Darwin
A fabulous initiative from Injalak Arts, an outstanding Indigenous art centre in Arnhem Land, Provenance Arts is a gallery with works from over 30…
Must-see shopping in Northern Territory
Outback Northern Territory
Aboriginal owned and not-for-profit, Mimi is arguably Katherine's best Indigenous art centre. It's a small but carefully chosen collection of works from…
Alice Springs
Talapi is a beautiful space in the heart of town, exhibiting and promoting Central Desert Indigenous art. It sources its artworks directly from Aboriginal…
Alice Springs
This stunning gallery showcases artworks from the Western Desert communities of Papunya, Kintore and Kiwirrkurra – even if you're not buying, it's worth…
Darwin
One of Darwin's best galleries of Indigenous art, Outstation presents the works of nine different Aboriginal art centres from across the NT, from Arnhem…
Alice Springs
This small enterprise by the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council employs and supports more than 400 Central Desert female…
Alice Springs
The ‘many hands’ art centre is a small gallery and studio for visiting artists from all over central Australia. Watercolour paintings by descendants of…
Alice Springs
This privately owned gallery includes extensive exhibits of works from the renowned Utopia region, as well as watercolour landscapes from the Namatjira…
Alice Springs
One of the larger gallery shops in Alice, Yubu Napa has dot painting from the Western Desert, watercolours from the Hermannsburg School, photography,…
Darwin
Around since 2005, this excellent high-end gallery sells contemporary Indigenous art, including limited-edition paintings, textiles, carpets, bronzes and…
Alice Springs
Paintings across a range of styles, printed textiles, recycled tin jewellery – there's a real breadth of genres on offer here at this urban Indigenous art…
Alice Springs
Excellent bookshop specialising in central Australian titles: history, art, travel, novels, guidebooks and more. It also has small but well-chosen…
Darwin
Vivid Utopian designs painted on everything from canvases to ceramics.
Darwin
All manner of creative jewellery (especially silver and precious stones) and classy women's summer fashions are on offer at this city centre store. They…
Alice Springs
Buskers, craft stalls, sizzling woks, smoky satay stands, Aboriginal art, jewellery and knick-knacks make for a relaxed stroll at this seasonal Sunday…
Darwin
Inhabiting the fine old heritage building of Lyons Cottage, this is a fine not-for-profit collection of artworks, carvings, weaving, jewellery and a small…
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Owned by about 20 Anangu communities from across central Australia (including the local Mutitjulu community), Maruku Arts sells paintings, hand-crafted…
Alice Springs
If you’re keen to tackle part of the Larapinta Trail but don’t have your own equipment, Lone Dingo Adventure can put together packs of camping and hiking…
Darwin
An extraordinary range of fabrics designed and made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders crowd this CBD shop. There's a good mix of finished articles…
Darwin
This online resource is a good way to get to know the lesser-known art galleries and artists around Darwin with around five studios involved. Aside from…
Darwin
This compact, crowded food-focused market is a local favourite. There's the full gamut of Southeast Asian cuisine, as well as plenty of ingredients to…
Northern Territory
The community-based Coomalie Cultural Centre displays and sells a range of Indigenous art and crafts from throughout the NT. It also runs an artist-in…
Alice Springs
For camping and hiking gear, head to this shop, which has just about everything you need to equip yourself for an outback jaunt: maps, swags, tents,…
Yulara
A wide range of quality, handmade Australian arts and crafts are displayed here, such as textiles, paintings and crafty Indigenous knick-knacks.
Alice Springs
High-end fine art from the Western Desert, including Utopia, is what this gallery is all about. They represent a number of big-name artists.
Darwin
A popular community market north of the city in the Nightcliff Shopping Centre. You'll find lots of secondhand goods and designer clothing.
Darwin
This casual, corrugated-iron warehouse has shelves piled high with camping and bushwalking gear, as well as a range of maps.
Darwin
Features bold dot paintings from the Western and Central Desert regions, as well as works from Arnhem Land and Utopia.
Alice Springs
One of the better galleries selling original works, with a focus on contemporary paintings from the Western Desert.
Yulara
Excellent newsagents with magazines, a wide range of books with outback Australian themes and good maps.
Nambara Arts & Crafts Aboriginal Gallery
Arnhem Land
Sells art and crafts from northeast Arnhem Land and often has artists-in-residence.
Darwin
Displays and sells art from Arnhem Land and the Central Desert region.
Darwin
This small market (around 70 stalls) is very much food-focused with an emphasis on organic farmers' produce and healthy eating, as well as a few stalls…
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Sells souvenirs such as T-shirts, ceramics, hats and CDs plus a variety of books on Uluru, Aboriginal culture, bush foods and the flora and fauna of the…
Alice Springs
If you've a special interest in Aboriginal stories, the publishing arm of the Institute for Aboriginal Development NGO has a small selection of books for…
Darwin
Darwin's oldest market is an Asian marketplace, with a tremendous range of tropical fruit and vegetables mingled with a heady mixture of spices and…
Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association
Alice Springs
Here at the CAAMA studio, which has its own radio network (8KIN FM), you'll find CDs recorded by central Australia's Aboriginal musicians.
Northern Territory
Offering handmade local crafts and produce, this market is worth a wander if you're in the area.
