Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2021: Sacred Sites and Places of Significance

The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair is back with new events, exhibitions and a new location to showcase this year’s theme, Sacred Sites and Places of Significance.

THE Cairns Indigenous Art Fair is back with new events, exhibitions and a new location to showcase this year’s theme, Sacred Sites and Places of Significance, across six days in August.

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair artistic director Janina Harding. Picture: Nuno Avendano

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Now in its 12th year, Australia’s premier Indigenous Art Fair will be a hybrid of physical events held at the refurbished Cairns Convention Centre and online happenings

CIAF’s First Nations Patron, Henrietta Marrie, said the event is the ultimate platform for artists, especially going online again after the success of last year.

Artwork on display at the CIAF announcement. Picture: Nuno Avendano

Cairns MP Michael Healy said CIAF created great opportunities for Indigenous people. Picture: Nuno Avendano

“It’s really the quality of work and a market place where you get a lot of emerging artists coming into CIAF and I believe this year going into the video and filming area is certainly quite an expansion,” said Ms Marrie.

CIAF Artistic director Janina Harding said the stories behind the artwork are incredible.

“I could not believe some of the stories they are telling, through their paintings and through their sculptures, they are very deep and moving,” said Ms Harding.

Cairns MP Micheal Healy, said CIAF was for all of Queensland.

“We know this is about building careers, it’s (also) about building opportunities,” he said.

Originally published as Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2021: Sacred Sites and Places of Significance