Top End fair challenges with new direction

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair sets new benchmark for 2015 with programming that reaches beyond the fair model.
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Pam by Eric Norman, Pormpuraaw Art Centre – CIAF 2015 launch; Supplied

New on the job as Cairns Indigenous Art Fair’s (CIAF) Artistic Director, Janina Harding is set to make an impression this year in the top end.  She said: ‘CIAF will be embracing all creative outlets, from cabaret and comedy to screen and fashion, to give a complete view of Indigenous culture.’

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina