IMAGE CREDIT: An example of Marita Albers artwork
City of Darwin is proud to support the Darwin Street Art Festival 2025 with a range of vibrant and colourful projects taking place across the municipality.
From large scale murals, reinvigorated water tanks and a new projection exhibition, the public art projects will celebrate local and emerging artists and showcase Darwin's distinct culture.
Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis said he was pleased to continue to invest in public art, highlight local artists and contribute to creating an inspiring urban environment.
"We are very proud of our vibrant and colourful city and are committed to supporting creative people and organisations across the municipality," Mr Vatskalis said.
"The Darwin Street Art Festival is a fantastic event that energises our public spaces through creatively rich and diverse community artworks.
"We are working on numerous projects taking place during the festival, and I'm looking forward to seeing the finished works which have all been developed by local creatives.
"Our Creative Strategy 2024-2030 aims to ensure creativity is valued, embedded and visible in the Darwin community, and these projects during the Darwin Street Art Festival help us to achieve that goal," he said.
As part of City of Darwin's involvement in the Darwin Street Art Festival, the Nightcliff Community Centre will be transformed with a vivid new mural by acclaimed local artist Marita Albers, bringing colour and character to the popular community hub.
At Casuarina Library, artist Kris Keogh will transform the exterior of the building with a bright and eye-catching mural, enhancing the library's presence as a dynamic space for education and creativity.
At Alawa Oval, artist Tarzan Junglequeen will create a colourful new wrap to cover the water tank and will paint the amenity block with a similar pattern, bringing new life to the sporting precinct.
On the Nightcliff Foreshore, three seating sites will be transformed with painted artworks reflecting the flora and fauna of the local area.
The seating artworks will be created by artists from Arts Access Darwin and the Free Space Studio, a dedicated accessible visual arts studio for people with disability in Darwin.
Rounding out the program is Double Exposure, a one-night-only immersive art event taking place on Saturday 14 June at Austin Lane, featuring cutting-edge installations in a dynamic urban setting.
The Darwin Street Art Festival runs until Sunday 15 June and shares City of Darwin's vision to build the capacity of Darwin artists and enhance community connections.
