
2024 EXIT ART FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Exit Art is a celebration of the talents and creativity of the next generation of artists and designers, presenting the very best contemporary art and design from Northern Territory Year 12 students.
Presented by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in partnership with the Northern Territory Department of Education and Training, Exit Art reflects the diversity of the Territory’s artistic practice and practitioners, expressing universal themes of identity, place and the environment.
The finalist’s artworks represent a broad spectrum of mediums, ranging from captivating photography, immersive film, vivid paintings and innovative mixed media.
From schools in Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs, Katherine and Nhulunbuy, the finalists embody the next generation of visual artists, encapsulating boundless creativity and visionary expression. Themes include self-identity and culture, fantasy, politics and the environment.
In partnership with the Northern Territory Department of Education and Training, Exit Art
will open on 22 February 2025.
A panel of judges will select winners in the following categories:
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The Minister’s Choice Award
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Jackson’s Drawing Supplies Award
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Darwin Visual Arts Award
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Tactile Arts Award
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Art Educators of the Northern Territory Award
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Art Teachers of Media NT Award
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MAGNT Foundation Award, and for the first time this year;
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The Darwin Street Art Festival Award.
This year, we are excited to announce that Darwin Street Art Festival (DSAF) have come into the fold as a sponsor for Exit Art. This partnership will see one Exit Art finalist awarded a fantastic opportunity to have their work featured in DSAF in 2025!
The winners will be announced on Friday 21 February 2025.
Darwin High School:
Amelia Surtees, Bethany Gibb, Bo Russell, Ella Lines, Eshani Senarath, Frencessca Sparrow, Jarvis Musgrave, Jude Bird, Laura Hutchinson, Lily Purdon, Maddie Ladd, Margaux Papalonias, Ida Shiddiq, Pearl Mathers-Musulin, Ruby Joswig, Savvina Koukouvas, Toby Koefoed, Yu-Shan Hsu
Good Shepherd Lutheran College:
Madeline Irving
O’Loughlin Catholic College:
Brandon Camara, Tia Lawler
Northern Territory Christian College:
Taya-Mai Ducay
Casuarina Senior College:
Ignatia Nitsopoulos, Sofia Serventi
Centralian Senior College:
Leyla Altintas, Luke Orr, Shannon Murphy
Katherine High School:
Millie Lovering, Olivia Usher
Nhulunbuy High School:
Evannah Stark, Myah McSherry
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College:
Emily Caust, Zydel Atanacio
Palmerston College:
Aira Mae Rizaldo, Sophie Kerr
Taminmin College:
Karilyn Mitchell, Talia Scott
Full list of Finalists
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Exit Art opens to the public at MAGNT Darwin on Saturday 22 February 2025 and will be open until 25 May 2025.
This year will continue the exhibition’s three dacade legacy of highlighting the importance of visual arts education and the role of arts educators in encouraging and guiding the creativity of young NT artists in preparation for their futures.
Exit Art is jointly presented by MAGNT and the Northern Territory Department of Educationn and Training.
Cover image: Emily Glover Duality (detail) 2023, photographic print, 86 x 80 cm, Creative Arts (Visual Arts) – Product, Centralian Senior College.