News

17 April 2018

MEDIA INFORMATION

Esteemed creative and cultural collective to produce 2018 fashion performance

Friday 13 April 2018. Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) has appointed a new creative collective to co-produce its sixth, highly anticipated fashion performance that will premiere on Friday 13 July within the rainforest tableau of the Tanks Arts Centre, Edge Hill.

Tuesday 10 - Sunday 15 July

Bukal - the story of Henrietta Marrie | COCA

Wednesday 11 July

Dancing Smoke | Miriki + POMO | Fogarty Park

North by East West | Exhibition Opening | Cairns Art Gallery 

Continental Drift from Blak to Black | | Exhibition Opening | Cairns Art Gallery

Thursday 12 July

Opening Night Party | Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal

Friday 13 July

Art Fair | Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) will expand its annual art awards in 2018 to recognise the powerful medium of photography through a new $5000 prize backed by major partner, Ports North.

This year’s inaugural awards comprised five judging categories (Emerging, Innovation, Art Centre, Premier’s Award for Excellence and People’s Choice) that rewarded Queensland’s best and brightest Indigenous artists who shared in a prize pool of $45,000.

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.

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.

CIAF and Ports North mix business with pleasure for Reconciliation Award

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.

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.

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.