DOING THINGS A BIT DIFFERENTLY

The Darwin Fringe Festival is the biggest platform for emerging artists in the Top End.

Activating venues across the city for 10 days in July
Darwin Fringe is your independent arts festival with bite.
JULY 2 – 11 2021

Workshops

6 & 7 February 8:00am & 8:00am 06 February 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM 07 February 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM Venue: Brown's Mart Theatre See more

Workshops

Other

2 July 5:00pm 02 July - 12:00 AM Venue: Darwin Price: $0.00 See more

News

2021 Artist Pack

Artists, here's your homework! Jam packed full of answers and resources for almost every question, you too can become an A+ Fringe genius with the latest Artist Pack. This read is also great for venues and organisations who want to get involved! FAST ONLINE SMALLER VERSION PRINTABLE VERSION (larger file) PS. Don't forget to...Read more

Back-to-school artist workshops

APPLY TODAY From the Fringes is a brand new workshop series that'll take your arts practise back-to-school in the 2021 new year. For creatives of all genres and backgrounds the free sessions will focus on both business and artistic development. This opportunity is free thanks to Creative Partnership Australia who have also made it possible...Read more

RECAP OF 2020 DARWIN FRINGE

And that was all they wrote… We can’t tell you how weird it was to run a festival post pandemic. However we can tell you about some of the great things that happened! HIGHLIGHT ~ WELCOME TO COUNTRY On Saturday July 4th, Larrakia Elder Aunty June Mills guided members of the public through an intimate Welcome to Country and Smoking...Read more

It’s here.

Thank you for your patience. We're so thankful for the understanding that you've shared and now we're excited to share with you a sort-of 2020 Program! We've done our best to list a heap of unique creative experiences that you can explore from July 3-12 however we will remind you that there's even more out there! This program wouldn't be...Read more

Pledge from Fringe Festivals

As the world is in the midst of mass separation, the global fringe movement has joined forces to share their vision of a new way of being and a future back together. "As a united family of international Fringe Festivals, we maintain hope for the future. Sustaining a cohesive creative community is at the forefront of our Fringe Festivals...Read more

NOW OPEN Secret Art Registrations

Artists aged 12-25 are invited to enter visual art works into the 2020 Secret Art Exhibition! Presented by LAUNCH Darwin, Radio Gnome Records and the Darwin Fringe click the button below to find out more or register today. CLICK...Read more

Online Call Out: Portrait Of A Teenage Territorian

The Northern Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA) have recently announced that their scheduled exhibition Portrait Of A Teenage Territorian is still calling for submissions and going online-only due to public health recommendations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibition is for teens, by teens, and is expressly calling for under 18s to...Read more

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Fringe Artists

We might not be going ahead to present the regular festival however there’ll still be some workshops, discussions and even weird yoga sessions that you can join in July.

Be part of something big!

From the Fringes is a new workshop series that will present Top End creatives with the opportunity to develop their professional and artistic practise. All skill levels. All genres.

From the Fringes will assure that more Territory artists are able to access opportunities and continue creating work.

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