It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day – CIAF is a frontier for artistic sustainability
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, we speak with Artistic Director of Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Janina Harding on how remote communities are trailblazing the festival model
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Visual Arts
CIAF celebrates the unique character of Queensland Indigenous artists – opening night celebrations; photo Kerry Trapnell
Opening the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) this year, it was senior artist Syd Bruce Short Joe who set the tone in a conversation about art and activism. Short Joe made the point that while he speaks nine languages, there is not a word for art in any of them.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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