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2nd Aug 2019
Founded in 2007, the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) is staging its 2019 event ‘from Country to Couture’ beginning August 7.
To celebrate its thirteenth year, the Art Fair will gather over 2000 artists from 70 Art Centres and kick off the festivities with not one but two fashion shows spotlighting the intersections between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fine art and fashion. And, as per every year, all of the proceeds from sales will be given to the respective participating Art Centres and the Indigenous communities to which they belong.
This year, DAAF will debut a collection by Australian label Gorman that features Mangkaja Arts. Founded by a community of Indigenous Australian locals in 1981, Mangkaja Arts meld together images and stories from station and town life, as well as culture and tradition. The Art Centre, which brings together diverse artists and backgrounds, has produced many renowned artists including Wakartu Cory Surprise and Boxer Yankarr.
Mangkaja Arts x Gorman Collection 2019. Image credit: Gorman
In addition to this show, DAAF will also showcase 10 collections designed with art centres in remote Australia, providing a special opportunity to promote the visibility of Indigenous Australian artists to locals and tourists alike.
As DAAF executive director Claire Summers highlights: “DAAF is a genuine opportunity for people from all over the world to experience the diversity of cultures, languages, and stories from over 70 communities in one incredible space. It is a meeting place, for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, to celebrate the rich heritage and vibrant art and culture, of our First Nations people.”
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In 2018 alone, last year’s DAAF affair drove $2.8 million in art sales, bolstering a total of $10.5 million generated in the past five years. As well as the art on show, DAAF offers attendees a unique and intimate opportunity to participate in the music, stories, food and traditions of Indigenous Australian communities, meaning there is something for everyone.
The fair also gives art enthusiasts an opportunity to align themselves with the incredible history of Indigenous Australian art and perhaps, too, to purchase a piece that might one day join the legacies of celebrated artists Albert Namatjira, Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Ronnie Tjampitjinpa (to name a few) whose works have left an indelible mark on Australian art and beyond.
To purchase tickets, head to the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair: from Country to Couture official website: darwinfestival.org.au.