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THURSDAY 6 APRIL 2023 TORRES NEWS
Performances celebrate 10 years of CIAF fashion
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) has confirmed an impeccable line up of 15 Indigenous fashion designers and wearable art makers from across Queensland whose collective response to the 2023 theme Woven will tell a powerful story marking 10 years of fashion performances. CIAF’s Fashion Performance Curator Lynelle Flinders said the organisation had received an unprecedented response from Queensland’s emerging and established Indigenous fashion designers wanting to participate in this year’s historic event following a call out issued in January 2023. “From Quandamooka Country in southeast Queensland to the Cape MAIN PIC: Sarah Eggmolesse, Amariah Thomas Savage, Milisont Sailor, Gillyba Ambrum, Ann Maree Titasey & Loretta Messa wear Rosie Ware’s and Torres Strait, we are Strait on Cloth – Wug collection, first shown CIAF Fashion Performance — Masters of Country (2022). Pic by The Photo Corner, 2022. pleased to announce a stellar line up designers who will in showing the designs CIAF’s three ticketed traditional practices. our talents, lifestyle, and individually express the culture to a wider audience. fashion performances will of designers via the “My collection will Woven theme in what will Together we can make an be enjoyed by festival-goers Performances, a professional feature the geometric patterns be a collectively powerful impact in a positive way,” she and imagery of Mer (Murray in the atmospheric round of photoshoot and a pre-show, and engaging showcase,” Ms said. Tank 3, Tanks Arts Centre on mentoring experience, Island) bridal pendants to tell Flinders said. While an artist for over working closely with Lynelle an origin story of turtles, fish, Thursday 13 July and Friday Participating designers in 40 years with two collections 14 July 2023. Flinders (curator) and Hans pearls and so on,” she said. 2023 include Emily Beckley in the National Gallery Ahwang(choreographer). Tickets go on sale at the “My art is concerned with from the Torres Strait who, of Australia, Ms Beckley end of April. Applications are open to reviving and maintaining from her home on Horn said she was still a relative Queensland Aboriginal and cultural practices,” she said. Island (Ngurupai) as a newcomer to the fashion Call for models Torres Strait Islander models Ms Flinders said she and Meriam-Samsep and Panai industry with just five years and emerging models here: MEANWHILE CIAF has choreographer, professional of Maguiag women, said she of experience. https:/ /ciaf.com.au/news/ invited models to apply to dancer, model and mentor was ecstatic to play a part. Ms Beckley will create call-out-models be a part of Woven. Hans Ahwang had worked “This platform enables eight looks that have EOIs close 5pm Monday Models were encouraged hard to create a world-class Aboriginal and Torres Strait drawn inspiration from Emily Beckley. Pic supplied. 24 April 2023. to apply to participate performance. her surroundings and Islanders like me to showcase Issue/s: 6/4/23_____ EXCEL DOC E DUMMY E Ad F E
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CIAF wins industry placements Cairns Indigenous Art Fair’s Coconut Leaf Project, a crosscultural community project celebrating Torres Strait Islander craft and weaving, is one of seven projects and two industry placements to benefit from the Queensland Government’s First Nations Commissioning Fund. The Fund showcases new arts and cultural works and creates jobs, giving a boost to First Nations arts aimed at delivering accessible arts and cultural experiences to audiences. Local MP Cynthia Lui said Far North Queensland was a deep reservoir of cultural heritage. “First Nations communities across the region maintain strong arts practice traditions,” she said. “Art is culture and culture is life. “It’s important to practice this as a community.” Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch said the funds were part of the Grow 2022-2026 action plan, which was the second part of the Queensland Government’s 10-year roadmap for arts, culture and creativity. “Support for industry placements, a new feature integrated across these funding programs, will address skills gaps and expand the scale and capacity
Local MP Cynthia Lui (right) with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in the far north last year. Pic supplied. of the state’s creative workforce supporting diverse positions including producers, curators, exhibitions assistants and digital content producers,” she said. Others to benefit from the funding include Jessie Lloyd, who will continue her work researching and composing cultural song
traditions in contemporary music, creating new songs in the Kala Lagaw Ya language of the Western Torres Strait. For more information see https://www.arts.qld.gov. au/news/queensland-artsshowcase-program-and-firstnations-commissioning-fundround-1-recipients
