted in culture, identity, truth-telling and artistic excellence. He is best known for his distinctive blend of traditional, contemporary and hip-hop fusion choreographic styles.

11/05/2026

The Australian Government is developing a new National Cultural Policy to shape the future direction of the creative and cultural sector. You can make a submission now! Join us in calling for increased recognition of and support for Community Arts and Cultural Development. For more info, visit revivecommunityarts.com