Presented by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre, the 2023 Art Music Awards recognised 28 artists and groups were for their excellence in jazz, chamber music, musical education and more. Australian of the Year nominee and didgeridoo player William Barton received the night’s most prestigious prize, the Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music, for his decades of work and promotion of First Nations music. He is the first Indigenous artist to receive the award.
The Art Music Awards were first held in 1988, and recognise Australian artists in the field of art music – a category that includes classical music, sound art and experimental practice. Musical teachers and those with a sustained contribution to Australian art music (referred to as “Luminaries”) are also recognised.
