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UNTOLD Darwin 2026 Talks Series

A FREE conversation series 

 

Set against the waterfront on the Peninsula Lawns, UNTOLD brings together leading First Nations artists, creatives and leaders for a powerful program of storytelling, conversation and exchange.

Centred on contemporary First Nations voices, knowledge  and creative practice, UNTOLD celebrates the strength, continuity and vitality of the world’s oldest living cultures.

 

Agency Projects is proud to partner with the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation to present the acclaimed UNTOLD Darwin 2026 talk series.

Agency Projects gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation and Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund.

 

UNTOLD Program

UNTOLD Darwin is a free talks series, located on the Peninsula Lawns, Darwin Waterfront.

 

Thursday 6 August – Art and Design 

10.00am – Welcome to Country

10.15am – Country First: Public art and placemaking

11.30am  – The Future: Opportunities for next generation artists

 

Friday 7 August – Blak Excellence

10.00am – The Evolution of Storytelling

11.30am – The Bigger Picture: First Nations culture on the world stage

 

Saturday 8 August – Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair; past, present and future

Presented in collaboration with Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

10.00am – 20 Years of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 

11.30am – Beyond the Art Centres, the First Nations Art Centre Ecosystem

 

Sunday 9 August –  IncarcerNation Public Program

Presented in collaboration with Northern Centre for Contemporary Art

9.30am – In Conversation with Gary Lee and Don Nawurlany Christophersen.

*Note: This talk will take place at NCCA, 3 Vimy Ln, Parap NT

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Special Event

Friday 7 and Saturday 8 August – 

2.30pm – Agency Lounge – First Nations Art through Film and Animation

Settle in as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art comes to life through a compelling selection of animation and moving image works.

*Note: The Agency Lounge is located in Meeting Room 2, Madla (Crab), inside the Darwin Convention Centre, ground level, near the elevators.

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Image of Munupi Arts, courtesy of Alana Holmberg.

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