• Read more about Confucius Institute past events

• Read more about CDU’s Arts Academy to nurture NT’s brightest musicians as new lecturer comes on board

Vincent Perry once busked on the streets of Queensland to pay his TAFE tuition but now is an accomplished percussionist with Darwin Symphony Orchestra and bringing his skills to the classroom as Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) new Lecturer in Contemporary Music.

Dr Perry, who grew up in South East Queensland, is passionate about music-making. He has a particular love of soul music and vintage music gear, including vintage drum kits, and has spent many years as a drummer in a wedding band.

• Read more about New mapping technology gives land managers another tool to protect landscapes

Planned high-resolution satellite mapping will help land managers reduce bushfires and increase carbon-offset income for communities in the Northern Territory.

The Earth observation product will be developed with $97,000 funding from the Northern Territory Government and technical support from Geoscience Australia through the EO4NT grant program.

• Read more about Manburrba: Our story of printed cloth from Bábbarra Women’s Centre

Manburrba: our story of printed cloth from Bábbarra Women’s Centre celebrates the creative journey undertaken by Maningrida women over the past 37 years, featuring more than 70 striking and colourful hand-printed textiles made by 24 artists, as well as limited edition prints-on-paper, sculptures and basketry. 

It is the first major survey exhibition of Bábbarra’s textile printmaking to be held in the Northern Territory.