The coveted 24th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award is the premier national Indigenous event on the arts calendar, and offers one of the highest prizes for any art award in Australia. The Award is an important showcase for both established and emerging artists and attracts a broad range of artistic talent. Works are selected from almost 500 entries from all parts of Australia.
This survey exhibition show cases up-to-date developments in contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. A diversity of themes, styles and media are represented, including paintings on bark, canvas and paper, sculpture, fibre, ceramics, glass, prints, photography and textiles.
Winners are announced and prizes presented at a free public opening event on Friday 10 August 2007. The evening provides entertainment from Indigenous traditional and contemporary performers in the classic tropical sunset beachside setting of the MAGNT grounds.
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