Publications

Now in its third year as a not-for-profit company, CIAF continues to flourish as the platform for QLD Indigenous artists, embracing inclusion, accessibility and cultural integrity. 

CIAF conveys the rich diversity of Queensland Indigenous art from more than 300 artists in a curated Art Fair as well as a bustling Art Market.

The old and the new come together in the 2016 CIAF Fashion Performance, Jana Jaral (Respect) curated by Grace Lillian Lee and choreographed by Fiona Wirrer-George.
Jana Jaral is a display of movement and textiles in a visual feast that celebrates Australian Indigenous culture and encourages collaboration.

The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair presents Birrimbi Dulgu Bajal, a wonderful addition to the 2016 Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) Cultural Program.

The sixth CIAF took place at the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal, on the tropical waterfront of Trinity Inlet. Now the second year the new corporation, CIAF Ltd, the event hit a high, with record crowds of more than 50,000, participating over 31 July - 2 August.

Queensland Indigenous art has its own distinct aesthetic style influenced by a vast and varied landscape, from tropical rainforest, to the islands of the Torres Strait and to the rugged terrain of Cape York.

Queensland Indigenous art has its own distinct aesthetic style influenced by a vast and varied landscape, from tropical rainforest, to the islands of the Torres Strait and to the rugged terrain of Cape York.