NAIDOC Week 2021: It is time to support Indigenous designers 6 July 2021
Ahead of the next digital Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair from August 06-11, Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation (DAAFF) executive director Claire Summers and creative director Nina Fitzgerald discuss why it is a pivotal time to be celebrating the work of Indigenous designers.
There has never been a better time to support Australian Indigenous artists and designers.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and fashion provides a conduit to connect to the rich culture, stories, traditional practices, and histories of our First Nations Peoples.
These creative processes also provide a safe space to communicate ideas and transcend the cultural and historical barriers that prevent us from understanding one another.
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Liandra Gaykamangu is an unlikely swimwear designer. The Yolngu woman from north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory can’t actually wear swimmers in front of men, due to the cultural rules of her community. Not that this has stopped her.
“When I’m home it’s quite conservative,” says Gaykamangu. “I’m never at the main beach in a bikini, that’s for sure. When I’m with my sisters and nieces, it’s fine. I don’t think about it that much, to be honest.”
Liandra Gaykamangu: “I want to be known overseas. I want to be stocked at big retailers. I want to start setting those big scary goals.”
Second-annual NIFA awards open for nominations
By Imogen Bailey | 11 May 2021
The second-annual National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA) are open for nominations.
The awards program, which was launched in 2020, celebrates the innovation, diversity and ethical practices of Australia’s First Nations peoples in fashion and textiles.
The program highlights excellence across six categories, and in 2020 awarded Peggy Griffiths, Kieren Karritpul, Maara Collective X Bula’bula Arts, Ninti One, Bede Tungutaalum and Julie Shaw with an inaugural accolade.
Excitingly, NIFA will make its debut as a physical event this year alongside the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair and Country to Couture showcases in August in the NT.