artist in residence

Marita Albers - ARTIST
Marita Albers is a prolific local artist who has been producing work in the Top End for a nunber of years.  She has worked on public art projects, in school programs and as a tutor.  She likes to explore a variety of media although until now painted art forms have taken most of her attention.

As Artist in residence Marita will have the time and space to expand her art practice to incorporate more three-dimensional work, especially with a number of recurrent characters from her paintings.  "There is a parade of creatures and personalities that continually traipse through my artworks." Marita intends to explore these characters, some of which have a mythological basis and some instantly recognisable, and give them a tactile, multi-dimensional form.

Sculptures incorporating found objects, collage and textiles will be a focus during this residency.  Marita also expects to spend time working on soft sculpture, using layers of texture and fabric sown pieces.

Basically, she intends to "try as many different mediums as possible to produce an exhibition oveflowing with colour and colourful characters".





The Artist in Residence Program was introduced by Territory Craft in the early 1980’s and is the longest running Artist in Residence Program in the NT. The aim of the residency is to assist artists/craftspeople by providing them with the opportunity of taking advantage of workshop space at no cost. Residents are able to experiment and develop their craft whilst finding the best work methods and practices to adopt, there is no salary attached to this position although Territory Craft grants $500 to the artist towards their end of the year exhibition.

The studio is made available for a period of three to six months, commencing from 1st March each year. The aim of the residency is to provide equipped studio space to enable a craftsperson to commit themselves to working full-time at their craft, and to develop professional marketing of their work.


 Anyone interested in making an  application for 2011, please contact
Diana Thompson:

Exhibition & Administration Officer
Territory Craft
GPO Box 1479 DARWIN NT 0801
Phone: 89816615
Fax: 8981 7175