Event Details
Returning bigger and brighter than ever in 2023 and attracting over 40,000 visitors, the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) celebrates the diversity of Tropical North Queensland’s Indigenous culture at the Cairns Convention Centre.
CIAF is a truly unique week-long event that celebrates, supports, and strengthens the depth of Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture. It is a celebratory event that highlights the importance of culture to the Queensland community. More than a visual art fair, CIAF holds a stand-alone position in the Australian arts landscape as the only event of its type to feature a wide cross-section of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts.
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(07) 4252 6312
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Website
ciaf.com.au
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