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Premier’s Award for Excellence (Queensland Government, $25,000) Awarded to Bernard Singleton (Yakal Creatives), Offering (2025)

Queensland’s leading First Nations artists celebrated at CIAF 2025 Art Awards

11 Jul 2025
Alick Tipoti, CIAF '25 Art Fair Showcase Booth. Photograph: Lewis James Media.

Torres Strait Islander artist Alick Tipoti to headline Cultural Art Demonstrations

10 Jul 2025
KU’ AAK PAAMP 2024 (bigger sculpture); and KU’ PAAMP MANY 2024 (smaller sculpture) Milkwood (Alstonia achtinophylla w/w/ochre pigment & PVA fixative by Lex Namponan. Photo by Michael Marzik.

CIAF 2025 opens powerful new season of truth, talent, and transformation

10 Jul 2025
Tania Major and Noleen Cecil, New Ghost, 2024, Acrylic on Canvas.

Final program unveiled ahead of 16th edition

07 Jul 2025
Dylan Sarra, 2025. Photograph: Louis Lim.

Carved in cedar, scarred by fire: Dylan Sarra’s powerful homage to resistance and Country to debut at CIAF '25

04 Jul 2025
Kelly Barclay, STAMPEDE.

From the Gulf Country cattle stations to CIAF '25: Kelly Barclay’s buffalo skulls carry stories of survival and strength

04 Jul 2025
CIAF '25 Merchandise by Libby Harward. Models: Catherine Curnow & Wanda Weatherall. Photograph: Rikaela Rusch.

Artist Libby Harward revealed designer of official CIAF '25 merch

02 Jul 2025
Thancoupie Tribute – A legacy of Cultural Power was a highlight of CIAF 2019 at Tanks Arts Centre

Thancoupie Bursary Fund returns for 14th year, celebrating legacy and launching 2025 CIAF with spirit and purpose

30 Jun 2025
Uncle Ken Thaiday Snr and his son Paul Thaiday unearthed wonderful objects of art from past years at the artist’s storage space in Portsmith.

Legacy of Torres Strait artist Dr Ken Thaiday Snr lives on through father-son collaboration at CIAF '25

30 Jun 2025
Archie Moore. Photograph: Rhett Hammerton.

CIAF presents Mark Makers—a new Talks program spotlighting trailblazers in First Nations arts, culture, and advocacy

23 Jun 2025
Darren Blackman, 2025. Courtesy of Embellysh Photography and Redcliffe Art Gallery.

Darren Blackman to Present Major Solo Exhibition at CIAF '25

17 Jun 2025
Samantha Martin - Bush Tukka Woman

Bush Tukka Wisdom with Samantha Martin at CIAF '25

17 Jun 2025

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