13 - 15 July 2018
7 August 2017
QUEENSLAND SHINES & BREAKS NEW GROUND AT ANNUAL INDIGENOUS ART FAIR
7 August, 2017. Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) has capped off its eighth year with sell out shows, a three-day turnout of 50,000 and record art sales underpinning its role as an all-inclusive cultural gathering and ethical marketplace.
26 July 2017 | art, awards, opening night 2017
Queensland’s Best Decided by Personal Response to Family Values
Monday, 17 July, 2017. Queensland’s best Indigenous artists and organisations have been recognised among peers at this year’s Cairns Indigenous Art Fair held in the city over the weekend.
2 June 2017
After hitting record highs with attendance figures and art sales for its seventh event in 2016, the success of Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) and its partnership with Ports North has been recognised with a win at last night’s 2017 Queensland Reconciliation Awards.
The Queensland Reconciliation Awards program recognises businesses, community organisations, educational institutions and partnerships taking positive steps towards reconciliation across Queensland.
12 May 2017
CIAF SECURES PARTNERSHIPS TO LAUNCH INAUGURAL ART AWARDS
A significant addition to this year’s Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) program is its CIAF Art Awards enabled through a series of new corporate partnerships spanning local business and government.
CIAF’s Artistic Director, Janina Harding said the awards have been introduced to reflect the not-for-profit organisation’s commitment to supporting the professional development of Queensland’s talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.
13 April 2017
FAMILY VALUES THEME ADDS A RICH, CULTURAL UNDERCURRENT TO CIAF’S MULTI-FACETED 2017 PROGRAM
Thursday, 13 April, 2017. Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) will transform the city of Cairns with its multi-faceted, all-inclusive celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture between Thursday 13 July and Sunday 16 July, 2017.
4 April 2017
NEW DGR STATUS PROMOTES INDIVIDUAL GIVING
In advance of its eighth annual event that will be held over three days in July, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) has launched a tax-deductible fundraising campaign by introducing a Donate Now button to www.ciaf.com.au/.
8 March 2017 | indigenous artists, art centres, Cairns, Far North Queensland, fashion, designers
Mornington Island artists take designs from canvas to catwalk
Roz Pulley, The Cairns Post
February 21, 2017 2:47pm
Original article here
TWO years ago, artists on Mornington Island saw an opening in the market for a bold, new product.
16 January 2017
Andrew Taylor, The Sydney Morning Herald - Traveller, 14 January 2017
Read original article here
"Gamin" is a word spoken by the indigenous people of Cairns. It roughly translates to "just kidding" and is usually followed by a burst of laughter.