Recognising excellence across Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts sector at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), the ninth CIAF Art Awards were revealed today. The Awards offered six major prizes this year and a total prize pool of $60,000.
With a judging panel comprising Jack Wilkie-Jans, Sebastian Goldspink and Rebecca Ray, the awards were informed by the festival’s 2025 theme Pay Attention! and a call for reflection, resistance and future-focused cultural storytelling, especially in the post 2023 Voice Referendum period.
