Visitors enjoying Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF), August 2025. Photo: Marley Morgan.
The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) has always been an important fair on the art calendar. This year, however, it has especially made an impact. The 19th edition of the Top End fair, held over 7-10 August, achieved a record breaking $5.1 million in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art sales – a new milestone in the event’s history.
This week DAFF released its impact report for 2025. Overall, the fair is understood to have stimulated the Northern Territory economy by $14.99 million.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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