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High art

commission

ART SHOWCASE
Unique new partnership takes
off between Cairns Airport and
the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair.

Cairns Airport’s $55 million domestic
terminal upgrade is set to feature
an incredible array of art and
sculpture with the announcement of
a significant partnership with Cairns
Indigenous Art Fair. form, colour and movement which
The Public Art Commissioning Project engages visually and emotionally with
will see a collection of works by some the viewer. It is destined that each
of Queensland’s top Indigenous commissioned artwork will be bold,
artists created and then showcased expressive, innovative and photogenic.”
prominently throughout the domestic Mr Carter said CIAF attracts visitors from
terminal. From now until 2024, Australia and the world to fly into Cairns
CIAF’s Vanessa Gillen and
Queensland’s Indigenous artists will each year to experience Queensland’s Cairns Airport’s Norris Carter
be invited to answer an Expression of vibrant Indigenous culture.
Interest process to design a sculptural “First People’s arts and culture in
or artistic element that will be this region is as rich as it is diverse,’
commissioned and then permanently Mr Carter said. “Together with CIAF NEED TO KNOW
displayed within the upgraded T2 we are excited to launch an exciting Cairns Airport and
Domestic Terminal. Each year’s Public Art Commissioning Project. In
winning commission will be unveiled at this, the event’s 10th anniversary year, CIAF’s Public Art
CIAF prior to being installed. Cairns Airport is proud to elevate its Commissioning Project
Cairns Airport CEO Norris Carter support for CIAF and, in particular, CIAF will oversee the
said the new partnership recognised the artists who shine the spotlight on administration and management
First People’s art and culture and its Queensland’s rich cultural heritage.” of the commissioning project in
significance to the Tropical North. It’s the latest chapter in a long- consultation with Cairns Airport.
CIAF’s General Manager Vanessa term partnership between the two A project information booklet
Gillen said this latest collaboration organisations. In 2019, Cairns Airport will be distributed to all
between the festival and the airport continued its sponsorship of CIAF by Indigenous artists, art centres
was “testament to the success of supporting the My Yarn Now Art Fair and communities immediately
organisations working together for exhibition and the Innovation category following CIAF 2019.
mutually beneficial aims”. in this year’s Art Awards. Consultation on requirements and
“The overriding objective is to provide “For CIAF, Cairns Airport’s sponsorship ideas for the Public Art will take
visitors to Cairns with a deeper of our major Art Fair exhibition and place between September and
understanding and appreciation of Awards program is a truly wonderful December 2019.
the region’s Indigenous culture and endorsement for what we offer our Artists will be invited to submit an
heritage,” Ms Gillen said. artists and visitors and indeed, EOI by 31 December 2019, with the
“The design intent is to capture the everyone who converges in Cairns for winning submission announced
essence and beauty of the natural our annual celebration,” Ms Gillen said. in early 2020, following judging by
wonder of the Great Barrier Reef, a panel of representatives from
tropical rainforests and rural MORE: cairnsairport.com.au both Cairns Airport and CIAF.
landscapes through exploration of

TIMELINE EOI & Submission Judging & Selection Artwork produced Display at CIAF/New EOI Permanent Display
STAGE 3
STAGE 4
STAGE 5
STAGE 2
STAGE 1
Date:
Deadline:
at Airport
Opens for 2021
Deadline:
Date:
31 December 2020
30 June 2020
January - February 2020
September 2020
10-12 July 2020 Date:
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