Entries open for 2023 Gab Titui Indigenous Art Award

Entries are now open for the 2023 Gab Titui Indigenous Art Award (GTIAA), proudly supported by the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA).

Chairperson Mr Napau Pedro Stephen AM said they were proud to support the return of the awards after a prolonged COVID-19 hiatus.

“It’s the biggest event on the Gab Titui Cultural Centre’s exhibition and events calendar, attracting attention from leading cultural institutions and prominent Indigenous curators and artists,” he said.

“This year, winning artists will share in $37,000 worth of prizes, including the $10,000 first prize.

“A new award category has been introduced to celebrate and showcase the incredible jewellers and textile weavers in the region who will compete for a prize of $2000 and be awarded for Best Contemporary Jewellery Work.”

Renowned curator, Indigenous arts advocate and proud Nunukul woman Avril Quaill has joined the 2023 GTIAA as this year’s guest judge.

She is the current the First Nations Engagement Principal at the Queensland Museum and Chair of the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Indigenous

Advisory Committee.

“Ms Quaill’s extensive experience and knowledge of Indigenous arts make her an ideal guest judge for the awards,” Chair Stephen said.

“She will lead a panel of cultural advisors in the judging process to identify works that personify culture, provoke conversation and are visually stunning.”

To enter the 12th GTIAA, local Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal artists and craftsmen, living within the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area, can submit one entry in any medium, that has been created in the last year, and has not been exhibited before.

Entries close on Friday, 21 July