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Annual Art Fairs

The Ikuntji Artists stand at Tarnanthi Art Fair, seen from above

Ikuntji Artists stand at Tarnanthi Art Fair. Photo: Claire Campbell, ABC News

Ikuntji Artists banner beside racks of printed garments
Jess Mauboy and Kelly Dixon seated together at a seed jewellery workshop

Jess Mauboy joins Kelly Dixon at our Seed Jewellery workshop, Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair. Photo: Chrischona Schmidt, Ikuntji Artists

Booth walls hung with paintings, folded textile lengths stacked in the foreground

Ikuntji Artists

Annual Art Fairs

The major recurring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art fairs Ikuntji Artists takes part in each year, across the country.

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF)

Darwin, NT — early August each year. Ikuntji Artists has been a long-standing participant, showing paintings, textiles, jewellery and garments; also runs artist masterclasses (jewellery, 2025).

Tarnanthi Art Fair

Adelaide, SA — part of the Art Gallery of South Australia’s TARNANTHI festival. Ikuntji Artists has taken part multiple years, including 2018, 2019 and the 2022 online fair.

AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market

Canberra, ACT — formerly the AIATSIS Aboriginal Art Fair. Ikuntji Artists has participated multiple years, including 2018, 2023 and 2024.

National Indigenous Art Fair (NIAF)

Sydney, NSW — Overseas Passenger Terminal, The Rocks (moving to The Cutaway, Barangaroo, from 2026). Ikuntji Artists has attended every year, with the exception of 2026.

Desert Mob Marketplace

Araluen Arts Centre, Mparntwe (Alice Springs) — early September each year. Ikuntji Artists has been a long-standing participant.

Hayley Dodd holding fabric printed with her Dalhousie Hot Springs design

Hayley Dodd displays her Dalhousie Springs design fabric at Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair. Photo: Christian Koch, Ikuntji Artists

Wide view of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair floor, dancers performing before a seated crowd
Visitors gathered around a table looking through printed textile lengths
A visitor looking up at a wall of paintings on the Ikuntji stand

Attendance can vary year to year — check each fair’s current exhibitor list for confirmation.

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