Eleven artists have been honoured for their contributions to Australian culture in the 2024 Creative Australia Awards, which this year included the National Arts and Disability Awards for the first time.
The recipients include Yorta Yorta/Gunaikurnai theatre-maker Andrea James, the Associate Artistic Director at Sydney’s Griffin Theatre; Western Sydney-based visual artist Emmanuel Asante, who draws from his experience as a young Ghanaian-Australian and mental health advocate to empower communities; multidisciplinary artist, DJ and disability advocate Riana Head-Toussaint; and writer Gail Jones in recognition of her impressive body of work, and her ongoing mentoring of young writers.
