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MPDP Program honoured at Music Producers and Engineers’ Guild of Australia Awards
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Producers Development Program (M...
Joseph Guenzler 4 Mar 2026
Callout for Torres Strait artists ahead of Cairns and Darwin art fairs
Torres Strait Regional Authority's Gab Titui Cultural Centre has opened artwork...
Joseph Guenzler 20 Feb 2026
Bianca Hunt announced 2026 Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellow
Following a competitive application process Belvoir St Theatre has announced Kam...
Phoebe Blogg 13 Jan 2026
Phoebe Blogg 7 Jan 2026
Spiritual connection to night sky inspires Indigenous artist’s medallion design
Torres Strait Islands artist Brian Robinson has designed the Prime Minister's Pr...
Phoebe Blogg 1 Dec 2025
Torres Strait canoe unveiled as centrepiece of Cairns Airport upgrade

A large canoe crafted by Torres Strait Island artist Toby Cedar has been suspended from a mirrored ceiling in the remodelled departures lounge at Cairns Airport.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 26, 2025
Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship Program applications open

Belvoir St Theatre has announced entries for the 2026 Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship Program have opened.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Oct 28, 2025
Entries open for 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT), and principal partner Telstra, have officially announced the opening of the call for entries for the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Oct 15, 2025
Authentic ZK initiative launches for Torres Strait Islander screen stories

Screen Queensland has launched a callout for compelling screen stories from emerging Torres Strait Islander filmmakers to be produced through the agency's Authentic ZK initiative.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 26, 2025
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards launch free virtual gallery

*Advisory warning for accessing the virtual gallery: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visitors are advised that this exhibition contains artwork by and names of people who have passed.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 13, 2025
Trash to treasure: road signs artwork wins top gong

With a collection of discarded road signs and her late father's blessing, Gaypalani Wanambi has won Australia's most prestigious Aboriginal art award.

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Callum Godde Aug 9, 2025
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award winners announced

The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory announced the 2025 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) winners late on Friday.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 8, 2025
Saltwater stories woven into work of NATSIAA Awards finalist

Ngugi artist Elisa Jane Carmichael has been named a finalist in the 2025 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA), recognised for her multi-material work 'Threads th...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 29, 2025
'Call of the Bilirr Bilirr' captures Wanita Lowe’s journey home

Indigenous artists from across the country have been named finalists in the 2025 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA), with 71 selected from 216 entries.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 18, 2025
‘Spoken since time immemorial’: New dictionary preserves Ngardi language

A new jointly-compiled dictionary is supporting the preservation of the language of the Ngardi people of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 13, 2025
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards finalists announced

71 finalists have been announced for the 2025 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards Telstra (NATSIAA), Australia's longest running and most prestigious art awards of its ki...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 7, 2025
From entrant to principal judge: Teho Ropeyarn returns to the Gab Titui Indigenous Art Award

Teho Ropeyarn has forged his place in the Australian arts scene, earning recognition as an accomplished artist, influential curator and in 2025, as the Artistic Director for the Cairns Indigenous Art...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 10, 2025
Bala Kaijo releases first Independent single 'Luv Ya'

Torres Strait Islander musician Bala Kaijo, from St Paul's Village on Moa Island, has officially released his first independent single, 'Luv Ya'.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 14, 2025
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