2026 DAAF Art Centre Registration

  • 2026 DAAF Art Centre Registration

  • Welcome to the 20th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

    Welcome to the 20th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

    It's our 20th Birthday! We are delighted to invite you to register to participate in DAAF 2026 and celebrate our birthday with us on Larrakia Country.

  • The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation is thrilled to open the 2026 Darwin Aborigial Art Fair (DAAF) Art Centre registration process!

    We are delighted to continue offering our hybrid format! Art Centres have the option to participate in the physical event in Darwin, or on the online platform, or BOTH, from 6 - 9 August 2026! 

    The key details about the 2026 DAAF are:

    Where: Halls 1-4 Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, NT and online

    When: 6 -9 August 2026

    Registrations strickly close: Please note registration cutoff has been extended to Monday 16 March 2026, 11:59pm due to flooding and extreme weather some Art Centres are facing.  

    DAAF Foundation Memberships 

    How does your membership status affect your participation in DAAF 2026?

    As of November 2025, we have introduced a new Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) Foundation Membership process and every Art Centre and Peak Body must apply, or reapply, for membership by 2 March 2026. 

    The application form will be reviewed and approved before you are guaranteed participation in the 2026 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair.

    DAAF Foundation memberships have an annual fee of $500+GST. As an official member, your organisation receives the following benefits:

    • Voting rights at all annual and special general meetings
    • Opportunities to contribute to setting the key priorities and activities of our organisation 
    • Automatic approval for participation in the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (physical and online fairs)
    • A $500+GST discount on the participation fee in the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
    • Multi-user access to DAAF Foundation’s community of practice (“The Hub”) which has a growing number of resources, workshop opportunities, online forums, and learning modules focused around sales and marketing for Art Centres to access
    • Early bird access to purchase tickets to our events
    • General support (eg letters of support, and promotion, program participation opportunities and more!)

    Click here to complete the DAAF Foundation Membership Application. If you require any support with the application, please reach out to our Company Secretary, Mandy Tripcony, at companysecretary@daaf.com.au.

     
    We highly encourage you to submit the application before 2 March to ensure you receive a discount for your 2026 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair exhibition booth!

    In the meantime, you can complete this 2026 DAAF registration form to hold your booth place (booths are made available on a first-come-first-served principle) and our team will reach out to you about your membership status. In the meantime, you can complete this DAAF registration form to hold your booth place and our team will reach out to you about your membership status. 

    Please reach out to our Event Manager, Reahn Hayman, if you need more information about completing the registration form and holding your booth space, via reahn@daaf.com.au.

    If your organisation is an industry specialist (non-Art Centre), please note that the EOI invitations will have been sent to you in February 2026. If you would like to submit an EOI to be an Industry Specialist at DAAF 2026 and have not received an invitation please email Reahn Hayman, Event Manager via reahn@daaf.com.au.

     

    YOUR DAAF REGISTRATION CHECKLIST

    Information you will need to gather before starting your form includes: 

    1. Confirming membership to the DAAF Foundation (You can check if you’re a member here: https://daaf.com.au/art-centres/what-is-an-art-centre/. If your Art Centres is not a member please reach out to Sammy at sammy@daaf.com.au. 
    2. Your company details (including your ABN)
    3. Contact details (please make sure that this is the person who will be managing all the communications with us!)
    4. A 50 word blurb about your Art Centre
    5. Your “Featured Artist” for 2026. This is the artist that you would like our marketing team to highlight in our 2026 campaign, and who you will also feature in your booth
    6. High resolution images that you are happy for DAAF to use for advertising purposes. You will need the following images:
      -Profile of your featured artist 
      -Featured artist’s artwork (ideally this would be a piece that is available at DAAF, but this is not mandatory - we understand that it’s hard to hold onto these pieces!)
      -Your Art Centre, image of the Country or artists working on Country
      -A general artwork for sale (again, if you are unable to hold onto this artwork until DAAF, that is ok!)
      Please note that if you need to change who your featured artist is, or the images of artwork, you can do this anytime before 30 April 2026! We understand that we are asking for this information really, and things can change!
    7. ​Certificate of Currency for Public Liability
    8. Cultural Keepers Program: Ask your staff and artists if they are interested in participating in the Cultural Keepers symposium (to attend or present a presentation), or to work with a First Nations curator during bump-in and opening of the Fair
    9. DAAF Online: would you like to participate in the online Art Fair?

     

    Some of DAAF’s key participation guidelines and policies to note are: 

    • Registrations open on 2 February 2026, and will strictly close on 2 March 2026.
    • To participate in the exhibition space at DAAF, your organisation must be an an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community owned and operated Art Centre and a current member of the DAAF Foundation.
    • 100% of sales income must return to the Art Centres. It is not acceptable for a commission to be taken by any other associated business. 
    • Each Art Centre must use their own point of sales system (eg SAM) and issue customers with certificates of authenticity and biographies with their own Art Centre letterhead.
    • Each Art Centre needs to provide their own Art Centre's branded catalogue labels/swing tags on each artwork.
    • To be eligible for the Art Centre Travel Subsidy, DAAF Foundation will be seeking evidence of Indigenous Arts Workers and artists participating at the event. The subsidy is paid once the Art Centre feedback survey is completed in its entirety.
    • Cancellations will be considered up to 30 June 2026 with full refund. There will be no refund for cancellations that occur after 30 June 2026.
    • No more than 10% of the work in your booth can be merchandise.

    Thank you and welcome to the 20th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair!

  • DAAF in Darwin Only (physical event) Pricing info:

    DAAF in Darwin Only Pricing info:

    The below pricing is the 2026 DAAF Foundation MEMBER pricing. 

    As of 2026 all DAAF Foundation Art Centre members are eligible for a $500 dicount on their booth cost. Please note, we highly encourage you to submit your 2026 Membership application before 2 March to ensure you receive a discount for your 2026 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair exhibition booth!

    3x3m booth - $900 + GST ($990 including GST)
    4x3m booth - $1,325 + GST ($1,457.5 including GST) SOLD OUT
    6x3m booth - $2,550 + GST ($2,805 including GST)
    3x3m PREMIUM BOOTH - $2,000 + GST ($2,200 including GST) SOLD OUT
    4x3m PREMIUM BOOTH - $2,800 + GST ($3,080 including GST) SOLD OUT
    6x3m PREMIUM BOOTH - $3,500 + GST ($3,850 including GST) SOLD OUT

    The below pricing is the 2026 DAAF Foundation NON-MEMBER pricing. 

    3x3m booth - $1,400 + GST ($1,540 including GST)
    4x3m booth - $1,825+ GST ($2,007.50 including GST) SOLD OUT
    6x3m booth - $3,050 + GST ($3,355 including GST)
    3x3m PREMIUM BOOTH - $2,500+ GST ($2,750 including GST) SOLD OUT 
    4x3m PREMIUM BOOTH - $3,300 + GST ($3,630 including GST) SOLD OUT
    6x3m PREMIUM BOOTH - $4,000 + GST ($4,400 including GST) SOLD OUT

    For those of you who are keen to have an “PREMIUM BOOTH”, (previously known as a INNER CIRCLE BOOTH) you need to get in quick! The inner circle includes all the booths inside the blue box in the image below. These spaces are limited. As always, we follow a “first in best dressed” approach.

    DAAF Online Only Pricing info:

    MEMBER PRICE: Digital Booth $950 + GST ($1,045 including GST)

    NON-MEMBER PRICE: Digital Booth $1,450 + GST ($1,595 including GST)

      

    Hybrid - Darwin & Online Pricing info:

    Please note that a discount is applied to the online component if an Art Centre chooses to participate in both phyical and online platforms. The online fee is discounted to $750 + GST on top of the booth price.

     

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  • 2026 DAAF Darwin Registration

    For those that have opted Darwin Only or Hybrid
  • Above image: Munupi Arts And Crafts Association booth, DAAF, 2025, Photo by Leicolhn McKeller

  • Above image: Munupi Arts And Crafts Association booth, DAAF, 2025, Photo by Leicolhn McKeller

  • Please select your booth size preference below. 

    Please note our Premium Booths were previously known as Inner Circle Booths. We have just updated the name of these booths. 

    Thank you for your keen interest in our Premium Booths. These have SOLD OUT for 2026. 

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  • Above image: Warlukurlangu Artists booth, DAAF, 2025, Photo by Leicolhn McKeller

  • Additional Booth Lighting Packages and Furniture

    Your booth package includes 2 x 150 watt spotlights in the 3x3m and 4x3m booths, and 4 x 150 watt spotlights in a 6x3m booth. If you would like additional lights installed in your booth please select from the following options (additional lighting orders will be ordered and paid for directly with the Fusion team):


    Spotlight 150 watt
    Spotlight 300 watt

     

     

  • Additional Fixtures and Furniture

    Additional fixtures and display items such as racks, TVs, plinths and tables can be hired through Fusion Exhibitions. They will need to be ordered and paid for prior to the event date, and they will be delivered to your booth. 

     More information will be supplied to you once your registration is confirmed. 

     

  • Terms and Conditions for Darwin event*

    • I/we understand that to be eligible to participate in the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, we must be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community owned and operated Art Centre.

    • I/we understand that the 20th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) will officially run from 6 - 9 August 2026, and the bump in date and Opening Ceremony will be on ​6 August 2026. I/we acknowledge that our stall must be ready for public viewing by 5pm on Thursday, 6 August 2026.

    • I/we ​​​have attached to this application our Art Centre's ​Certificate of Currency for Public Liability as part of the registration process.

    • I/we ​​​have attached to this application our Art Centre’s logo, four high resolution images (including appropriate accreditations) and a 50-word blurb about our Art Centre. I/we confirm that our Art Centre has the correct permission from the photographer for DAAF Foundation to use these images.

    • DAAF Foundation will use the images provided in this application at their own discretion, for the promotion of our Art Centre​, event marketing campaign​s​​, and for its general organisational marketing and reporting. This will include, but is not limited to websites, and promotional material such as advertisements, catalogues, invitations, magazines, social media, television media, press, event partner promotions and internal DAAF Foundation documents.

    • I/we understand that DAA​F​ Foundation may use any images provided by our Art Centre in perpetuity, unless our Art Centre advises DAAF​ Foundation​ otherwise.

    • I/we will direct deposit payment for the invoice which will be sent shortly after my/our registration is received by DAAF Foundation. Payment of this invoice will then entitle our Art Centre to an exhibition booth including lighting, trestle table(s) and chairs. This will be set up and dismantled for us by DAAF​ Foundation​​.

    • I/we understand that there is limited availability of the 6x3m, 4x3m, and inner circle booths. These booths will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

    • I/we understand that there are protocols that DAAF Foundation must follow in the hanging of artwork in the booths. I understand that I/we will need to sign a disclaimer with Fusion Exhibitions if I/we wish to to drill into the booth walls ourselves. I/we acknowledge that DAAFF will provide staff to help hang the artwork if I/we require assistance.

    • I/we understand that additional furniture orders must be made prior to bump in and an onsite late fee will be charged if additional furniture orders are made during at the event.

    • I/we understand that any loss or damage to any furniture hired by our organisation, including tablecloths, will be on-charged to our organisation by Fusion Exhibitions.

    • I/we agree to set up ​our exhibition booth ​during the prescribed ​​bump​-​in time, and I/we will​​ man​ the booth​ for the entire duration of the event.

    • I/we understand the ​​bump​-​in will commence at 9.30am, 6 August 2026, and I/we will attend a compulsory induction at ​8.30am.

    • I/we agree to present our booth in a professional manner and adhere to the booth presentation guidelines that are stipulated in the DAAF Information Package. Display of merchandise is permitted in the online exhibition space, however DAAF asks that your Art Centre limits it to a maximum of 1 x clothes rack and 1 x trestle table or display stand.

    • I/we acknowledge that the DAAF Opening Ceremony will be held at the Darwin Convention Centre on ​6 August 2026 at 5.30pm.

    • The DAAF Opening Ceremony is designed for Art Centres (artists and staff), event partners, and donors to celebrate and come together. Tickets to this event will be made available to art buyers and other guests in late May at a cost of $85.

    • The DAAF Opening Ceremony is a sales event. Art Centres are very welcome to process sales once the official proceedings conclude.

    • I/we understand that all expenses incurred to attend DAAF are the participating Art Centre's responsibility; this includes the registration fee.

    • I/we understand that we must bring Arts Workers to DAAF to be eligible for the Arts Worker Travel Subsidy. DAAF Foundation will be seeking evidence of this during the event, and the subsidy will be paid once I/we have completed the Art Centre feedback survey, post event. Arts Worker/artist participation in the fashion show does not qualify Art Centres for the subsidy.

    • Cancellations will be considered up to 30 June 2026 with full refund. There will be no refund for cancellations that occur after 30 June 2026.

    • I/we understand that ​guaranteed booth space at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair will go to the first 75 Art Centres that book and pay the registration fee.

    • I/we understand that booth allocation is done on a first come first serve basis and can not be changed once allocated. You acknowledge that you have supplied us in the best of your ability any preferences or ongoing conflicts of interest within this document that may impact the smooth running of operations caused by your booth allocation.
    • I/we understand that ​once booth allocations have been distributed it is my responsibility to notify DAAF Foundation of how many additional walls we require for our booth. This needs to be done prior to the beginning of June. After this date I acknowledge that I may miss out on additional walling due to suppliers selling out.

    • I/we agree to​ fill out​ the online Art Centre survey that will be emailed to me/us after the event​, ​and that it must be completed by 31 August 2026.

    • I/we understand that DAAF Foundation supports and encourages all Art Centres to present activities outside of the event. However, in fairness and equity to all Art Centres, DAAF Foundation cannot guarantee support for individual events held by DAAF Foundation Members in the same venue during the four-day event.

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  • 2026 DAAF Online Registration

    For those that have opted for either Online Only & Hybrid event
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  • Above image: DAAF Digital Browsing 2022 featuring artist Samuel Miller, Ngayuku Nguru, Acrylic-on-Belgian-Linen, 183x110cm, 2022

     

    Key information you will need to know before you register: 

    • The cost to participate in the online DAAFF is $950+GST (Member Price) or $1450 + GST (non-member price) or $750+GST if you have chosen the Hybrid option.

    • Each Art Centre will have its own self-managed portal on our website. This means you have constant access to your exhibition space and can upload and remove artwork as necessary pre-DAAF and during DAAF.

    • DAAF Foundation has created the ability to integrate a csv file, such as a SAM consignment, into the portal. This file must be sent to DAAF Foundation during designated bump-in period to upload into your Art Centre's portal.

    • Your Art Centre is responsible for the sale of the artwork. DAAF Foundation will not take commissions on sales.

    • DAAF Foundation will provide an optional facility for taking payments online.

    • DAAF Foundation will provide a tech support team who will be available prior to, and during, the Fair to help with high resolution photography and troubleshooting any issues encountered on your online exhibition space.

    • Each Art Centre must, to the best of their ability, feature the artist profiled in their DAAF registration form.

    • There is no minimum or maximum number of artworks that are required to participate in the 2026 online Fair. However, DAAF Foundation requires that works showcased to be of the highest quality standard and prefers that merchandise is kept to a minimum.

    • DAAF Foundation does not require any artworks to be sent for the exhibition - all artworks will remain in the possession of the Art Centre until sold. 

    • DAAF Foundation recommends that all artwork prices on the online platform include a domestic freight charge (international freight charges may need to be negotiated separately with the customer).

    • DAAF Foundation takes no responsibility for the freighting of artwork that is sold online. All freight, and the associated costs, must be coordinated directly between your Art Centre and customer.

  • DAAF Online Terms and Conditions*

    • I/we understand that to be eligible to participate in the 2026 online Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, we must be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community owned and operated Art Centre.
    • I/we understand that cancellations are non-refundable after 30 June 2026
    • I/we understand that the 20th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) will officially run online from 6 - 9 August 2026 with the potential of extending the dates.
    • I/we acknowledge that our Art Centre’s online exhibition space must be ready by 5pm on 31 July 2026 to enable the team to undertake a quality control check. Please note, this does not check for accuracy and completeness of the participant supplied or manually uploaded information. 
    • I/we agree to attend the online Art Centre Induction (date and time TBC).
    • I/we understand that invited guests will have exclusive access to the online Fair from 12pm ACST on Thursday 6 August 2026 until 10am ACST on Monday 10 August 2026. 
    • I/we understand that DAAF Foundation will provide a technical support team who will be available prior to, and during, the Fair to help with high resolution photography and troubleshooting of any issues encountered in the online exhibition space. However, it is the responsibility of your Art Centre to upload imagery to our online exhibition space.
    • I/we understand that it is the responsibility of our Art Centre to ensure that all uploaded content to online Art Centre exhibition space, including the artwork price, artists' profiles, artwork and art details are complete and always correct. This includes data contained in supplied spreadsheets/SAM consignments. DAAF Foundation takes no responsibility for incorrect details.
    •  I/we agree that our Art Centre must, to the best of our ability, feature the artist profiled in our registration form, on the 2026 online DAAF exhibition.
    •  I/we understand that there is no minimum or maximum number of artworks that are required to participate in the 2026 online DAAF exhibition but agree to provide artworks of the highest quality standard.
    • Display of merchandise is permitted in the online exhibition space, however DAAF asks that your Art Centre limits it to a maximum of 10% of the uploaded artworks. Art Centres may not display more than one identical item at any one time.
    • I/we agree that the artworks displayed in our online Art Centre exhibition space will be shown exclusively at the 2026 online DAAF exhibition. 
    • I/we understand that DAAF Foundation reserves the right to remove artworks that are deemed of poor standard, poor image quality, or display a lack of provenance.
    • I/we agree to manage our online Art Centre exhibition space from 6 - 9 August 2026, and will reply to enquiries within 24 hours. 
    • I/we understand that your Art Centre is responsible for managing all returns, refunds, exchanges and disputes, shipping/delivery, customer enquiries or any sales related issues in relation to artwork in the 2026 online DAAF exhibition.
    • I/we accept that DAAF takes no responsibility for the freighting of artwork and that all freight, and associated costs, including insurance, must be coordinated directly between the Art Centre and customer. 
    • I/we agree to​ fill out​ the online Art Centre survey that will be emailed to me/us after the event​, ​and that it must be completed by 31 August 2026.

  • *Please note that the payment facility option requires that payments are processed through DAAFF's payment gateway. Art Centres who opt to use this facility will receive a recipient created tax invoice (RCTI) and payment within 7 days of the close of the Fair.

    Art Centres may choose to use this option, or opt out of this option, at any time.

    Art Centres will not be charged any fees associated with the use of the payment gateway. All credit card fees are oncharged to customers.

  • Your Art Centre's bank details

    For cyber security measures, your bank details will allow DAAF to verify your Art Centre's details when we go to pay your artwork invoice post DAAF.

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  • Promoting Your Art Centre

    DAAF Foundation's vision is to provide vibrant and exciting platforms for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture with a reputation for innovation, diversity and cultural integrity. Part of our commitment to you is to shout your stories and successes from the roof tops! Providing us with marketing assets is key to this process.
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  • Optional: Be part of our 'Getting excited for DAAF 2026' Campaign!

    In the lead-up to DAAF, we’ll be sharing many reasons to get excited about visiting—both online and on Larrakia Country. If you’d like to be featured in the promotion, please answer the questions below to help us showcase your stories and contributions.

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  • Promoting Your Art Centre

    Your Art Centre Images

  • Promotional use of your Art Centre images

    Please note that any images submitted in this form will be provided to media (including Art Collector) to promote DAAF and your Art Centre's involvement. 

    The images will also be used by the DAAF Foundation team across the DAAF Foundation websites, social media channels, EDMs and digital promotions. 

    Please only submit images that you approve to be used for the above purposes. 

    Please indicate your approval for the use of your Art Centre's photos/artwork images in the following digital and print applications:

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  • Your Art Centre Images

    Please ensure you submit imagery for promotion of your Art Centre to avoid missing out on long lead opportunities. There will be opportunity to resubmit additional images before the cut off of 31 March 2026.

  • Beautiful, strong images are key to enabling the best promotion of your Art Centre! 

    Make sure your images are high resolution. Smaller images can’t be used in DAAF’s print advertising. You may need to find the original file or source a new image. Here are some image guidelines and tips.

    To find out the file size and dimensions of an image that is stored on your computer:

    1. Open the folder where the image is saved.
    2. Place your cursor over the image icon, and right-click on PC or Ctrl-click on Mac.
    3. Choose ‘Properties’ on a PC or ‘Get Info’ on a Mac.
    4. Click the ‘Details’ tab on a PC or ‘More Info’ on a Mac
    5. On PC Scroll down to the image section – To view the image dimensions (should be above 1000 x 1000 pixels) File section – To view the image file size. On Mac see Dimensions (will be in pixels and should be above 1000 x 1000)

    Please avoid using text, (no TBA or TBCs!) and submitting place holding or duplicate images - your submission will be deemed incomplete.

    If you need help with your image selection, please contact dylan@daaf.com.au

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  • Thanks for sharing your marketing assets. Have more to come? Please continue to share content with us in the lead up to DAAF. Please email through to ellie@daaf.com.au and maya@daaf.com.au

    Please note, the information you've submitted will be used across all Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (@darwinartfair) social media. Please make sure imagery is credited correctly. 

    You can also tag us on Instagram at @darwinartfair to repost content.

    Some ideas of content (images and mobile videos) to include are: 

    Progress behind the scenes, artists on Country, collecting materials, a day at the Art Centre, new works that will be for sale etc

  • 2026 Cultural Keepers Program

    The Cultural Keepers Program was founded in 2017 to address the growing need to provide a platform to connect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curators with remote community artists, Arts Workers, and their Art Centres.

    The program’s prime vision is to: 

    • Bring Indigenous Curators and Senior Arts Workers from diverse backgrounds and experiences together to discuss the complex nature of the sector, identify current priorities and strategies, and develop best standard practice, including methodologies and policies that strengthen the sector and increase audience engagement
    • Build skills and the capacity of Indigenous Arts Workers via on the job training in curating exhibition spaces, thus ensuring Art Centres learn how to showcase their work to the highest possible standards at the DAAF event and beyond. 
    • Build stronger relationships and support structures between Indigenous Curators, Art Centres and their Arts Workers and artists.

    The Cultural Keepers Program provides a national meeting place to network, build relationships, and share experiences and knowledge with other First Nations visual art professionals.

    The Cultural Keepers Program is proudly supported by the University of Melbourne.

     

  • DAAF 2026 Public Program

    The Fair hosts a vibrant public program of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artist workshops, talks, traditional dance, children's activities and music. We also want to invite cultural storytellers, contemporary musicians, and performers to express interest in being a part of the most significant Indigenous art event in Australia. 

  • While the first round of Expressions of Interest for our 2026 public program has officially closed, the DAAF Foundation has opened a second round, which will strictly close on 2 March 2026, 11:59pm ACST.

    Participation in the public program is a paid opportunity, and an amazing way to deeply engage with the DAAF audience.

    You can complete the EOI form by clicking this link: 
    https://form.jotform.com/DarwinArtFair/2026-daaf-public-program-expression

     For more information, please contact us at simon@daaf.com.au.

     The 2026 DAAF Public Program will be announced to the public in late May 2026!

    Above image: Jewellery making workshop with Ikuntji Artists, DAAF, 2025, Photo by Dylan Buckee

  • DAAF 2026 Exhibiting Larger Scale Artworks

    At the 2026 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, the DAAF Foundation plans to present dedicated exhibition pods showcasing larger-scale artworks. These curated spaces will provide Art Centres with the opportunity to present works beyond the scale of standard booth displays.

    The exhibition pods may include paintings, fibre works, sculptural forms, ceramic pieces, and anything in between! 

    In addition, a limited number of opportunities will be available to suspend artworks from the roof trusses of the Darwin Convention Centre.

    The purpose of these exhibition pods is to:

    • Provide a platform for Art Centres to showcase larger-scale separate from their standard booths
    • Increase opportunities for Art Centres to connect with new audiences, markets and Art Collectors while strengthening professional networks across the sector

  • Important information to note is:

    • Artworks must be delivered to the venue by bump in day in the morning of Thursday, 6 August 2026 or if freighting delivered to Darwin by Friday, 24 July 2026. This will allow sufficient time for installation prior to the 20th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, which will officially run from 6–9 August 2026.
    • Assistance with transportation costs is not provided by the DAAF Foundation.
    • Artworks cannot be removed from the exhibition spaces during the Art Fair, even if sold, until the event closes at 4pm on Sunday, 9 August 2026.
    • Due to limited space, the DAAF Foundation may unfortunately not be able to accommodate all Expressions of Interest.
    • Artworks from multiple Art Centres will be exhibited alongside one another within the dedicated exhibition space. It is important to indicate in this form above if your Art Centre has any conflicts of interest we need to be aware of. We will try our best to accommodate this. 
    • A didactic label will be installed with each artwork to direct all sales enquiries to the relevant Art Centre. You must provide this information by Monday, 22 June 2026 for your artwork to be included in the Art Fair. 
    • The DAAF Foundation is not able to commission new works for this opportunity. The intention is to provide a platform for Art Centres to exhibit existing artworks. 
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  • DAAF 20th Anniversary Retrospective and Exhibition


    At DAAF 2026, the DAAF Foundation plans to include a dedicated exhibition pod to celebrate and reflect on the 20-year journey of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair.

    This commemorative space is intended to provide Art Centres with an opportunity to share highlights from their involvement with DAAF over the past two decades. Contributions may include images, stories, archival material, videos or key moments that speak to the growth, impact, and enduring relationships fostered through the Art Fair.

    Together, this exhibition will honour the collective history of DAAF, acknowledging the artists, Art Centres, and communities who have shaped its legacy and continue to guide its future.

  • Important information to note is:

    • There is limited space at the Darwin Convention Centre, therefore priority will be given to those Art Centres who complete their registration first.
    • DAAF Foundation is not in a position to commission new work or provide loan fees. The intention is to provide a platform for Art Centres to showcase their stories and reflect on their journey with DAAF over the past 20 years. 
    • Going forward DAAF will be in touch to discuss timeframes required for submitting content. Please just indicate if you wish to make a submission and we will follow up. 
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