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Projection Art by Cathy Snow. CIAF 2025 After Dark Program. Photograph: Blueclick Photography.

CIAF WILL RETURN TO THE TANKS ARTS CENTRE FROM 9-12 JULY 2026

CIAF acknowledges all Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands, waters, and seas on which our team work and live, upon which our events are held and from where the artworks we showcase originate, paying respect to their Elders, past and present.

Projection Art by Cathy Snow. CIAF 2025 After Dark Program. Photograph: Blueclick Photography.

CIAF 2026 PROGRAM

Naygayiw Gigi Dance Troupe

CIAF 2026 OPENING NIGHT - TICKETS NOW ON SALE

Riley Eggmolesse wearing collection by Felicity Chapman. Photograph: Blueclick Photography.

CIAF 2026 FASHION PERFORMANCES - TICKETS NOW ON SALE

Yalanji Arts, Mossman Gorge). CIAF 2025 Art Fair Showcase. Photograph: Leah Light Photography.

CIAF 2026 ON COUNTRY VIP PROGRAM WITH TONY ALBERT

CIAF 2025 Art Fair Showcase Roomview. Photograph: Blueclick Photography.

CIAF 2026 ART FAIR SHOWCASE

Gab Titui, CIAF 2025 Artisans Showcase. Photograph: Studio Sol by Alicia Jade.

CIAF 2026 ARTISANS SHOWCASE

Art Centre Award (sponsored by Cairns Regional Council) awarded to artworks by Wanda Gibson, Pearl Deemal, Doreen Hart, Esmae Bowen, Tanielle Nuggins, Melanie Gibson, & Gertie Deeral in the Hopevale Arts and Culture Centre booth at CIAF 2025 Art Fair Showcase 1 (Tank 4). Photograph: Blueclick Photography.

Opportunities and EOIs - NOW OPEN

This project was created in collaboration with Red Ochre Republic by Indigenous designers Tarquin Singleton and Sheree Jacobs. Narrated by CIAF Artistic Director, Teho Ropeyarn and commissioned by CIAF.

CIAF 2026 THEME: Reclamation & Regeneration

Tanks Arts Centre. Photograph: Leah Light Photography.

CIAF VENUE: TANKS ARTS CENTRE

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Djawarray. Image courtesy of the artist and Queensland Music Awards.

CIAF celebrates QMusic win for Opening Night headliner Djawarray

Riley Eggmolesse wearing collection by Felicity Chapman. Photograph: Blueclick Photography.

CIAF Fashion moves to historic timber mill as international designers join record 2026 line-up

CIAF Artistic Director Teho Ropeyarn with Meanjin/Brisbane-based multidisciplinary artist Sam Harrison, commissioned to create a major new work for CIAF 2026. Pictured in front of Harrison’s mural at the Children’s Hospital.

CIAF awards inaugural Resonance commission to Sam Harrison for large-scale work unveiled in July

Simone Arnol

CIAF mourns the passing of respected artist, designer and cultural leader Simone Arnol

NorthSite technician, artist Sam Tupou guides resident artist Rachel Bywaters through the printing process at NorthSite Studios this week in Gimuy/Cairns. Photo by Pandemonium Films.

Nine First Nations artists selected for BLAK Camp 2026 residency

Naygayiw Gigi Dance Troupe

CIAF 2026 launches Reclamation & Regeneration with all-star Opening Night and tickets now on sale

Torres Strait Island artist Toby Cedar’s crafted canoe has been suspended from a ceiling in Cairns Airport. Pictured: (standing) Cairns Airport CEO Richard Barker, Diane Ambrym, artist Toby Cedar, Kathy Lakatos, Florince Williams, Alfred Gray, architect Angela Spillane; (front) Andre Duffin, Farron Duffin, Georgina Hobbler, Andrew Duffin, Richard Bing. Photo: Bang Media.

CIAF’s On Country Program underpins major public acquisitions as Children’s Health Queensland unveils new First Nations exhibition

Troy Casey & Amanda Hayman

CIAF secures $70,000 First Nations Commissioning Fund to deliver major artwork for 2026

Tarquin Singleton (Artist, Red Ochre Republic) & Teho Ropeyarn (Artistic Director, CIAF) at the launch of the 2026 Hero Artwork. Photograph: Catherine Curnow.

CIAF brings curatorial theme to life with hero artwork animation

Tanks Arts Centre. Photograph: Blueclick Photography.

Record-breaking Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2025 sets stage for 2026

CIAF 2025.

Reclamation & Regeneration to headline CIAF’s 17th anniversary and return to Tanks Arts Centre, 9-12 July 2026

CIAF Fashion Performance Audiences. Photograph: Romy Photography.

Thousands converge at Tanks Arts Centre for record-breaking Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2025