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Charcoal symbolises renewal, and a new exhibition explores the medium for Reconciliation Week.

The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair displays the breadth and depth of First Nations engagement under the helm of Artistic Director Francoise Lane.

Wayne Quilliam’s Silent Strength, a photograph of Aurukun man Eric Yunkaporta, has won the 2022 national photographic portrait prize. Quilliam says the capture of Yunkaporta in ceremonial headwear is akin to a trickle of water merging into a small stream, then into the ocean. The Shuttle As Me

Jordan Gogos produces the first show to be held at the Powerhouse Museum in its 142-year history.

Magnolia Maymuru speaks about the stunning cover that turned heads online, First Nations representation in the modelling industry, and being a new mum.

For an award-winner, Simone Arnol is humble. “Its really just giving back to the community,” she responds without hesitation when asked about receiving the gong. The Gunggandji woman is dialling in from her Queensland home, on the western banks of the Cape York Peninsula. She says it’s an honour to get recognition for her work. “To be able to do that in a way of keeping culture strong, and using fashion as a cultural tool to pass the knowledge on…. That, to me, is just priceless.” T...